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Rump & sirloin steak on a George Foreman
I have a George Foreman and I just cooked myself some rump steak – I wanted to try steak medium-rare for the first ever time, but I mistakenly cooked it for 4 minutes on each side; hence ended up with well done (which I'm bored of now) and pretty tasteless.
So, how do I cook a good medium-rare rump or sirloin steak on a GF? I assume the temperature has to be on maximum (mine goes up to 215-something), and the steak cooked for only a few minutes on each side. I usually tend to go for the 2cm-thick cuts. Note that I'm always in a rush, so I don't want to bother with marinating for 24 hours or anything silly like that. The only seasonings I have handy are Cajun, chili and Jamaican BBQ Jerk. Those will have to do. Any ideas? |
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A George Foreman might be good for initial searing, after the sear open the lid and cook steak as if in a normal frying pan (one side only, turning and basting meat untill done) Problem is: juices tend to drip with fat....loosing flavour. George Foreman was never a fit freak, so why he would endorse a fat dripping machine is beyond me. Bruce Lee would have been more appropriate
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The George Foreman just doesn't get hot enough to cook a steak. You need a cast iron pan that has been heated until it's hotter than hell.
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i dont like my steak squashed either when it cooks. it tightens the meat up unnecessarily.
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I've never managed to cook steak to my liking on the George Formby as my Dad calls it
I stick to the frying pan for steak.
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The larger GF grills cook steaks really well.
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Ah damn. Using a pan is really awkward for me, since a) my oven is more than 20 years old and has uneven hobs, and b) my sole pan is also 20 years old and has an uneven cooking surface.
![]() I guess tough, tasteless steak is what I get for being a poor sod. |
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get yourself along to your nearest car boot sale and keep an eye out for nice heavy cast iron pan/griddle, they may even outlive you if you manage to find good ones
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A cast iron pan will give you change from a tenner and will last forever.
http://www.londonbarandkitchen.com/i...temCode=9KM654 If you were that poor you wouldn't be eating steak.... |
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Well... maybe replace "poor" with "bloody lazy" instead.
![]() I'll look into that, though. Although the prospect of seasoning both steak and pan does seem a little daunting! Maybe I should just go to a steak house instead. *sigh* |
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The pan will only need seasoning once and it's not hard to do.
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I prefer mine done on the barby
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I'd never cook a steak on the GF. Pan all the way (or grill at a push if I am doing them for the whole family, I don't have the room to do 5 in a pan).
I also wouldn't use any seasoning other than a little salt and lots of pepper (I like my steak really peppery). |
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Ah damn. Using a pan is really awkward for me, since a) my oven is more than 20 years old and has uneven hobs, and b) my sole pan is also 20 years old and has an uneven cooking surface.
![]() I guess tough, tasteless steak is what I get for being a poor sod. go buy yourself 2, Lidl's woks are good also. My experiance with buying dear pans and ones from the likes of Lidl's has really opened my eyes to the brand and marketing game. |
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lidl's are doing all sizes of frying pans this week cheap. I already have one. I paid £10 for and it has been the best frying pan I've used. I bought it after I got feed up returning £30 captain cooks frying pans.
go buy yourself 2, Lidl's woks are good also. My experiance with buying dear pans and ones from the likes of Lidl's has really opened my eyes to the brand and marketing game. I bought the 28cm fry pan with lid, and the slightly larger saute pan also with glass lid when they were on offer last time. Best pans I've ever bought - £6.99 and £7.99 respectively if I remember. They are back next week, and I'm off up to get another two frypans, just to keep in the cupboard in case. I love the saute pan, but it's not flat bottomed, and I can't see that I'll need another one. |
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Ah damn. Using a pan is really awkward for me, since a) my oven is more than 20 years old and has uneven hobs, and b) my sole pan is also 20 years old and has an uneven cooking surface.
![]() I guess tough, tasteless steak is what I get for being a poor sod. Rare - 30 seconds. Medium-Rare - 1 minute Medium - 2 minutes Well Done - 3 Miuntes Boot Leather - 4 minutes If you can, get a hold of the GF with the flat plate griddle. We have one and they do steaks great on the griddle, along with the mushrooms and tomatoes. http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-3053.aspx http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...s-21/ref=nosim |
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Just bumping this after a year to announce that I've had just rare chuck steak on my trusty GF.
I cooked a delicious-looking 2cm cut (priced at under £2 at Morrisons) for exactly 2 minutes, and it turned out lovely. It was still more or less bright red on the inside, but the outside had greyed enough to (hopefully?) kill off any of that E.Coli stuff. Added a bit of salt afterwards, and I was in moo-moo heaven.I could never go back to eating well done steak after this... not in a million years. It really does taste like leather, as they say. Having it this way made it oh-so flavoursome and juicy, not to mention nice and squidgy! *slurp* And what better food to have after a workout, right? |
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Just bumping this after a year to announce that I've had just rare chuck steak on my trusty GF.
I cooked a delicious-looking 2cm cut (priced at under £2 at Morrisons) for exactly 2 minutes, and it turned out lovely. It was still more or less bright red on the inside, but the outside had greyed enough to (hopefully?) kill off any of that E.Coli stuff. Added a bit of salt afterwards, and I was in moo-moo heaven.I could never go back to eating well done steak after this... not in a million years. It really does taste like leather, as they say. Having it this way made it oh-so flavoursome and juicy, not to mention nice and squidgy! *slurp* And what better food to have after a workout, right? |
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