Whatever
your favorite steak is, you undoubtably
know that you can add to the total flavor
profile to give it that extra special something.
We had the opportunity to sample some of
the best produced beef out on the market.
Creekstone Farms is a company out of Kentucky
and it's beef is produced in Kansas. It's
feeding process all the way through slaughter
is only second to Kobe or Wagyu beef. Here
is a little of what I cooked and sampled
using the Big Green Egg at 650*.
Clockwise from the
top left. CAB T-Bone, CAB Sirloin, CAB Filet
Mignon, CAB Prime Ribeye Bone-In, CAB New
York Strip.
All of the steaks were seasoned
with McCormicks Montreal Steak Seasoning,
and none were marinated. We brought them
to room temperature while the BGE heated
up.
Tthe steaks were put on the
BGE at 650*. That's pretty hot, so if you
decide to cook at this high of a temperature
make sure you watch for flashbacks. To get
a nice diamond crosshatch on the meat I
put each steak on the grate for about 1
1/2 minutes and then turned them at 45*
and put them back on the grill for another
2 minutes. Then I flipped them over for
about 3 minutes. This brought all the steaks
to medium rare to medium.
As far as ratings, I give
all the steaks 5 out of 5 stars. I would
give the Filet and Prime Ribeye 5+. By Pittsburghing
the Sirloin (left) it left a great pink
center and was melt in your mouth tender.
To "Pittsburgh" a steak you want
to literally char the outside while leaving
the center rare or medium rare. It wasn't
my intention to do this, but none the less
it was a tasty mistake.
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