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Location in Champaign let my wife pay over the phone. I’ll send one of my guys in our Sprinter Wednesday to pick it up.
I am glad you were able to get the same deal. It’s a really good price for a nice grill. Would be difficult to find this low again - and it’s from Costco.
 

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I found my lean steak limit this year. Went in with some buddies on a local grass fed cow…should have done more research because there is almost zero fat on it and it isn’t that tender even with the tenderloin cuts. I would give it away, but it is so bad I don’t want to insult anyone. There is definitely a happy medium for steaks IMO.
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Went to friends of ours crib last night. My guy was grilling all kinds of shit including 3-different Waygu steaks. Each steak was $60+, and he did the usual salt/pepper on them. I was not impressed and don’t understand all the hype over this type of beef. Don’t get me wrong, they were good but not $60+ good imo. My rib eyes and filets that I get with my cow order are just as good. ??‍♂️
Sorry forgot to take pics of the food done.

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i have a feeling it wasn't prepped/cooked properly.

it looks moist AF right there and if it went onto a grill that wet it wouldn't have seared up nicely at all.
 
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i have a feeling it wasn't prepped/cooked properly.

it looks moist AF right there and if it went onto a grill that wet it wouldn't have seared up nicely at all.
One was dry brined overnight with salt only. The other 2 were bought that day and I think he coated them lightly with some sort of oil then salt and pepper.
In all honesty, they did sear up very well. He has one of those $3500 Weber Summits and used the sear station to sear them.

Not that I would ever buy a steak that expensive. But if they fell off the back of a truck and I bought a couple. What is the proper way to prep/cook?
I kind of know a guy who delivers shit like that to a bunch of fancy restaurants in the city. He has offered them to me before, and I never took him up on the offer.
 

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One was dry brined overnight with salt only. The other 2 were bought that day and I think he coated them lightly with some sort of oil then salt and pepper.
In all honesty, they did sear up very well. He has one of those $3500 Weber Summits and used the sear station to sear them.

Not that I would ever buy a steak that expensive. But if they fell off the back of a truck and I bought a couple. What is the proper way to prep/cook?
I kind of know a guy who delivers shit like that to a bunch of fancy restaurants in the city. He has offered them to me before, and I never took him up on the offer.
 
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Ever since I read that a couple of years ago, thats the only way I do them. Sometimes I'll cook them in a cast iron skillet vs grilling them.
 

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I don't have an open flame grill as I have a Trager. But I put the cast iron skillet, or cast iron grill grates, in it with it cranked up to 500+ to finish. They work great. I have used my carbon steel pans on the stove too. Be it an open flame or skillet, they are all good ways to get an excellent crust.


yeah but even that's not really hot enough to do like what the big money steak joints do.

they're searing at 1500-1800* id bet.
 

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yeah but even that's not really hot enough to do like what the big money steak joints do.

they're searing at 1500-1800* id bet.
Oh for sure. We're talking home cooking here. lol

I think even stove broilers are only 500-550*. I guess a wood burner could burn close to 800-1,000* with the right wood

*Edit* looked up a chart and it seems Oak or Beech could burn pretty hot.

Wood TypeWood Burning Temperature [degrees Celsius/Fahrenheit]
Western Red Cedar354 °C /669.2 °F
Redwood364 °C /687.2 °F
Radiata pine349 °C /660.2 °F
Douglas fir350 °C /662 °F
Oak900 °C /1652 °F
Victorian ash311 °C /591.8 °F
Birch816 °C /1500.8 °F
Spruce620 °C /1148 °F
Beech950 °C /1742 °F
 

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Oh for sure. We're talking home cooking here. lol

I think even stove broilers are only 500-550*. I guess a wood burner could burn close to 800-1,000* with the right wood

*Edit* looked up a chart and it seems Oak or Beech could burn pretty hot.

Wood TypeWood Burning Temperature [degrees Celsius/Fahrenheit]
Western Red Cedar354 °C /669.2 °F
Redwood364 °C /687.2 °F
Radiata pine349 °C /660.2 °F
Douglas fir350 °C /662 °F
Oak900 °C /1652 °F
Victorian ash311 °C /591.8 °F
Birch816 °C /1500.8 °F
Spruce620 °C /1148 °F
Beech950 °C /1742 °F


my buddy has some sort of competition small steak infrared grill ill have to ask what he has, he does steak competitions though


it's something like one of these...


 

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congrats Shawn1112 Shawn1112

i should go hunt for a deal like that
Z28Camaro Z28Camaro found it and I'm glad he did lol. Been on the hunt for a Genesis for a while now
Gave my sons best friend my old Spirit as he like to cook. I just replaced all the burners and favorizer bars in July. So he should be good to go for a couple of years if he buys a cover for it
 

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Used my Weber bullet smoker for the first time this year. I was intimidated to clean it because I let it sit for a year and it looked like a science experiment inside. But after a 4-hour burn pegging the temp gauge and stoking with a leaf blower, the thing looked mint inside. I washed the ash off and then cooked some baby back ribs.

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