# Craving red meat- no grill **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 7, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511 "2014-07-07T03:07:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![huitzilopochtli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/1 "2014-07-07T03:07:38Z")
I really want a bloody (literally) burger or a steak but I just moved and don’t have a grill yet. I have an oven and slow cooker but I just can’t think of a recipe that will satisfy my craving for grilled red meat. Any ideas? Shopping tomorrow morning for dinner tomorrow so I don’t need an answer fast. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/2 "2014-07-07T03:11:09Z")
You have a skillet, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/3 "2014-07-07T03:11:31Z")
You could always put your steak or burger under the broiler in the oven; it’s messy, but it’s the next best thing to grilling. ---
**Author:** ![huitzilopochtli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/4 "2014-07-07T03:12:56Z")
Yes I have a skillet. I can’t find my cast iron tho. I just don’t care for beef in the oven. Maybe I’m doing it wrong. Any advice? ---
**Author:** ![huitzilopochtli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/5 "2014-07-07T03:14:03Z")
I have a roasting pan too. I guess I should just google recipes for best cuts for roasting. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/6 "2014-07-07T03:16:17Z")
Google _Alton Brown steak._ If you have a roasting pan you can pull this off. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/7 "2014-07-07T03:17:59Z")
So, you heat the skillet really hot and cook the steak for a few minutes on each side. You can finish it in the oven if you want it done more. Easy peasey. ---
**Author:** ![huitzilopochtli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/8 "2014-07-07T03:23:49Z")
Ok. Thank you. But I can’t help seeing a disappointing steak in my future. So I might just be pleasantly surprised ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/9 "2014-07-07T03:26:38Z")
Can you just go out to a burger joint or something? ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/10 "2014-07-07T03:29:49Z")
Broiling would get you the closest to what you’re craving. Your oven has a broiler, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![huitzilopochtli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/11 "2014-07-07T03:34:50Z")
Yes. Oven has a broiler. That’s a very good point about just going out for a burger. I guess this is just a silly problem I’m having. 😛 Thank you everyone for your sound advice. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/12 "2014-07-07T03:39:18Z")
It heats the dry skillet over a high flame. It sprinkles salt and pepper on the skillet. When the pepper begins to smoke it drops the room temperature steak in the skillet. It waits 5 minutes. It turns the steak over. It waits 5 more minutes. It puts the steak on a warm plate and lets it rest a few moments. It eats the steak. Steak, or burgers, aren’t magic nor does increasing complexity of recipes give increasingly better results. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/13 "2014-07-07T03:44:41Z")
I eat steak almost every day. I heat on very high heat in a skillet for a very short period of time, turn and flip, finish in the oven at 400, and then let sit for a few minutes. I’m pretty picky and will send back anything cooked past medium rare, and cooking w/ the oven has become easy and effective for me. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/14 "2014-07-07T03:45:18Z")
Slightly pricey is a George Foreman (indoor) grill, sits on counter and plugs into wall socket. It does a very reasonable job of replicating a grill. ---
**Author:** ![huitzilopochtli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/15 "2014-07-07T04:14:14Z")
Thank you actual… for the not creepy directions. I’ll give it a shot. I have only cooked steak on a grill. At least twice a week even in the winter. Now I can only have a gas grill and haven’t gotten one. I’ll give it my best shot. Do you use a cast iron skillet? I do have George Forman as well ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/16 "2014-07-07T04:21:27Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > It heats the dry skillet over a high flame. It sprinkles salt and pepper on the skillet. When the pepper begins to smoke it drops the room temperature steak in the skillet. It waits 5 minutes. It turns the steak over. It waits 5 more minutes. It puts the steak on a warm plate and lets it rest a few moments. It eats the steak. > > Steak, or burgers, aren’t magic nor does increasing complexity of recipes give increasingly better results. At 5 minutes per side that must be a thick steak you’re talking about or you like them well done? The salt and pepper and dry pan is interesting, I use the cast iron skillet on the gas range all the time for steak but never like that. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/17 "2014-07-07T05:28:27Z")
> [@huitzilopochtli](#): > > Thank you actual… for the not creepy directions. I’ll give it a shot. I have only cooked steak on a grill. At least twice a week even in the winter. Now I can only have a gas grill and haven’t gotten one. I’ll give it my best shot. Do you use a cast iron skillet? > I do have George Forman as well I do use cast iron but I have used other skillets that can be used in ovens. Frankly, to me George Foreman always seemed best for people/steaks that don’t really like steaks. But that’s just my opinion. My wife always used hers for her super-low fat cheap steaks and other “diet” food. I’ve never made a good steak on one, but i don’t know if I’ve tried. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/18 "2014-07-07T05:31:02Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > At 5 minutes per side that must be a thick steak you’re talking about or you like them well done? > > The salt and pepper and dry pan is interesting, I use the cast iron skillet on the gas range all the time for steak but never like that. I only do mine about a minute on each side, but I do finish in the oven. if I did the whole thing on the range, I don’t know how long I would do it… but less than 5 min. I use a dry (seasoned) pan, but I salt&pepper the meat- not the skillet. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/19 "2014-07-07T06:33:33Z")
I normally put a little oil in the pan before heating it. A steak up to an inch thick gets 2 minutes per side then rest for 5 before eating. A thicker steak gets longer. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511/20 "2014-07-07T11:45:42Z")
If you buy a really nice fillet mignon, broil it just a minute or so each side, then slice it into tissue-paper thin slices…mmmmmmmmm. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-red-meat-no-grill/692511.md?page=2)