# I've been cooking my steak wrong all these years.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 13, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-cooking-my-steak-wrong-all-these-years/660935 "2013-06-13T22:37:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-cooking-my-steak-wrong-all-these-years/660935/41 "2013-06-18T15:42:47Z")

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> [@Munch](#):
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> The Big Green Egg has a [grill plate](http://www.biggreenegg.com/eggcessories/cooking-grids-racks-extenders-pans/half-moon-griddle/) accessory.

We looked at one of those, but opted instead for a standard grill. One can always put a standard cast iron grill plate on top of the regular grill to heat and it works just fine. Though I prefer mine done on the grill itself, not on a plate.

There is something about the crisp bits of edge fat that is amazingly yummy to me, and it is best on a wood fired grill, with no accelerents to get it going.

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**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-cooking-my-steak-wrong-all-these-years/660935/42 "2013-06-18T15:46:57Z")

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This thread is giving me ideas. I have a cast iron skillet which I can put on the grill and perhaps use to make omelets and bacon on the grill so I don’t stink up the house.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-cooking-my-steak-wrong-all-these-years/660935/43 "2013-06-18T17:26:26Z")

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> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#):
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> Great site!
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> Something bugging me since “Fawlty Towers”\*:
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> UK salad cream = US ?
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> \*Yes, I am an old fart.

According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_cream):

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> Salad cream was not readily available in the United States until the 21st century; however, with the large population of British expatriates, especially in the Northeast, it is becoming more common.

The closest I can think of would be something like [Marzetti’s slaw dressing](http://www.marzetti.com/products/marzetti/product.php?bc=34&cid=1).

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