Cold Sear

A cooking technique to cook steak or other meat from a cold non-stick frying pan, without using any cooking oil. This result to less smoke while cooking than standard way of cooking steak using hot pan.

Nathan Hutsenpiller

Developed by Andrew Janjigian, aka @wordloaf on Instagram, the tip really works if you have a well-marbled cut of beef; enough fat comes out during the cooking process that oil is not needed. All you need to do is start with a nonstick pan with no heat and no oil, place the steaks inside, and turn the skillet to high heat. After a few flips, turn the heat down to medium temperature. Flip the steaks every two minutes and cook until the exterior is browned and the internal temperature reaches 120°F (for medium-rare results.) ¹

It takes longer to cook steak this way, and requires to dry brine the meat for flavorful result. The meat also need to be dry before cooking to get a good crust.

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