# Microwave Steak recs needed ITT **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889 "2014-03-17T00:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889/21 "2014-03-17T20:01:40Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Microwaving heats water (mostly), which is inside the steaks. You’ll likely get horrible steaks; if you’re lucky you’ll just get really sub-par ones. If you want perfect medium-rare steaks, you need a sous-vide machine and a few seconds under a broiler. I found sous-vide machines too expensive so I use my dishwasher (minimal soap, top rack, no dry cycle). Before or after slathering in ketchup? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889/22 "2014-03-17T20:06:48Z")
Before, though ‘slathering’ is a bad way to go about it; I use a flavour-injector. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889/23 "2014-03-17T20:37:16Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > You seem to miss that he claims to “normally” make them in the toaster but these are too big to fit in the slots. I suspect he may be having a little bit of fun with this thread. > > But now, I really want to try to make a steak in my toaster just so I can say I’ve done so. Yeah, I kind of fuzzed over that. I assumed he meant a toaster oven. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889/24 "2014-03-17T21:34:13Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > You seem to miss that he claims to “normally” make them in the toaster but these are too big to fit in the slots. I suspect he may be having a little bit of fun with this thread. > > But now, I really want to try to make a steak in my toaster just so I can say I’ve done so. Turn it on its side so the fat drips out. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889/25 "2014-03-17T21:44:21Z")
> [@Lanzy](#): > > Turn it on its side so the fat drips out. But the grease fire gives it that char-toasted taste. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889/26 "2014-03-18T16:30:50Z")
How do you…throw steaks into the toaster slot??? Wouldn’t it drip all over inside and mess up the toaster?? ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889/27 "2014-03-18T16:34:37Z")
Toaster oven would work. I don’t think anyone here should waste any time thinking about what was written in the OP. It’s clearly bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889/28 "2014-03-18T16:47:21Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Steak in the microwave?! Blasphemy!! > > Don’t matter how powerful it is. My sister micro’ed a turkey for Thanksgiving, a couple years back. Worst turkey ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-steak-recs-needed-itt/683889.md?page=1)