# What Kind Of Steak Do I Want? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-steak-do-i-want/411973 "2007-07-16T14:27:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-steak-do-i-want/411973/21 "2007-07-16T19:39:34Z")
Hey, if you don’t mind a little unsolicited advice, I think that if you use butter in the pan to cook your steak you’ll have trouble getting the pan hot enough for searing without smoking the butter. I make garlic oil by putting 40 cloves of peeled garlic in a quart of olive oil and cooking it on medium heat until they just start to turn brown. I turn the heat off then and let the oil cool, then strain the oil into a bottle. The garlic oil is what I use in the pan for all my beef cooking. It’s also great if you want to make some mayonnaise. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-steak-do-i-want/411973/22 "2007-07-17T11:11:09Z")
> [@Bill Door](#): > > Hey, if you don’t mind a little unsolicited advice, I think that if you use butter in the pan to cook your steak you’ll have trouble getting the pan hot enough for searing without smoking the butter. I have no objection to unsolicited advice, but really I don’t have a problem with the butter smoking. Unlike a lot of steak lovers, I don’t like my steak all that rare, so I need a more moderate heat, to cook it through a little better. The garlic oil does sound good, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-steak-do-i-want/411973.md?page=1)