The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

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GRILLED RIB-EYE (or T-BONE,


OR PORTERHOUSE, OR STRIP


STEAK) FOR TWO


Grilled steaks  and pan-seared  steaks  are two completely
different beasts flavorwise, but as far as cooking
technique goes, there are only a few minor distinctions.

For one thing, the heat you can get out of charcoal
briquettes (or, better yet for searing, real hardwood coals) is
far greater than what you can get out of a home stovetop
range, leading to superior charring, as well as the singeing
of the dripping beef fat, which gives grilled beef its

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