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IronGAF Cookoff (hosted by OnkelC)
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OnkelC said:
What I am supposed to do with all this hot oil then!?!?! :lol
I am going to fry something anyway.
Had homemade flatbread BBQ pizza last night! god this is so good. I made mine with everything. BBQ sauce, chicken, mozzarella, parmesean, goat cheese, tomato, orange peppers, onions, topped off with sausage.
user friendly
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1st post in this beautiful thread. We have a great local butcher nearby and I have finally been talking advantage of it. Two strips, I had mine cut to size which was about 2 inches
Coke can for size comparison:
Seasoned with steak rub:
White potatoes:
Fries:
Partially Blanched:
On the grill pan they go:
Cooking the fat:
Something I recently started doing with my steaks:
Greens:
Back to the good part:
Fries finished:
Resting:
Plated, nothing fancy, need new plates:
Rare, mission accomplished:
Turned out really good, I just wish we had something nice to drink with it.
Coke can for size comparison:
Seasoned with steak rub:
White potatoes:
Fries:
Partially Blanched:
On the grill pan they go:
Cooking the fat:
Something I recently started doing with my steaks:
Greens:
Back to the good part:
Fries finished:
Resting:
Plated, nothing fancy, need new plates:
Rare, mission accomplished:
Turned out really good, I just wish we had something nice to drink with it.
abstract alien
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That looks incredible....no....incredibaldbull!!!user friendly said:1st post in this beautiful thread. We have a great local butcher nearby and I have finally been talking advantage of it. Two strips, I had mine cut to size which was about 2 inches
Turned out really good, I just wish we had something nice to drink with it.
Iron_Scimitar
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Hello all...I wanna buy a wok, can anyone recommend one? I have a glass top range. I hear carbon steel is the hotness. Truth?
Iron_Scimitar said:
carbon steel is good but I think most Woks are made of iron.
I don't know brands because I just get one from a Chinese maker but make sure the bottom is round, NOT FLAT.
The bottom needs to be round so it can be a high heat zone while a flat service spreads out the heat more. Read up the wiki article on Stir Frying to get an idea.
I love you. That steak is cooked so perfect I want to shake your hand.
Now to kick off the Memorial weekend BBQ fest!
First my fridge is mostly asian stuff...alas it was time to head to the supermarket
Fresh and Easy had BBQ packs for sale $5 for 4 burgers, 4 sausages, and some chicken thigh and wings, pretty painless and easy buy so how could I not?
That crust on the steak looks amazing! That's what I'd be aiming for if my roommates weren't so paranoid about smoke in the kitchen.
On that note, anyone have any advice on keeping smoke levels down when making steak like that? I'm trying to use canola oil but we still come close to getting a visit from the fire department.
On that note, anyone have any advice on keeping smoke levels down when making steak like that? I'm trying to use canola oil but we still come close to getting a visit from the fire department.
user friendly, wonderful first post and a worthy contribution! Thanks for sharing, really nice steak(s).
We had temperatures around 30C yesterday around here, so I did not deep fry anything
only meal of the day was some spinach, sauteed with a bit of butter, garlic and a splash of white wine.
Keep sharing, folks.
We had temperatures around 30C yesterday around here, so I did not deep fry anything
only meal of the day was some spinach, sauteed with a bit of butter, garlic and a splash of white wine.
Keep sharing, folks.
RobotChant
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Zyzyxxz said:
I was looking forward to Fresh and Easy opening up around here. There was supposed to be one in each direction I drive. Then the down economy hit and not only are the F&E retail spots empty, all the brand new retail buildings are empty.
slidewinder
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That and open every window or door that you can while running any fans you might have to disperse smoke from the stove. The stovetop-sear->oven method is always going to produce a lot of smoke if you do it right.
Edit: And great pics too, guys. That steak looks incredible in particular.
Edit: And great pics too, guys. That steak looks incredible in particular.
Well, it was wood fired pizzas at Nonnas last night. We have a traditional wood fire over and a lot of the ingredients are home made or home grown (the prosciutto, sausages, rocket, herbs etc.) so they came out great. Nothing beats a wood fire oven when cooking pizza, nothing... forget your fancy pizza stones this is the way to go .
There were to many to take photos of and I only had my phone so apologies for the quality here are some of the pics that came out decent.
The chillies drying on the window sill
potatoes and pork cooking as an appetiser before the pizzas
Prociutto and mozzarella pizza, I think the one in the background was eggplant
Cooking the pizza
Prosciutto and sausage done! I wish my camera was better...
A collection, I think an anchovie pizza slipped in here, GROSS
Potato pizza
Also, here are my two first stir fries from the other day, came out surprisingly well! Enjoy
Black bean chicken
chicken chow mein
. There were to many to take photos of and I only had my phone so apologies for the quality here are some of the pics that came out decent.
The chillies drying on the window sill
potatoes and pork cooking as an appetiser before the pizzas
Prociutto and mozzarella pizza, I think the one in the background was eggplant
Cooking the pizza
Prosciutto and sausage done! I wish my camera was better...
A collection, I think an anchovie pizza slipped in here, GROSS
Potato pizza
Also, here are my two first stir fries from the other day, came out surprisingly well! Enjoy
Black bean chicken
chicken chow mein
Iron_Scimitar said:
Glass top with electric elements underneath? Sorry I don't think a wok will work properly with that range. You would need to get a flat bottom one and its just not the same.
user friendly, very nice steak! my mouth is watering... only it reminds me of my miserable failure valentines day :lol
I just tuned up the grill (knocked the rust out of burners and got new lava rocks) and am hosting my 1st official BBQ!
Best of Luck with it and share ze pics plz. :lolFlo_Evans said:I just tuned up the grill (knocked the rust out of burners and got new lava rocks) and am hosting my 1st official BBQ!
PRO TIP: I only have to THINK of starting the Grill and EVERYTIME* it starts to rain...
*"60% of the time, it works all the time"
My first and probably last contribution to this thread. (My girlfriend has an iron grip on making meals at our house.) As it was a major "cook on the grill holiday weekend", I got the rare opportunity to make supper. I am far from competent but the end result was good enough for me.
Dogs for the kids and chicken for the adults.
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BBQ sauce for those that wanted it.
Served with salad with Italian dressing and mozzarella.
Not bad considering all ingredients were purchased for less then $15 and I had to piece two different grills together just to get the thing to work.
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Dogs for the kids and chicken for the adults.
BBQ sauce for those that wanted it.
Served with salad with Italian dressing and mozzarella.
Not bad considering all ingredients were purchased for less then $15 and I had to piece two different grills together just to get the thing to work.
edit for pic size
OnkelC said:
Zyzyxxz said:
Did you really think a little rain would stop me?
It doesn't look that bad, but I had to change t-shirts twice. :lol
I love pork!
and bratwurst.
and chicken.
I also made burgers and shrimp but they were gone before I could take a pic.
after everyone left I made a grilled egg and cheese sandwich. :lol
TurtleSnatcher
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Nothing beats a Memorial Day Weekend Crawfish Boil at the Lake
We cooked 100lb's of Live Fresh Crawfish from LA with potatoes mushrooms and corn mixed in the boils.
We cooked 100lb's of Live Fresh Crawfish from LA with potatoes mushrooms and corn mixed in the boils.
nakedsushi
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TurtleSnatcher said:
Oh man crawfish boil sounds amazing. It's one of my top 10 things I *NEED* to try. I dunno where in Cailfornia has it though. Maybe it's just a southern thing?
Also, I noticed a lot of people making pizza in this thread! Nice!
I went up to wine-country last long weekend for some wine and *cough* fine dining. The wine was definitely better than the food up there, strangely. Maybe people are just too drunk to care about food in Paso Robles.
I don't want to flood the post with tons of pics, but there's a review of one of the better known restaurants in the area. In a nutshell: good looking, overpriced and mediocre tasting food
Artisan Review
nakedsushi said:Oh man crawfish boil sounds amazing. It's one of my top 10 things I *NEED* to try. I dunno where in Cailfornia has it though. Maybe it's just a southern thing?
Also, I noticed a lot of people making pizza in this thread! Nice!
I went up to wine-country last long weekend for some wine and *cough* fine dining. The wine was definitely better than the food up there, strangely. Maybe people are just too drunk to care about food in Paso Robles.
I don't want to flood the post with tons of pics, but there's a review of one of the better known restaurants in the area. In a nutshell: good looking, overpriced and mediocre tasting food
Artisan Review
Yeah I've always wanted to try attending one, I think its just one of those things you gotta head to the south for.
Schrade
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I've had butter with a steak at Ruth's Cris Steak House. It was DAMN good. But there's just that annoying butt juice smell of butter that kinda ruins the heavenly aroma of steak.-PXG- said:Mmmm. Ribs. Had some on Monday. Good shit
And that steak above. NEVER put butter on it. Salt, pepper and maybe a little bit of olive oil. That is all you need.
I only cook my steaks (ribeye, only!) with Johnny's seasoning salt and pepper. Nothing else. So yummy!
Schrade said:
I prefer rib eyes (for cost vs quality ratio) with just salt and pepper as well. If I had a good paying job I'd be buying a porterhouse every once in a while.
quoting myself since I was bottom on last page
Zyzyxxz said:enough vegetables, more meat!
Another attempt at perfecting my spareribs. Turned out pretty tender but not as flavorful as I had hoped... then again the dry rub only had an hour on the meat and it was practically a year old, didn't even remember what was in it.
Ben Pierce
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user friendly said:1st post in this beautiful thread. We have a great local butcher nearby and I have finally been talking advantage of it. Two strips, I had mine cut to size which was about 2 inches
Rare, mission accomplished:
My god, that looks amazing
slidewinder
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Butter and beef steak are a pretty natural match, IMO. Clarified butter makes a great lube for the initial sear, and there's plainly nothing like butter for finishing a pan sauce.
well, a piece of herbed butter on a steak is the perfect company IMHO.-PXG- said:Mmmm. Ribs. Had some on Monday. Good shit
And that steak above. NEVER put butter on it. Salt, pepper and maybe a little bit of olive oil. That is all you need.
I prefer searing the meat with sunflower or cornseed oil, though.
I found a couple of pictures of food that I never got round to uploading before...
First is a tofu chow mein type thing (marinated tofu, spring onions, beansprouts, noodles):
Second is a repeat of the tofu schnitzel I made a while ago - tofu (frozen and defrosted to improve texture, breaded and fried, with fried rice and potato salad:
Considered cutting tofu less square to appeal to my meat eating self, but couldn't be bothered in the end and left it in neat manufactured squares!
First is a tofu chow mein type thing (marinated tofu, spring onions, beansprouts, noodles):
Second is a repeat of the tofu schnitzel I made a while ago - tofu (frozen and defrosted to improve texture, breaded and fried, with fried rice and potato salad:
Considered cutting tofu less square to appeal to my meat eating self, but couldn't be bothered in the end and left it in neat manufactured squares!
Cosmic Bus
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Oh wow, my dad would be so proud of Onkel's butter usage. He'll go through half a container on a couple pieces of toast because he jokingly refers to it as a dietary supplement. :lol
ThatCrazyGuy
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Butter is delicious!
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