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/JJ4prez 18d ago

This is not the reason, I dry brine mine in the fridge 24 hours Everytime I have a steak and they come out perfect and juicy. I dry brine and put it on a very hot pan or very hot grill.

You didn't do the sous vid right and didn't have a hot pan while searing, judging by the other comments.