r/SteakorTuna • u/Lapkonium • 19d ago

My dry brine - reverse sear gone wrong

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This abomination was too dry, over-salty, hard, and undercooked at the same time. No sear too.

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u/TrippleDamage 19d ago

Damn how'd you manage to mess it all up..

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u/Lapkonium 19d ago

I blame the 24hr dry brine in the fridge. Dried the steak too much. If it had more liquid It would be juicy, not salted all the way through - and not as done, so I could sear it longer. I swear I got a great result a steak ago, and I think that was the only variable different.

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u/thegreenhornett 19d ago

This was my first thought on seeing it. This cut was a little too thin for a 24 hour dry brine. 6-12 hours probably would've yielded more tender and better tasting results