Reheating Ribeye Steak

[J-Melt]

I have half a 1.5 inch thick ribeye steak that I have thawed that needs to be reheated. I is currently about rare to medium rare. I could do oven or pan sear. Prefer to not use microwave and I do not have a sous vide option. What do y'all recommend?

[Oak Smoke]

I use a CI pan and a bit of butter. Do a slow simmer and watch the internal temp, you can make it almost as good as fresh cooked.

[DaveD]

This is what I would do if you want to keep the piece whole and not slice it up as in the other suggestions. Keep the insta-read right there and take it slowish. Of course, sous vide is far and away the best approach; if I draw your name in this year's Secret Santa I sho nuff know what I'll be sending you

[au4stree]

I’ve had good luck wrapping in foil with a little butter and reheating in oven on low heat, 250-275. It’ll still taste reheated, but that is the best option I’ve found to minimize reheated taste. Unless you slice it up and throw on some sammiches.

[barelfly]

I’d slice it up thin and quick high heat with a cast iron for tacos of some sort, but not sure if you are wanting any method or just keeping it whole and warming that way? Otherwise, the low heat in the oven so it warms evenly perhaps?

enjoy the leftovers!

[DaveD]

Wait... you are suggesting TACOS? What?!?!

[barelfly]

DaveD I mean……someone asked…so I had to at least get my avatar on this thread

[DaveD]

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[Jfrosty27]

Slice it up thinish. Heat a skillet to a medium high heat with butter. Then crack in a few eggs, drop in the steak slices and have a breakfast of steak and eggs. Yum. Oh. Don’t forget the toast with butter on it. OMG. Now I want this. 🫤

[mnavarre]

"toast with butter" is a strange way of spelling tortillas with salsa...

[hoovarmin]

Microwave at 50% power

[CaptainMike]

Yep, that's what the power settings are for. Slow and easy to get to temp, then sear that sucker off. It really works, and it's really easy. I learned that from none other that Mr. HouseHomey his self. He calls it 'Chef Mic'.

[J-Melt]

Just reheated it! I followed Oak Smoke’s directions and added a lid. Turned out decent. I will be trimming the more fatty part off the next two steaks because the part I ate had way too much gristle and fat mixed in. I think I would use this method again.

[DaveD]

You can avoid this entire quandary, of course, by simply eating the whole steak on the day (They don't call me "The Master Of The Obvious" for nothing, ya know!)

[Oak Smoke]

I haven’t used a lid before but it looks like it worked fine.

[J-Melt]

I used the lid to try to get it to heat more evenly. May or May not have worked. At least the middle was still pinkish!

[DaveD]

Of course, someone needs to ask the most basic question: What is this "leftover" ribeye of which you speak?

[Richard Chrz]

Buying a SV before you need to do this again… rather then reheating, slice it thin and make fajitas, or in some sort of Red beans and rice,… shrimp and steak taco’s… reimagine it as a something other than a steak. But then order a SV, and still do those things, just next level.😜

[barelfly]

Tacos!!!!!!!

[Santamarina]

Most of the time leftover steak gets sliced and pan fried.

Without a dedicated SV you could still faux sous vide…toss vac sealed bag - or even just a ziplock bag - in a pot of water on the stove and monitor temps with an instant read thermometer. Not as “set and forget” as a SV, but it works!

[Draznnl]

Until you get a SV, I suggest slicing it thin, placing it on your favorite sandwich roll with some tangy bbq sauce and having a cold steak sandwich.

[Richard Chrz]

Yeah, reimagining it is how I would approach it, consider it meal prep, and yes use the future SV to finish prepping it.

[captainlee]

If your microwave,has Reheat Meal it works great.

[bmillin]

Personally I do not care for reheated steak - as steak. I LOVE it sliced paper thin on a salad, or sliced thin and give a breif bath in Jus or just broth for a sandwich.

[fzxdoc]

Agreed. The reheated taste in steak can be so gross.

Sometimes I eat it cold, arm hanging on the fridge door, moment of ecstasy, right out of the plastic wrap I put on it when decreeing it as a leftover. Cold leftover steak is the food of the gods.

[Dewesq55]

I did this with my birthday steak. I put it in a 250° oven with a fireboard probe stuck in the end and did the front portion of a reverse sear until the IT hit 125°. It was already seared from the restaurant so it was perfect

[58limited]

Josh, sorry to be late to this topic. I routinely reheat with my sous vide - no risk of over cooking an already cooked steak. Steak is medium rare? Set the SV to 130^o

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