Originally Posted by notsosmart

Cazzi there is almost no fool-proof way to cook a steak at home, unless you like it well done.

I would suggest exactly what stupidhead suggested, with these additional suggestions:

-Use a thicker steak. Because you're going to end with heat from all sides, you want a center deep enough to stay pink

-Heat a cast iron skillet as much as humanly possible, and sear both sides of the steak VERY QUICKLY

-Put the steak in the oven on broil and finish it there. Be sure to place it on the rack, and not on a pan of any kind. You can collect the juices below.


You can also cook steak "hawaiian style", by cutting it into small pieces first, then quickly searing on a super-hot pan. The reason why this works well is that the meat doesn't steam inside the way it doe when you place a large chunk of meat on a flat pan.

Good luck!