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Why are people so against air frying steak? It seems like the best thing to cook in an air fryer
by subarctic 2y ago
Why are people so against air frying steak? It seems like the best thing to cook in an air fryer
- silisili 2y agoI'm not really against it if you like it, it was half a joke. But to me steak cooking is an art of sorts that means searing the outside while minimally cooking the inside(I'm a rare steak guy). That usually means letting it thaw completely, then just searing the sides at super high heat, for me on a griddle or cast iron pan. I've never tried to oven or air fry a steak, but I have to imagine you can't get anything close to a seared steak that's rare inside. We want to retain moisture, so blowing hot air at it seems like a bad idea.
- wenc 2y agoIf you want to get it rare with moisture retained with an air fryer, see above, decrease the time, and use parchment paper.
- silisili 2y agoI'm inclined to try it. My current method is just a cast iron pan at highest heat and flipping three times total, but I'm willing to experiment.
- blitzar 2y agoSous vide + hot sear is my preferred method - but the oven reverse sear is fairly similar and I don't doubt the air fryer would yield similar
- tuffff 2y agoI thought that way until I tried a reverse sear (oven at low temp and sear afterwards) myself. I am no expert at the physics behind it, but it works great for rare steaks. Yes, the oven dries the outer part of the steak, but that means you get your desired crust in less time in the pan. That results in a clearer distinction between the crust and the juicy interior without the gray band in between.
- fulafel 2y agoEthics.
- ballooney 2y agoFor the same reason they’d probably be against baking a steak.