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I cook (and eat) a lot of steak. Probably 3-4 per week, 1.5" thick ribeyes. For me, resting has always been about temperature normalization.

I like to sear my steaks in a cast iron skillet. I use an induction cooktop and tend to start at medium-high and ramp up to as hot as the stove will get. I think the ramp-up is important to render some of the fat without just letting it all evaporate.

I turn the steaks over frequently (30s intervals), which keeps the inside from cooking too much while the outside gets nice and crispy. I take them off the heat probably 2-3 minutes (but keep flipping! The pan is still really damn hot) before they go into the oven (at 400F).

I take the steaks out when they hit 120 and pull them out of the pan ASAP.

During the “rest” that follows I add pepper and butter to the tops of the steaks. The outsides of these steaks become way, way hotter than the insides. But the size of the layer that is so hot is very thin due to the frequent turning. So they don’t need to rest long, and the temp doesn’t rise too much once they’re out of the oven.


Aren't you worried about the health impacts of eating steak that frequently?
Probably should be more worried about the environmental impact
Why is that a concern exactly? Why does every decision need an environmental impact? How do you know he doesn't plant a tree for every steak he eats?
peer pressure used to be a pretty important (and efficient) tool for society to control itself.

not every decision needs a cost-benefit analysis. though chomping down that many pounds of nice ribeye steaks has a not insignificant cost. to me it seems normal to ask about it.

May I ask how you came to the conclusion that eating steak may have health concerns?

Who determines the diet for sharks or gorillas?

It varies between individuals, but there are absolutely cases where steak and other red meats can have health concerns. Hemochromatosis is one that immediately comes to mind.
Not specifically, no. I think the benefits for me personally outweigh the risks, anyway. Everyone's physiology is different, so I don't expect everyone else to eat the way I do.
It is actually the reverse. Keto & carnivore(with only fatty read meat) is the best. If you have diseases like diabetes/epilepsy/mental-illness/food-addiction/etc it (may) help a lot. I eat 6-7 days/week red meat.

Source: I do ketovore for 2.5+ years.

FWIW, I hear there could be issues with (too much) iron especially for men.

At any rate, do be aware that human biology is quite diverse and diets that work for one may not work for others.

> FWIW, I hear there could be issues with (too much) iron especially for men.

Too much iron can cause serious systemic issues, especially for the liver, and yes, men tend to have worse symptoms for the simple reason that one of the treatments for high iron is bloodletting. Unlike women, men don't have a natural built in mechanism to do so regularly.

Note that you have to eat a lot of fat. It's not "high protein", it's "high fat, medium to low protein".

> At any rate, do be aware that human biology is quite diverse and diets that work for one may not work for others.

Only these type of diets may work for the diseases that I mentioned. Like it only works for some types of epilepsy.

It's for sure not the "reverse", even if for some people with certain diseases the benefits may outweigh the risks. It's undeniably linked to certain cancers and arteriosclerosis
It's actually the reverse. "some people" is every person that is overweight (50% of USA). "cancer" are studies where it includes other things, like fast food etc. Haven't researched arteriosclerosis, but we'd have to see studies being done on healthy patients with strict keto/carnivore and not dirty diet.
That directly contradicts everything I've ever read about high red meat consumption. Are there reputable studies that back this up?
No, there aren't. And no, you haven't ready any reputable studies where people did clean keto/carnivore.

All your studies are people just talking about their diet, eating meat & stuff. And that "meat & stuff" never works on treating any diseases either.

Feel free to link anything from "everything I've ever read about high red meat consumption" and we'll see if it's true keto/carnivore/ketovore.

How long does the steak generally stay in the pan to sear? Have to ever tried reverse searing instead (which I believe is just oven first)?
About 5-7 minutes, tops. I haven't tried the reverse sear, I'd worry about overcooking.
I'd highly recomend you give reverse sear a go. It definitely works best with thick steaks but a nice low oven temp 120C (250F) and pull when the steak is 40C (120F), then into a ripping hot pan with oil in it gives a fantastic sear.

I'm not suggesting it's better than your method or anything but well worth trying imo!

You just set the oven super low and cook it until it’s a certain amount under (I forget, maybe 30F under). It’s honestly probably easier to overcook by your method. You get an even better crust because all the surface moisture has evaporated in the oven before it hits the pan.
Surface moisture from the fat on the steak is what actually produces a good sear IMO
Surface moisture refers to water (moisture is water, not fat).
Well my steaks are already devoid of that when they go in the pan ;)

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