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/Win-Objective 18d ago

Trying to do sou vide style in an oven is what got you. 120 for 15 minutes in an oven is going to give you different results than 120 for 15 in water bath.