Why I Cook Frozen Steaks…

We’re always told to thaw our food before cooking… but what happens when we don’t? This one was surprising on so many levels!

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[drawingviper]

“Today we’ll be finding out if you’re crazy or not”
I feel like I’m getting called out

[Reagilias]

Frozen brisket on the lower shelf probably made the smoke much cooler by the time it reached the top shelf where the thawed brisket was at, which may have caused the difference in cook time

[NaftaliTheFoodie]

Zero spin on either pepper grinder. Cmon Max you know better than that

[LevElGrapes]

2:57 Now we NEED to see Max do the Flick with that Grinder

[Wulfgrym]

Frozen is where sous-vide shines. Also, reverse sear for steaks. Bring a frozen one up at 250•, rest for 7min, then sear.

[christopherdark]

Great vid! I'd like to see a part 2 where the focus is a different cooking method. Braising, boiling in a broth/soup, etc. Basically, where well done in a liquid suspension is the goal. A ground meat cooking in a pan, too.

[SillyGoofyWackyVids]

This man has made me an addict to steak, brisket, and other meats

[lordallenpatterson]

Max your videos never fail to impress. I’m definitely trying the steaks from frozen. Love the jerky too. I’m still eating on the maple bacon, it’s great too.

[johnyliltoe]

I've cooked frozen chicken before and in my opinion it turned out better; however, that was in an air frier. The longer, high temp, even cook time I find creates a nice crust while leaving an extremely tender center. There is a method to it though; it's easy to both under or overcook the chicken. Once you find the sweet spot though it's great.

Fish I would have been shocked if it had of been good frozen. Can not imagine how that would work.

Steak I knew was better frozen due to getting that nice crust.

The brisket was a bit surprising, but it makes sense with a long cook time. When the time it takes to thaw on the grill is a small fraction of the entire cook time there's not much reason why it would make much of a difference.

One thing to note overall though; the process of freezing meat is actually the more damaging process as the ice crystals will start to puncture the cells of the meat. As such, it's not the reheating process that's going to make a huge difference to how the cells are formed; all that will change is the cook time and, as a result, how evenly it's cooked.

[Galactic]

Frozen steak is actually perfect for the air-fryer. Normally air-frying steak tends to dry it out before you get a nice crust on it but for frozen steak it actually comes out perfectly medium rare WITH a nice crust on it, you just have to remember to flip it half way through the cook.

[lngun]

Going from frozen to the pan is my favorite way to cook super thin steaks. It allows you get a great crust without overcooking the center. A little tricky at first but the results are amazing.

[jesusmiguelgonzalesrivaden]

Hi Max+Soph+Kyle & the wonderful Dorito hue'd Mr. T. I want to congratulate you guys in your 6 million subs at this current time. It's so incredible watching you guys grow into a powerhouse in the YouTube landscape. You guys deserve that and more. To think you were my little escape from the madness during the pandemic, I remember the first video...and I thought "Huh this channel only has less than 12, 000 subs...I always believed that the delivery of the content surely warranted s much larger audience. Comedy does sell after all. And I have tried to promote your content to so many I know and have met. 😅. You guys seriously should do a *Q&A* soon to celebrate this milestone. I shall support from the southern hemisphere, although you could just pretend I'm back in Garden State.

[chipford]

The phrase "Fish Ice Cream" should never be spoken aloud

[fxulplay]

Max's face told the story with the steak 😂😂😂

[nathanhigham]

I've been pan frying frozen steak for years. It's better because the crust develops while the inside stays medium rare

[DamOneMan]

You should try this test with other types of steaks, because if this works we've been wasting time defrosting steaks and dry brinding them

[sran]

"So these steaks look exactly the same so time to get out the blindfolds" 😂

[toranimations]

Max is really crossing the laws of Steaktropolis lately 💀

[Gundumb_guy]

MAX, I saw this video earlier today, remembered I had a frozen prime grade ribeye (left over from a big multipack from Sam’s which is an amazing value!) and I decided I would go for it! I’m happy to say it worked out but damn did it take a long time!😂 I’m used to cooking steaks for just a couple minutes on each side so this seemed fully illegal. I decided to do butter, garlic, thyme, and shallots towards the end but I honestly think I probably put them in a little too early. Idk if it’s better than normal but it’s pretty damn good and WAY better than I thought it was going to be after I was 2 minutes in, not gonna lie. 😂

[karlkrasnowsky]

I've seen a few of these now that attempt to season the meat when frozen. As it doesn't stick I fail to see any benefit to this.
However, the drill to get the thermometer into the frozen meat is a great idea. Thanks for the hack!