Cooking steak is easy, just throw some butter in the pan and sear that baby for a few minutes, right? This may be an option if you just want an ordinary steak, but did you know that with a few simple tips, you can cook perfect steak? By perfect, we mean mouth-watering, lightly crusted, aromatic, tender steak. Hungry yet? We hope so. Let’s get to grilling!

Only Use High-Quality Meat

In order to cook the perfect steak, you must start with high-quality meat. This means bypassing the grocery store and heading to the butcher to pick up some organic, grass-fed cuts. These cuts of the meat will be fresher, tastier, and better for you.

Choose Fat Over Lean

By starting with a cut with more marbling and a little extra fat, you will have a juicer steak, as opposed to starting with a lean cut, which often results in a drier steak. If you are worried about the fat content, you may one to opt for a smaller portion of meat. The golden rule for perfect steak is quality over quantity. However, if you aren’t worried about the fat, a fantastic and easy to prepare cut is none other than the ribeye steak.

Garlic, to Keep Vampires away

You wouldn’t want any thirsty vampires trying to take a bite out of your fresh, juicy steaks, so make sure to prepare your steak by rubbing both sides and all the edges thoroughly with freshly chopped garlic cloves. Not only will it protect your meat, it will add magnificent flavor, creating the perfect steak. Make sure to chop the clove in half and use the cut side to ensure maximum garlic infusion.

Get Salty

Sea salt and freshly ground pepper are your friends here. Not only is this duo the old standby in everyday cooking, coating your steak with generous amounts of salt and pepper will give your steak that perfect crust that you only see in steakhouses. Just when you think you have put enough salt and pepper, add a little more.

Freeze before Cooking

It may seem counterintuitive to freeze something you want to cook, but throwing your steak in the freezer for 45 minutes allows the juices to dry out. Grills at steakhouses can reach temperatures that evaporate the surface moisture in a snap, giving the steak that perfect crust. To properly freeze the steak, place the steak on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels and put it on a rack in the freezer for 45 minutes. Be sure not to leave the meat in longer than an hour, or it may start to freeze. Starting with a dry steak will allow you to achieve the perfect crust.

Butter Not Oil

You may be tempted to use extra virgin olive oil, however, because of its low smoke point, it may cause your kitchen to become smoky. Instead, opt for organic butter. Butter has a higher smoke point and is twice as delicious!

Use a Digital Meat Thermometer

Cooking the perfect steak means cooking it to the desired doneness. You may be wondering how to cook a steak to the proper doneness without cutting it open and looking at it. The trick here is to go by the temperature. 

Well done steaks will need to reach a resting temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Medium rare steaks need to be cooked until they reach 125 degrees, with a final temperature of 130 degrees. Rare steaks need to be cooked until they reach 120 degrees, with a resting temperature of 125 degrees. 

The best way to get a precisely cooked steak is to measure the temperature with a thermometer like the ThermoPro Tempspike Plus Wireless 600-ft Probe Thermometer with Upgraded Probe.