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Cooking steaks
Posted on 7/30/20 at 11:03 am
Posted on 7/30/20 at 11:03 am
Doing a benefit steak cooking this weekend. Steaks gonna be resting in coolers while waiting to be plated. For medium figuring to pull em at 135 temp to acct for additional heating in chest with other steaks. Too low??? Too high??
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Posted on 7/30/20 at 11:06 am to DIGGY
You should be right on.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 11:30 am to DIGGY
Are you plating right at the grill or inside / in another location?
I ask because last time I did this it was buffet style and the diners came right by the grill. We undercooked them a bit and put them in the insulated container. Then tossed them from the insulated container on the grill for less than a minute as the line was moving. People liked getting a steak right off the grill. Had one guy at the container tossing steaks on the grill and another guy pulling them off and putting them on plates. Had a couple up on the second level getting the crap cooked out of them for people who requested that.
I ask because last time I did this it was buffet style and the diners came right by the grill. We undercooked them a bit and put them in the insulated container. Then tossed them from the insulated container on the grill for less than a minute as the line was moving. People liked getting a steak right off the grill. Had one guy at the container tossing steaks on the grill and another guy pulling them off and putting them on plates. Had a couple up on the second level getting the crap cooked out of them for people who requested that.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 11:58 am to jbgleason
They are plating inside in separate area so steaks will be unloaded from grill to chests and transported to building and rest until they plate. No idea what length of resting time will be so was gonna shut it down 10 degrees or so early.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 12:11 pm to DIGGY
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For medium figuring to pull em at 135 temp to acct for additional heating in chest with other steaks.
I would think they’d get overcooked.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 12:17 pm to DIGGY
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Doing a benefit steak cooking this weekend. Steaks gonna be resting in coolers while waiting to be plated. For medium figuring to pull em at 135 temp to acct for additional heating in chest with other steaks. Too low??? Too high??
Not sure but I would make a practice run before the benefit to see if you get the right results.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 12:38 pm to TH03
Ok was thinking the indirect heat would not raise internal temp much more than 5, at most 8-10 degrees, to settle at 140-145 final before leveling off and cooling after plating and carrying home.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 12:38 pm to TH03
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I would think they’d get overcooked.
Totally agree.
If you put a bunch of steaks at 135 in an insulated cooler you are going to have a lot of carryover cooking.
I'd take them off at 125 tops.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 12:40 pm to DIGGY
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Too high??
If going for medium, my target serving internal temp would be about 135, so I would pull at 120-125
But regardless, cooking steaks for the masses is a disaster, few people will actually be happy with what they get, do the best you can and don't let the bitchers bother you
Posted on 7/30/20 at 12:44 pm to DIGGY
How many plates are you doing?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:01 pm to DIGGY
Where is this benefit at? Hell I’ll try
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:07 pm to GynoSandberg
500
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:09 pm to DIGGY
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Ok was thinking the indirect heat would not raise internal temp much more than 5, at most 8-10 degrees
Hell, that can happen in a steak under foil on your counter. That’s only amplified in an insulated cooler. Medium is as low as 135 so if you pull at that temp and place in the cooler, it’ll be at the high end of medium going into medium well when you serve.
I would do a practice run on 1-2 steaks dropped in the cooler at 125-130 and see what temp they are after resting in there for however long. Then assume the temp on “game day” will rise even higher since more steaks in the cooler = more residual heat. So if they continue to raise in temp 10 degrees I would assume like 15 degrees on your actual cook.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:16 pm to DIGGY
AM I reading this right, pre-cooking 500 steaks?
You're a better man than I am. I'd tell them "I hope they enjoy their steak. And yes, it is supposed to look and taste like chicken."
You're a better man than I am. I'd tell them "I hope they enjoy their steak. And yes, it is supposed to look and taste like chicken."
This post was edited on 7/30/20 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:18 pm to Sus-Scrofa
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AM I reading this right, pre-cooking 500 steaks?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:21 pm to DIGGY
500 steaks? How many grills/how big?
Man this sounds like a nightmare, and I don’t think you can expect consistency unless you pre cook then sear on the grill and serve right there.
Packing a cooler of steaks to the tune of 500 total just doesn’t seem like it will work well.
Man this sounds like a nightmare, and I don’t think you can expect consistency unless you pre cook then sear on the grill and serve right there.
Packing a cooler of steaks to the tune of 500 total just doesn’t seem like it will work well.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:25 pm to DIGGY
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500
holy shite
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:28 pm to Ed Osteen
I thought he was going to say 20 or something
People who can cook for groups without getting logistically overwhelmed amaze me
this...this is on another level altogether
People who can cook for groups without getting logistically overwhelmed amaze me
this...this is on another level altogether
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:31 pm to Pettifogger
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People who can cook for groups without getting logistically overwhelmed amaze me
My FIL is a master and I’m slowly learning from him, but 500 steaks is not something we’ve done. Especially not with one grill.
We did like 60 at his house one time, but used 2 grills and 2 batches each.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 1:32 pm to DIGGY
I am guessing it is too late, but with that many plates I would cook the whole rack and then slice "Prime rib" style, seems you would have better control of internal temp....but hey it is a benefit, peoples expectations should not be too high, have fun and make some money for whatever cause yall are supporting 
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