How to Cook the Perfect Steak

Cooking steak whether it's so pink it's still mooing or it's so cooked you could use it as a belt cooking steak can be quite difficult for a lot of us but I have a few Simple tips and techniques to get a perfect result any way you want it.

1. Allow the steak to come to room temperature before cooking
2. Use a griddle pan, preferably non stick
3. Lightly oil the steak, NOT THE PAN
4. Season the steak before cooking
5. Always a low rest time.

Now for cooking techniques, this method will always give you your perfect steak. Place the stake into the hot pan and cook for 1-2 minutes then flip, now to tell if your steak is cooked correctly or to how you like it put your hand in front of you and gently touch your thumb and index finger together (don't use any pressure just bring them together so they are just touching) now press the fatty tissue of your hand below the thumb, you will notice it is very squidgy and soft, if you press the steak after 2-3 minutes of cooking you will feel that it is the same as your fatty tissue below your thumb when the index finger and thumb meet.

If you move onto the next finger you will feel that the skin gets tougher below your thumb this continues to the pinkie. As you continue cooking the steak it will also resemble the same feel, so from the index finger to the pinkie is the how long you should cook your steak for the perfect result.

• Index finger to thumb = medium rare
• Middle finger to thumb = medium
• Ring finger to thumb = medium well
• Pinkie to thumb = well done

Matthew Rankmore
Head Chef FitFarms