Kansas City Steaks - Christmas gift

Set them on your granite counter. The stone helps them thaw faster. Or a cool water bath.

My MIL gave me some all beef hot dogs from them (no idea why), but they were pretty good. She ordered them on QVC, but I’m sure they can be ordered from other places

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best thawing process

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Put in fridge until defrosted.
Best, but not the quickest.

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Set them on your granite counter.

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This but if you want to accelerate even that process flip your cast iron upside down and set them on the bottom. The iron acts as a heat exchanger. Flip after an hour or so. Faster than granite but slower than water bath. I find the water bath is too fast and the toughness is noticeable.

But as other posters have said that's speed with a little consequence. For no consequence thaw in the fridge overnight.

The room temp cooking is a very important part most the in home steak cookers miss.

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Most important thing is to have them at room temp by the time you cook.

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Have you used a thermometer to confirm the inside is "room temp"?

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The room temp cooking is a very important part most the in home steak cookers miss.

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Nah

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Have you used a thermometer to confirm the inside is "room temp"?

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I have not. I use rule of thumb: Remove meat from refrigeration at least 45-60 minutes prior to cooking depending on thickness. Then just use touch to test. Accurate enough and seems to work for me.

This has been disproven as an hour isn't long enough for the interior of the steak to come up to room temperature.