Hello there TB

You are making me hungry at the thoughts.

As to the fire alarm - will need more info. Is the fire alarm the simple mains powered unit within your apartment, or is it linked to the main building fire alarm.

If it's the mains / battery powered unit in your apartment, you need to change the detector from a smoke to a heat detector if its in the kitchen. However if its outside the kitchen - close the door! Smoke detectors should be used in all other areas.

If the smoke detector is connected to main building fire alarm, then you need to talk to the management company, as this should be a heat detector to avoid the problems you are describing.

Just some thoughts

KM

 

Hello there TB

You are making me hungry at the thoughts.

As to the fire alarm - will need more info. Is the fire alarm the simple mains powered unit within your apartment, or is it linked to the main building fire alarm.

If it's the mains / battery powered unit in your apartment, you need to change the detector from a smoke to a heat detector if its in the kitchen. However if its outside the kitchen - close the door! Smoke detectors should be used in all other areas.

If the smoke detector is connected to main building fire alarm, then you need to talk to the management company, as this should be a heat detector to avoid the problems you are describing.

Just some thoughts

KM

Thanks for this!

It's my flat's smoke alarm and its in the corridor, so maybe closing the kitchen door is a good idea.

I'm wondering if there is something in my technique that I could change?

Thanks,

 

How about taking the battery out? :roll: Just a suggestion. :?

Or how about eating your steak very very rare. :wink:

 

I think a little oil may be needed, everytime I cook anything without oil (bacon etc) trying to be healthy the smoke alarm goes nuts. Even though the steak isn't being burned because you are dry frying the rest of the pan gets very hot and any previous residue left on the pan will start to smoke

 

I rub some olive oil on both sides of the steak prior to cooking
A bit of salt and pepper

Turn every minute or so.

Cook to taste

I'm hungry now!

 

Or how about eating your steak very very rare. :wink:

That's the best way, just warm it through and as Mercury Boy said, bit of salt and pepper or crushed garlic or chilli - perfect! Can't stand cremated meat, all the taste goes, although lamb isn't so good to have rare - can give you the two bob bits

 

my wife swears that marinating the meat in a mixture of native olive oil, soy sauce, herbs and cognac does it - bon appetite!

 

... although lamb isn't so good to have rare - can give you the two bob bits

Lamb is OK rare so is wallaby, pork and chicken are the dangerous ones :shock:

 

Kangaroo is best Rare - Medium at the very most

If you have it well done, it turns to shoe leather

 

... although lamb isn't so good to have rare - can give you the two bob bits

Lamb is OK rare so is wallaby, pork and chicken are the dangerous ones :shock:

Yes red meat is ok rare, white meat is dangerous not cooked properly. I love my steak med/rare, with the blood still running from it, lots of flavour.

 

:? Simple, if you're steaks are to your liking, adjust the fire alarm. a large hammer works well.


Joke :lol:

 

Lots of advice on this topic.... why not make a shelf like device that sits over the window ledge on the outside and place an electric griddle on this....
...outdoor bbq

We could 'all' come round to your place and observe the problem firsthand...
... of course in the interests of scientific enquiry you'd have to cook quite a few steaks.... I'll bring a bottle of red

Mike

 

So nothing "technical" I can do to sort this problem?
A "non-Stick" pan? What's the best pan for this anyway?

thanks!

 

Yeah a good non-stick pan always helps. I got a heavy base tefal one (the one with the red spot in the middle - which is broken??) from TKMAXX and its been a really good pan, easy to clean too as it has very good non-stick

The only "technical" thing I can think of is adding a bit of oil to transfer some of the heat away from the pan but thats about it. Other than than I like the idea of Hammer Vs Smoke alarm :twisted:

 

so....jamie oliver not got a jag then ??????

he has not chipped in :shock:

 

So nothing "technical" I can do to sort this problem?
A "non-Stick" pan? What's the best pan for this anyway?

thanks!

Id say a grill pan, seriously. Grilling it is the best way to cook it, I find anyway. 8)

 

So nothing "technical" I can do to sort this problem?
A "non-Stick" pan? What's the best pan for this anyway?

thanks!

Id say a grill pan, seriously. Grilling it is the best way to cook it, I find anyway. 8)

Yeah, unfortunatly I live on the 3rd floor and lets face it, most of the year the weather is so shite you certainly shouldn't be cooking outside... ;-(

 

http://www.rythrearms.co.uk/index.htm

try here for steaks...look at the monster

i go quite often not far from me....fantastic steaks.........

 

My that is a monster!! Monster price too. :wink: