Don’t Be Scared Of Cooking A Steak

There is a lot of advice out there in terms of cooking the perfect steak! Don’t be scared – there are some basics to get right and you won’t go [badly] wrong!! We have separated the steaks out into the various types. Each may just need a tweak or 2!

Basics common to all:

1. Remove the steaks from the fridge 45 mins to an hour before cooking – you really want the steak at room temperature to cook it properly.
2. Rub the steak with oil – don’t put the oil in the pan.
3. Use plenty of good sea salt prior to cooking – 10 mins before cooking ideally. Put plenty of salt on the fatty bits!
4. The cooking time is 100% related to the thickness of the steak! Not the weight. We thought it would be useful to include a table below on thickness to cooking time.
5. For all steaks we like to baste the steak with some really good butter. A herb butter with some rosemary and smoked garlic!? Up to you! Simply add a couple of knobs of butter to the pan for the last 45 seconds and baste continually until done.
6. Once cooked it is essential to rest the steak – for AT LEAST 10 minutes. This allows the juices to redistribute through the steak. If you cut the steak immediately – you will notice the juices pour out and leaves you with very dry meat.

Cooking times in a grill pan

For steaks thicker than 4cm – we would recommend cooking for 5 mins per side then transferring to the oven for 10 mins for medium. If you like your steak well done or above – maybe buy from the supermarket! Meat snob we hear you cry!!

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