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Post by cmpeter on Jun 11, 2023 20:16:38 GMT
We are grilling steaks for dinner tonight. We have company coming and they prefer their steaks well done. They also really like filets, so we splurged and bought those for them. Dh and I prefer rib-eyes and not well done. I've been watching YouTube videos all morning and the advice is all over the place.
One guy says salt and dry brine. Another says don't salt until right before. One says press the steaks into the grill and the other says don't press. Turn 90 degrees after 1.45 minutes, then flip and repeat. Turn 45 degrees after 3 minutes, then flip and repeat. One says take out of the fridge 30 minutes before and another says grill them straight from the fridge. All the conflicting info! You would think I could find at least a couple videos that had consistent advice. Actually, all of them do recommend letting them rest for 5 minutes after they are done.
So...if you like a filet and like it medium well to well done...do you have any tips for me? I don't need to grill the filets, open to other options. We will be grilling the rib-eyes though. We've know how we like to cook those.
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Post by valincal on Jun 11, 2023 20:23:04 GMT
Well the only tip I can give is to definitely let them
come to room temperature before cooking if they like them well done! And use a meat thermometer.
Cooking steaks for other people can be so nerve wracking and filets have no fat and can be dry. 😬
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Post by busy on Jun 11, 2023 20:25:16 GMT
Well done filets. Oy. But ok. I'd add minutes proportionately to get from medium to well based on the method and thickness. (I think indirect probably has the best chance of not making them total shoe leather. I seriously cannot imagine well done filets being anyone's preference. Yikes.)
For direct grilling: Grill filet mignon, covered, over medium heat. Turn once during grilling time as determined by the thickness of your filet mignon steak and your desired doneness. Use the following timings for how long to grill filet mignon by direct grilling:
For a 1-inch cut, grill 10 to 12 minutes for medium-rare (145°F) or 12 to 15 minutes for medium (160°F).
For a 1½-inch cut, grill 15 to 19 minutes for medium-rare (145°F) or 18 to 23 minutes for medium (160°F).
Transfer the meat to a platter. Cover the meat with foil and allow it to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
For indirect grilling: Prepare your grill for indirect heat using a drip pan ($1, Walmart). Grill filet mignon, covered, over indirect medium heat for the amount of time determined by steak thickness and desired doneness.
For a 1-inch cut, grill 16 to 20 minutes for medium-rare (145°F) or 20 to 24 minutes for medium (160°F).
For a 1½-inch cut, grill 22 to 25 minutes for medium-rare (145°F) or 25 to 28 minutes for medium (160°F).
Transfer the meat to a platter. Cover the meat with foil and allow it to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2023 20:39:21 GMT
Please tell me they don't like ketchup with their steak.
The only meat that should be well done is chicken.
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Post by pinklady on Jun 11, 2023 20:44:03 GMT
I’m a “well done” steak person. I do not want that thing red in the middle mooing at me! I take my steaks out of the fridge about 20ish minutes before I grill. If I’m not marinating them, I put salt and pepper on both side and drop them on the grill. I flip them every few minutes for about 20 minutes.
ETA: I also butterfly a thick steak to avoid a red middle.
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Post by littlemama on Jun 11, 2023 20:48:43 GMT
Damn, well done filet is criminal. The good news is that it will still be tender. Dont press on it, you'll press out all the juices. Filet tends to cook quickly, so I would google cooking times for both types of steaks and maybe the time for well done filet will be around the same as for your steaks
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Post by lindas on Jun 11, 2023 20:49:38 GMT
Cooking a filet until well done is sacrilegious but unfortunately my DH liked them that way too. The only way I could find to get it well done without turning the outside to charcoal was to butterfly it.
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Post by basketdiva on Jun 11, 2023 22:04:01 GMT
You are a very generous friend- I will do what I can to accommodate dietary restrictions but buying a different expensive meat gies beyond my hostess skills.
I’m another who cringed at the thought of cooking a filet well done. Good luck cooking the the filet.
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Post by Lexica on Jun 11, 2023 22:04:55 GMT
I knew someone who had to eat all beef well done. To me, it was a waste of a good cut of beef. I forced him to try just one bite the way I eat mine. I like mine medium rare, pink to reddish, but not dripping blood. I told him of a restaurant near my house that would not accept an order of well done for a steak. They just flat refused to cook them like that. It wasn’t at my table, but a nearby table that had ordered theirs well done. I asked him to try the one bite after hearing he had never even tasted it any way other than how his mom cooked it, borderline burned. He was nervous, but I told him he could spit it out if he needed to. He got this strange look on his face as he was chewing it and became a total convert. He had made up his mind before ever tasting it done any other way. I wonder if your guests are the same.
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Post by RosieKat on Jun 11, 2023 22:11:28 GMT
Please tell me they don't like ketchup with their steak. The only meat that should be well done is chicken. Completely agree! And especially filet! Eek! I mean, if you prefer well done in general, I don't get it but, um, OK. But doing that to filet, and then loving it like that? Well, you're good friends to spend the money and then to destroy the meat and to try to find the best possible way to do it, lol. As to the ketchup thing, my son likes ketchup with pretty much everything. He's nearly 15, so he's almost outgrown any excuse. He gets mad at me when we're at relatives' houses and I won't let him put ketchup on his nice Christmas beef tenderloin or Thanksgiving turkey.  |
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 11, 2023 22:53:35 GMT
I'm all for people eating their steak however the hell they want to, but don't ask me to destroy an expensive cut of meat for you! OP you are a better host than I am, going to this trouble to make sure your guests enjoy their meal. I never cook steak for people other than family, it's too nerve wracking. I'm always worried I will over-cook it. I guess that wouldn't be a problem for your guests though!  Please tell me they don't like ketchup with their steak. I am a lover of steak (medium rare) but DSO could take it or leave it. One time I bought two expensive Wagyu steaks as a treat. These things needed nothing more than a dash of butter and a sprinkle of salt. I was horrified when DSO pulled out the barbecue sauce and smothered his $75-per-kilo steak with it. I may as well have just bought him a rump steak at a third of the price. |
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Post by katlady on Jun 12, 2023 0:24:14 GMT
My mom has to eat beef well done. She has a fear of eating anything not fully cooked. A little pink is ok, but not red. She doesn’t eat raw fish. She doesn’t like runny egg yolks. I don’t do anything special with her steak when we cook, just cook it for a bit longer than ours.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 12, 2023 0:39:39 GMT
Please tell me they don't like ketchup with their steak. The only meat that should be well done is chicken. I love ketchup with my steak.  |
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Post by bethany102399 on Jun 12, 2023 1:21:06 GMT
Well done filets. Oy. But ok. I'd add minutes proportionately to get from medium to well based on the method and thickness. (I think indirect probably has the best chance of not making them total shoe leather. I seriously cannot imagine well done filets being anyone's preference. Yikes.) I'm over here shuddering with you. I don't eat mine bloody, but to cook that nice of a piece of meat to well done? that's just wrong. I asked him to try the one bite after hearing he had never even tasted it any way other than how his mom cooked it, borderline burned. I did not think of this and may be a legit explanation. For years I refused to eat eggs in any form other than scrambled as I like my eggs fully cooked and was forced to eat them runny as a kid (well, I refused to eat them and I'm part of the you'll eat what you get generation. On days we had eggs I went hungry). Finally saw someone make an over hard egg (break the yolk to cook it) and was like what's that? Now I love over hard eggs. OP, you're a good friend. |
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Post by bethany102399 on Jun 12, 2023 1:23:30 GMT
As to the ketchup thing, my son likes ketchup with pretty much everything. He's nearly 15, so he's almost outgrown any excuse. He gets mad at me when we're at relatives' houses and I won't let him put ketchup on his nice Christmas beef tenderloin or Thanksgiving turkey. Patrick Mahomes has turned his love of ketchup into a lucrative endorsement deal and would fully support your son I'll bet. As for me, Ketchup might improve the taste of the Thanksgiving turkey but I'll take the nice beef tenderloin (plain) any time. |
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Post by twistedscissors on Jun 12, 2023 2:00:41 GMT
Well I’m definitely the wrong person to ask cause we cook our steaks about a minute and and a half per side MAX!
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Post by Zee on Jun 12, 2023 2:22:12 GMT
Well done filets?
Monsters!
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 12, 2023 4:03:43 GMT
LOL. I used to be a well done girl myself. I’ve moved to medium. They aren’t ketchup fans. They were 2” thick and when they got here her husband suggested butterflying them. They cooked in about the same time as our ribeyes. They liked them, so that was the most important thing. :-)
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Post by styxgirl on Jun 12, 2023 18:29:40 GMT
ETA: I also butterfly a thick steak to avoid a red middle. This was going to be my suggestion too... Glad your dinner was good! cmpeter |
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Post by RosieKat on Jun 13, 2023 21:45:53 GMT
They liked them, so that was the most important thing. :-) And it sounds like you were welcoming hosts! I'll be over around 6, OK? Mid-rare works for me! |
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Post by dewryce on Jun 14, 2023 3:56:47 GMT
Please tell me they don't like ketchup with their steak. The only meat that should be well done is chicken. And this is how I knew my parents loved my (then) boyfriend when I brought him home for the first time. He asked for ketchup for his steak and they happily got it for him without teasing him. These days my mom would probably make him homemade ketchup but, fortunately, his tastes have improved. |
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