cooking steak, turning the fire alarm off every 3 minutes...
... and caking your entire apartment with a thin film of oil and grease.
I just cooked a most delicious steak using the following method:
1) preheat oven to 500. put cast iron skillet in oven immediately.
2) turn on stove at max heat.
3) at 500deg, take out skillet. put steak on it, dry (previously rubbed with salt, pepper & a little bit of olive oil)
4) cook each side for 3-5 minutes
5) put back into oven for about 5-8 more depending on doneness
6) let rest for 5 minutes
7) FOOD-GASM
Unforunately, about about step 4 the fire alarm went off. So I put it back into the oven (the only place that would keep the smoke enclosed) for about 5 minutes - I think - while I was freaking out about what to do. And then I flipped sides in about 2 seconds keeping the entire smoking thing inside the oven.
Even though I was fast, the fire alarm went off again.
About 3 minutes later, I pulled the steak out with my fingers (ouch) and left the skillet inside the oven (now off).
The fire alarm went off again. I was afraid the building one might go off at this point. It didn't, luckily. So for once, I actually managed to leave the food alone to rest, and waited probably 10 minutes.
The steak was delicious. The problem was, obviously, my apartment's ceiling was filled with smoke, and my neighbours hate me.
Any ideas how to get around this issue? I'm thinking about buying a propane burner (like the ones they use for camping) and doing it out on my balcony with just the skillet, but I'm not sure it'll get hot enough. I am trying to resist getting a real grill, of course. It has to be small, and fairly cheap. Has anyone tried this?
I just cooked a most delicious steak using the following method:
1) preheat oven to 500. put cast iron skillet in oven immediately.
2) turn on stove at max heat.
3) at 500deg, take out skillet. put steak on it, dry (previously rubbed with salt, pepper & a little bit of olive oil)
4) cook each side for 3-5 minutes
5) put back into oven for about 5-8 more depending on doneness
6) let rest for 5 minutes
7) FOOD-GASM
Unforunately, about about step 4 the fire alarm went off. So I put it back into the oven (the only place that would keep the smoke enclosed) for about 5 minutes - I think - while I was freaking out about what to do. And then I flipped sides in about 2 seconds keeping the entire smoking thing inside the oven.
Even though I was fast, the fire alarm went off again.
About 3 minutes later, I pulled the steak out with my fingers (ouch) and left the skillet inside the oven (now off).
The fire alarm went off again. I was afraid the building one might go off at this point. It didn't, luckily. So for once, I actually managed to leave the food alone to rest, and waited probably 10 minutes.
The steak was delicious. The problem was, obviously, my apartment's ceiling was filled with smoke, and my neighbours hate me.
Any ideas how to get around this issue? I'm thinking about buying a propane burner (like the ones they use for camping) and doing it out on my balcony with just the skillet, but I'm not sure it'll get hot enough. I am trying to resist getting a real grill, of course. It has to be small, and fairly cheap. Has anyone tried this?