Unbelievable but true: a steak from the dishwasher
Frying a grilled cheese sandwich on an iron, boiling eggs in a kettle: on the internet, you’re bombarded with the craziest cooking hacks. But this one is particularly funny – and it really works: here’s how to cook a steak in your dishwasher.
Michael George apparently works for CBS, which is great, but we know him from Twitter. From one specific post on Twitter, namely the video in which he shows how he cooks the perfect steak with the help of his dishwasher. Seriously, is that possible? Yes, and Mike explains exactly how it works.
Thick rib-eye
You’ll have to search a little for the steak he makes. It’s not some small supermarket steak, but a huge piece, heavily marbled and with a lovely layer of fat. A thick rib-eye from a quality butcher may come closest. Michael generously sprinkles it with pepper and salt, puts it in a plastic bag and – pay attention – vacuum-seals it. You really need a vacuum-sealing machine if you want to repeat his trick, because with a simple ziplock bag there’s obviously a chance that dishwasher water will wash over your steak, and that’s definitely not the intention.
Omg it actually worked! I cooked a steak in the dishwasher and it came out AMAZING! @MGEatsTheWorld pic.twitter.com/A3ZuiFM0dL
— Michael George (@MikeGeorgeCBS) November 1, 2021
Add the breakfast plates
Michael then puts the steak in the dishwasher and runs a ninety-minute cycle. The dishwasher is otherwise empty, but he doesn’t explain exactly why. The steak is sealed airtight in that bag, so surely the coffee cups and breakfast plates could join the cycle if you’re turning on the dishwasher anyway? After ninety minutes, the steak comes out of the dishwasher and, honestly, it doesn’t look great: greyish and a little mushy. But Michael doesn’t despair; he sears the steak until it has a lovely brown crust on both sides, with some onion and garlic in the pan—perfect. And then: time to slice it. What do we see? Perfect pink-red steak.
Sous vide
How is that possible? The dishwasher probably works like a gigantic sous-vide machine. These are used in many professional kitchens to cook meat, fish and vegetables at a low temperature for a long time. But most households have a dishwasher and not many people have everything they need to cook sous vide, so this is a logical decision. So: does anyone dare to try this? We’re curious about the results, and are now continuing our search for videos showing how to deep-fry in a centrifuge and make popcorn with a lawnmower.
