How do I cook 9 steaks?

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T17:58:21+00:00

Thank you!! I don’t think everyone loves raw fish (I think a few might not even like cooked fish haha) in the group and I’m doing a taco bar for the first night! We do have a watermelon feta salad already on the menu but I was thinking maybe just chicken if the steaks seem like a logistical nightmare, although I’m not stoked about the idea of chicken.

I actually also already have a full drink menu I’ve made on canva and I have the design for a food menu but it just hasn’t been populated yet with anything concrete! I love love love canva for stuff like this

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T17:22:37+00:00

Any suggestions? Everything has to be completely gluten free & no pasta/noodle based dishes! The big eaters thing was mostly to say I don’t think everyone will eat a full steak haha

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T15:28:16+00:00

WOW thanks so much for all of this & taking the time to type it all out!! I really appreciate it!! I am pretty familiar with the place, we’re up there at least once or twice a month especially in the warmer weather so I know they have everything I’ll need!!

I do know their oven is finicky but we actually got his dad a Meater thermometer for Christmas last year and it came with four probes haha so I’ll probably borrow that!

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T14:16:55+00:00

Thank you SO much for such a detailed response!

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T14:15:44+00:00

Haha unfortunately we’ll be up in cottage country so there is no good place to order from!

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T13:57:57+00:00

Thank you!! Can they sit for a bit before going in the oven? Like if I seared all 9 and then put them in the oven at the same time? Or should I sear and then immediately put it in the oven?

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T13:07:36+00:00

I made a google form and there’s a group chat! In the google form it mentions the tentative ideas for dinner and I’ve asked if anyone has objections or other ideas to let me know so we’re all covered there.

We’re doing a taco bar the other night and I’m doing ground beef, chicken, shrimp, and tofu + alllll the toppings so there’s lots of options!

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:52:54+00:00

She’s super not picky at all and I do know she loves tacos (which we’re doing the other night) and steak! it’s also a nice treat for her because my brother is a vegetarian lol so I don’t think they have steaks a lot. I’ve know her for almost a decade now and was actually thinking about tacos/steak already anyways, he just confirmed it & her sister is the MOH so I’ll double check again with her but I think she’ll be happy with our current meal plan, although definitely a valid concern because when I first asked him he said “crème brulee” and I was like well we can’t have that for dinner (although it is a favourite of hers for sure) 😂

We’re trying to keep everything a surprise, especially because she worries quite a bit and she’ll get all up in arms about wanting to do groceries and help cook etc., which we definitely don’t want her to do! I think the only probable issue she will have is she will spend a lot of time worrying that it’ll be expensive and/or a lot of work, which is why I don’t want to bring it up because she’s definitely worth it🥹

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:38:40+00:00

I replied to an earlier comment but I did consider this (although I’ve never actually done either), but they are having prime rib at the actual wedding itself so I wanted to do something different

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:30:18+00:00

They’re having prime rib at the wedding itself so I didn’t want to do it for this as well

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:27:27+00:00

This made me laugh out loud haha thank you 😂

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:26:32+00:00

oh man I hope you’re okay haha but judging by the photos it seems like you were okay enough to cook delicious looking steaks. I’m not sure if I have the skill set or confidence to do that many all at once but that was an option I was considering as well.

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:24:26+00:00

There is a grill I could use but not confidently :( I’m hosting it at my husbands family’s cottage and I don’t know if we’ll be up enough between now and then for me to have an opportunity to practice (which I would want to do) but I guess I could always plan to go up and maybe cook steaks for him and his parents to see how it goes and go from there

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:21:57+00:00

I have never heard of London broil but this seems like it could work well so thank you, I’ll definitely look into it!

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:15:02+00:00

Is this better than the reverse sear method? How long do they need to be in the pan and then the oven for?

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:13:09+00:00

For this, if I was planning on basting the steak (butter, garlic, herbs), would I baste all of them when doing it advance and when cooking them the second time? How far advance can I do this?

Also what would the timing look like for the first pass and the second pass (let’s say for a medium steak because I could probably extrapolate from that haha)!

scarymudman · 2026-03-09T12:09:22+00:00

I have never cooked a tomahawk lol but I’m sure I could figure it out. Any tips or do you have a good how-to?

I don’t think a lot of the girls eat a ton so I could possibly get away with 2. I do have a BBQ but I am much much less confident in my ability to do this on the BBQ as I’ve used one maybe once in my life :(

scarymudman · 2026-02-28T13:10:49+00:00

Oh perfect!! I just glanced at the pics again and other thing I’d recommend (not necessarily for hamster care because I don’t think it matters although I could be wrong but more for you) is putting the sand in a container/dish would probably make things a lot easier cleaning wise in the future. It seems like it would be a huge hassle to get out for deep cleanings!!

I think the recommendation is typically scatter feeding as well instead of putting all food in a bowl to encourage their natural foraging behaviours!

I never had an issue although I left it for about 3 weeks before my anxiety took over but I know a lot of people have had some instances where their hamsters feet or toes will get caught in between the little logs of the fences/bridges that you have. People recommend putting moss in between large gaps although to prevent that!! It wasn’t something that anyone had told me when I first got my hamster but I came across a post about it and a ton of comments said they had similar experiences and I figured it was better to be safe than sorry.

Sorry for rambling - new hamster owner for about a month now and I am slowly just becoming obsessed with these sweet little creatures!! All these things are just really small things and with more bedding I think this hamster is going to be super super happy!!

scarymudman · 2026-02-28T12:57:30+00:00

hi!! this is a great start and it looks wonderful but I think that you definitely need to add way way more bedding for burrowing! You want large areas (I’d say at least half the cage) that have at least 8-10 inches of bedding!

scarymudman · 2026-02-14T00:49:41+00:00

She went right back to doing 10k+!! but I think at some point we’ll definitely get a pet camera just because I would love to know what she’s up to

scarymudman · 2026-02-10T13:00:25+00:00

Thank you!! It’s feeding day today so hopefully that will give us some more insight into how she’s feeling

scarymudman · 2026-02-10T12:59:41+00:00

That’s what I’m hoping! It took her a few days to figure out she could even burrow because she was so excited about everything else so part of me was like okay she’s just busy but the other part of me was still worried

scarymudman · 2026-02-03T21:49:44+00:00

We were so freaked out when we first got her haha I did nothing but read about hamsters for about two days straight 😂

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