Best steak to eat while listening to your rig?

Elizabeth, since I'm a little under 40 I'm not sure exactly what grocery stores were like back then, but I can still find some mighty tasty steaks in some upscale grocery stores around. It works for me, anyway.

But I do agree with Elizabeth in liking the steak very rare. I had a girlfriend once that I took to a steakhouse in Chicago. When the waiter asked her, "How would you like your steak cooked?", she replied, "Still mooing." At that point, I knew she might be a keeper. I miss her.

Michael

I grilled 2 steaks (one for each of my date and I) on Saturday evening as we prepared to wait out Irene. (We weren't hit too badly here in Baltimore, but there was plenty of driving rain for a while.) It was raining somewhat when I was out grilling, which is actually kind of fun.

We had grilled Porterhouses (from my local Safeway, nothing fancy) at 7 minutes per side, and a juice of simmered beef broth, garlic, sage, thyme, and rosemary added while they were resting. We had a bottle of Clos Pegase Cabernet Savingon (from Napa) and it made for a great start to the wet weekend.

Rrog: It's good to hear that someone else has similar tastes as me. If you're in the Baltimore area sometime, drop me a line and we'll enjoy the steak + wine.

Trelja: Good to hear from you, Joe! And it's great that the good doctor has taught you something about cooking that you've been able to take with you. Salting steak is one of those divisive issues, but I tend to lean toward your camp.

Tmsorosk: I'm with you on the Porterhouse, but I haven't heard of drip drying. Is that how you get the steak, or is it something you need to do to it once you've purchased it?

Michael