What's On Your Plate???

[69RainbowTIwarrior71]

general tso chicken

 

[pjd1234]

What's this??? Filet Mignons, cut from beef tenderloin, the most tender cut of beef. And what's that, the sticker on the left? Why, it's a USDA Prime grade, the highest grade, of which less than 3% of beef is rated and mostly ends up in restaurants. This is the best of the best. And thanks to Sams Club, I got these for 20% - 25% of what it would cost at a steakhouse...

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A topic that's debated around cooking steaks - do you let them sit out 20-30 mins to warm to room temperature first, or cook them while they're still refrigerator-cold? Most will say let them sit out first, but really it depends on the situation - if you want them cooked med-well to well, yes, let them sit out, it'll make it easier to cook the center without overdoing the outsides. But if you like rare to med-rare, It's actually better to keep them refrigerated, so you can get a nice sear on the outside without overcooking the center.

But Filet Mignons are pretty thick cuts so in this case I let them sit out even though I'm going for rare and med-rare; I don't want a half inch of well-done edges just to get them warmed through, much less cooked to med-rare.

For me, it's real easy - I like mine "blue" rare; just sear it for a couple minutes on each side then throw it on a plate. I don't understand why so many places overcook my steak; the difficulty is getting to the right cook temp after searing, and they don't have to mess with that with mine...

But for The Wife, I don't want to try to get the center med-rare using the grill; it'll overcook the outsides too much. So I just use the grill to sear both of them. While mine then goes right on the plate, hers goes into a 425 degree oven to finish it off. It should take about six minutes, but with this I'm leaving nothing to chance, cooking it with a probe thermometer so I can pull it at a perfect 145 degree med-rare...

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And there you go, served with blanched French green beans topped with beurre blanc...

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Now, it's more difficult to see the difference in these pics than real life, but here's mine, a nice sear on the outside but a red, raw center...

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While The Wife's is a nice deep pink with a more cooked texture, perfect medium rare, yet the cook is uniform throughout most of the steak; not a thick overcooked strip around the edges, just a nice sear...

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And OMG, they were melt-in-your-mouth delicious!!!

And since I have two left and I don't want to freeze them, we're having this again on Wed, too...

that's my kinda diet lol.

 

[Duke Nivram]

Made woodfired pizzas last night

 

[kronin323]

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I recognize the "pizza stone" they're sitting on, but what's that housing? Some sort of grill add-on accessory for pizza?

 

[Duke Nivram]

I recognize the "pizza stone" they're sitting on, but what's that housing? Some sort of grill add-on accessory for pizza?

It is called Kettlepizza. it is a ring that fits in the Weber kettle to bring up the grate and make the "oven"

Outdoor Wood-Fired Pizza Oven Kit for Kettle Grills | KettlePizza

 

[kronin323]

It is called Kettlepizza. it is a ring that fits in the Weber kettle to bring up the grate and make the "oven"

Outdoor Wood-Fired Pizza Oven Kit for Kettle Grills | KettlePizza

18.5" or 22.5"?

 

[kronin323]

After that incident the other week being asked about cooking CFS, it made me want to cook... CFS!

 

[Duke Nivram]

18.5" or 22.5"?

I have a 18.5 but you can get one to fit either size

 

[kronin323]

I have a 18.5 but you can get one to fit either size

The website was unclear - it sounded like the same model could be adjusted to fit either 18.5" or 22.5" but wasn't sure how that'd work...

 

[Duke Nivram]

The website was unclear - it sounded like the same model could be adjusted to fit either 18.5" or 22.5" but wasn't sure how that'd work...

there is a panel that you add when building to make it fit the bigger sizes.

It is a fun thing to do i like to do it when i have a total of 6-10 people over and just keep making pizzas and everyone eats appetizer style. you do have to tend the oven but the pizzas are done in less than 5 min