On 2/10/2019 10:04 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>>> Why fry in "a good amount of oil?" I get a dry pan screaming hot,
>>> sear on each side for 1-2 minutes, then turn down to medium for a
>>> minute or two on each side. Perfect medium rare every time.
>>>
>>> While it's resting, I'll deglaze the pan with some onions and
>>> mushrooms, TBS or so butter, then a little water and a nip of
>>> Merlot. Stir and simmer until reduced a bit.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I never pan fry a steak using oil. It's just me but it's
>>> not necessary.
>>>
>> I agree, Gary. I never add oil to the pan when frying steak. I also
>> don't keep flipping it.
>
> I also wanted to add 2 more comments to Dsi1
> 1) I've flipped other pans of things but never a steak.
> Who the hell flips a steak? I use a fork on the end
> to turn it over a few times
>
Semantics. Flip, turn. I use a fork to turn a steak. I suppose it
could be called flipping. It's not the same thing flipping pancakes. LOL

But I don't constantly turn a steak. I certainly don't count down the
seconds before "flipping" it over and over. I'm pretty good at cooking
a steak to medium rare without a lot of fuss.

> 2) On the same note, Dsi1 cooks a steak
> in "a good amount of oil." Then he flips it a few
> times while it's cooking? In a "good amount of oil?"
> That sounds way more than a bit messy to me.
>
I don't know why dsi1 adds oil to pan fry a steak. Sounds like a waste
of oil to me. The steaks I buy aren't expensive but they do have a
decent amount of marbling. They don't need oil or any added fat. I do
admit I sometimes brush a nice rested steak with a bit of garlic butter.

Jill