How to Cook Steaks Like a Professional Chef

Most people who wish to cook steaks often falter even before they start. Knowing what kind of steak needs to be cooked, is often the most important step in the process. Not knowing this is a sure-shot recipe for disaster, as people often get confused with the outcome of the cooking process and their expectations from the steak cooking exercise.

For example, there is a big difference between cooking a mignon and a sirloin of the same size. The cuts, the curves are different, and to an extent, even the tastes are different. So, the first step in learning how to cook steak is to know what type of steak you wish to cook.

Secondly, the process of cooking the steak must be clear. And often, this process depends on the cuts of the material used. The commonly used techniques are broiling and grilling, but they are not the only ones and it is not necessary you apply the same cooking method to all steaks. For example, if you sear the fillet mignon on a pan and then finish it up in the oven, the steak would come out cooked really well. More than 50% people though prefer passing the mignon through open flame, which is not a desirable cooking practice.

Third - If you have bought the steak, a week before, it is time for you to cook it. But, if you stored the steak in the refrigerator all this while, make sure it reaches the room temperature. Keeping the steak in room temperature before you cook the steak allows it to reach the serving temperature rather easily. Else, you may just find your steak is taking a long time to cook!

Fourth - Don't move your steak pieces around too much. About 95% barbecue masters do this - They stand besides the grill and keep poking at the steaks from time to time. All this does is - Ruin the texture of the steak and nothing else.

Fifth - Even if you have cooked the steak well, cutting the steak is equally important. Cutting the steak with the grain is not desirable, as it spoils the taste of the steak. On the other hand, if you had to cut the steak across the grain, you would find it easy to chew the steak.

Isn't learning how to cook steak some fun? Surely it is, and if you have followed these 5 factors to cooking steak, surely you would have fun with your mignons and sirloins.