Why in the world do people use steak sauce?

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: OS
what wiki has to say about this;

"Many steak lovers refuse to use steak sauce as they claim it ruins the flavor of the meat. Often, adding steak sauce is seen as a way to mask the flavor of inferior steak. Likewise, asking for A1 or other commercial steak sauces at high-end restaurants is seen as crass and an indication of lack of sophistication."

I don't always subscribe to what wiki says but in this case I might have to

Interesting - the only way I'll eat steak is with sauce. Steak just tastes a little bitter to me, and otherwise flavorless. The sauce makes it worthwhile.

 

[TeeJay1952]

Sauce is to season....Not to soggen.
Tasty accent, good.
Covering up all other flavors, bad.

 

[Chaotic42]

I like A1 sauce on my baked potato. It does not, however, touch the steak (Unless the steak is crap).

 

[oddyager]

I never liked steak sauce myself, but I'll drown it in ketchup completely.

 

[sswingle]

I thought HP made printers.

I never use steak sauce.

 

[mercanucaribe]

It's amazing how bland most Americans' taste is. They'll eat a bland steak and act like it's God's gift to cuisine just because it happens to be a steak.

 

[dullard]

Because spices IMPROVE even the best steak prepared by the best chef in the best possible cooking method.

True, there are many bad steak sauces. But a good kick of spice helps steak. I perfer my steak sauces to be basically a dry rub, but the amount of moisure in a sauce doesn't affect my point.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
It's amazing how bland most Americans' taste is. They'll eat a bland steak and act like it's God's gift to cuisine just because it happens to be a steak.

You silly Texans and your grass fed cows. Corn fed Iowa beef is where it's at

A nicely marbled ribeye cooked medium rare needs nothing but a bit of salt, pepper, and a dab of garlic rubbed on it before grilling.

I shake my head at the people that order sirloin well done and dump half a gallon of sauce on it just to make it edible.

 

[Vic]

HP is not steak sauce.

Good steak (like good BBQ) don't need sauce.

 

[Quasmo]

Marinate it with the rib rub and the A1 overnight, and then I grill it until it's medium rare. I slice it in very fine strips and serve it with horse raddish sauce.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Marinate it with the rib rub and the A1 overnight, and then I grill it until it's medium rare. I slice it in very fine strips and serve it with horse raddish sauce.

God forbid you actually taste the meat!

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Marinate it with the rib rub and the A1 overnight, and then I grill it until it's medium rare. I slice it in very fine strips and serve it with horse raddish sauce.

How do you slice?

 

[cessna152]

Little bit of salt and pepper to enhance the natural flavor. A HOT cast iron pan. Done.

Perfect steak.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

because they are too pussy to eat a medium rare steak. anything beyond is just overcooked and flavorless.

 

[TheSlamma]

Originally posted by: Sketcher
but there's a time and place for good sauce.

When the cook sucks at the BBQ

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: TheSlamma

Originally posted by: Sketcher
but there's a time and place for good sauce.

When the cook sucks at the BBQ

BBQ???

 

[thescreensavers]

I love my steak sauce. but 98% of the time we have a marinated stake of tariaki or chimie chorie Yummy. My stakes sauce is bulls eyes
statehouse barbecue sauce with A1. Yummy

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
because they are too pussy to eat a medium rare steak. anything beyond is just overcooked and flavorless.

Good filets are still enjoyable even well done. Mind you I'm not talking carbonized tektites that some people eat, but properly cooked cuts. :laugh:

Oh and HP is definitely steak sauce. Some people treat it as a food group of its own. I could do that but I don't use foul language.

 

[TheSlamma]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: TheSlamma

Originally posted by: Sketcher
but there's a time and place for good sauce.

When the cook sucks at the BBQ

BBQ???

Bar B Que
The Barbie

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Oh and HP is definitely steak sauce. Some people treat it as a food group of its own. I could do that but I don't use foul language.

It's brown sauce, not steak sauce. It's more of a kind of British ketchup.

 

[azoomee]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
I only ever use the A1 steak sauce, and I can't imagine any steak without it! Never heard of hp brand...

Love the A1 -- even with a good steak.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: Vic

It's brown sauce, not steak sauce. It's more of a kind of British ketchup.

When given to folks that drown a cut with it - it's steak sauce. Never understood the fascination with ketchup either. Then again I'm not typical either.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: TheSlamma

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: TheSlamma

Originally posted by: Sketcher
but there's a time and place for good sauce.

When the cook sucks at the BBQ

BBQ???

Bar B Que
The Barbie

You do realize there is a difference between BBQ and grilling?

 

[Marinski]

Depends what kind of steak it is. If its some nice prime rib or filet then it needs no sauce. If its a sirloin then i prefer Jim Beams steak sauce.

 

[Darthvoy]

I like my stakes medium, but I use A1 to cover up the taste of blood.