For my 20% project I would like to learn how to cook steak. I was a vegetarian through high school and a pescetarian until about a year ago. My husband has been the chef the few times we have had red meat since getting married in December. I honestly have never cooked steak. However, I would love to learn. I propose learning how to cook "perfect steak." I would like to use Pinterest to research recipes and techniques. I am thinking about trying to master one cooking technique at a time and then move on to another technique after I figure out the first one. I would cook steak once a week after researching my chosen method. I will use Pinterest for my research. There is a real possibility of failure... The biggest failure I think might well happen will be if I burn or undercook the steak = gross. The element of play involved involves the creativity that goes along with cooking (ie developing a menu to go along with the steak or creating a sauce to hide the fact that I burnt a steak). I would assess my improvement based on how well the steak came out and my personal confidence using the chosen cooking method. My goal will be to cook a "perfect" medium rare steak. I will test my success by comparing my steaks for color and temperature with known medium rare steaks.
What do you think?
Ten questions I have about my project:
-Which method of cooking steak is the easiest and most reliable?
-Which method of cooking steak works best for indoor cooking?
-How can you quantify a good steak? What are the characteristics (this sounds like a dumb question but I have only eaten steak one time since junior high)?
-How do you ensure steak ends up either rare, medium, or well done (again, I feel like I should already know some methods but I have never cooked steak!)?
- Should you salt or brine steak like you do poultry when you cook it?
- What temperature should steak be at when you cook it?
- What is the difference in taste between different cuts of steak?
-Does the method of cooking change if you want to cook steak in a sauce?
-How can you cook steak so that it develops a good "crust" without burning indoors?
-Are there any health concerns from eating rare or medium steak?
What do you think?
Ten questions I have about my project:
-Which method of cooking steak is the easiest and most reliable?
-Which method of cooking steak works best for indoor cooking?
-How can you quantify a good steak? What are the characteristics (this sounds like a dumb question but I have only eaten steak one time since junior high)?
-How do you ensure steak ends up either rare, medium, or well done (again, I feel like I should already know some methods but I have never cooked steak!)?
- Should you salt or brine steak like you do poultry when you cook it?
- What temperature should steak be at when you cook it?
- What is the difference in taste between different cuts of steak?
-Does the method of cooking change if you want to cook steak in a sauce?
-How can you cook steak so that it develops a good "crust" without burning indoors?
-Are there any health concerns from eating rare or medium steak?