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Originally Posted by Deskisamess

Here is how I do strip steaks:

http://www.offthemeathook.com/2011/0...cy-restaurant/

When you’re ready to cook, heat a pan to very very hot over the highest heat your burner can muster. I prefer a nonstick skillet. Hold the steak with a pair of tongs above the hot pan. Find the edge of the steak that has a strip of fat on it. Hold the fat-covered edge of the steak in the pan with the tongs until it releases some grease and browns. (I praise the day nearly 10 years ago when I read about this Alain Ducasse trick in the New York Times.) Then, lay the steak on a flat side and cook it for a few minutes, until it browns. Flip it over and cook it on the second side.

Getting a nonstick pan super hot is dangerous. More so if the pan doesn't have fat or something else in it to absorb heat. The non stick coatings start to vaporize at around 450 degrees and can cause serious health problems if you breathe them in.
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