Comments on: Your stove is stupid http://www.districtplates.com/2009/07/07/your-stove-is-stupid/ Looking beyond the recipe while cooking and eating, in and around the District Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.districtplates.com/2009/07/07/your-stove-is-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Scott Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:57:51 +0000 http://www.districtplates.com/?p=372#comment-646 Another great idea for serious heat. Another great idea for serious heat.

]]> By: JREinATL http://www.districtplates.com/2009/07/07/your-stove-is-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-637 JREinATL Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:11:06 +0000 http://www.districtplates.com/?p=372#comment-637 I tried this last night using a cast iron skillet, which I placed on my gas grill, rates removed so that the skillet sat right above the burners, and let it get up to about 600 degrees. Two minutes/side gave it a nice crust, but I found that 4 minutes in the oven was far too short for medium rare. At 4 minutes, my instant read thermometer read about 120. 8 minutes gave me 135, which was just about right. I tried this last night using a cast iron skillet, which I placed on my gas grill, rates removed so that the skillet sat right above the burners, and let it get up to about 600 degrees.

Two minutes/side gave it a nice crust, but I found that 4 minutes in the oven was far too short for medium rare. At 4 minutes, my instant read thermometer read about 120. 8 minutes gave me 135, which was just about right.

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