Jerome D.
TVWBB All-Star
I had a couple gift certificates from my local butcher shop just burning a hole in my pocket, so today I spent more on steak than I usually do, and went with USDA Prime rib-eyes. The steaks were cooked on the old red Performer with Fogo Lump as the fuel, using the reverse-sear technique.
Here are some photos of my seasonings and the uncooked steaks. Fundamentally speaking, the seasonings were pretty much just salt and pepper...just higher quality salt and pepper. For the salt, I used Alaea, which is a Hawaiian sea salt which gets its pinkish-brown color from volcanic ash. For the pepper, I used a 50/50 grind of Tellicherry black peppercorns and Grains of Paradise. The steaks were about an inch-and-a-half thick.
Here are some shots of the steaks all seasoned up...
What you see below is an impulse buy which I justified as being a gift to myself for Fathers Day. The Thermapen on the bottom is the Hot Coals limited edition, which I bought last year because I thought the glowing charcoal briquettes looked cool. Fast forward one year later, and I see that Thermoworks has released a Hot Coals 2 limited edition which shows lump charcoal instead of briquettes. I need another Thermapen like I need a hole in the head, so my compulsion for instant gratification got the best of me here. At least I put the new toy to work in the action shots at the bottom
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And finally, some photos of the cooked rib-eyes. They definitely made for some good Fathers Day eating. Happy belated Fathers Day to all my fellow dads out there!
Here are some photos of my seasonings and the uncooked steaks. Fundamentally speaking, the seasonings were pretty much just salt and pepper...just higher quality salt and pepper. For the salt, I used Alaea, which is a Hawaiian sea salt which gets its pinkish-brown color from volcanic ash. For the pepper, I used a 50/50 grind of Tellicherry black peppercorns and Grains of Paradise. The steaks were about an inch-and-a-half thick.
Here are some shots of the steaks all seasoned up...
What you see below is an impulse buy which I justified as being a gift to myself for Fathers Day. The Thermapen on the bottom is the Hot Coals limited edition, which I bought last year because I thought the glowing charcoal briquettes looked cool. Fast forward one year later, and I see that Thermoworks has released a Hot Coals 2 limited edition which shows lump charcoal instead of briquettes. I need another Thermapen like I need a hole in the head, so my compulsion for instant gratification got the best of me here. At least I put the new toy to work in the action shots at the bottom
.
And finally, some photos of the cooked rib-eyes. They definitely made for some good Fathers Day eating. Happy belated Fathers Day to all my fellow dads out there!
