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RevBT OP t1_j2ayftr wrote

Reply to comment by Metrichex in Local Restaurant Steak by RevBT

I wish, the guy holding it is the owner of the restaurant.

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Metrichex t1_j2ayw6l wrote

Then they need a better camera.

I worked as a chef for 20 years, and I've never heard of a t-bone that came in the door frozen with grill marks.

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RevBT OP t1_j2azd0y wrote

Could it be the camera angle? I'm not any kind of photographer (and especially not a food photographer).

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What would cause a steak to look like this if it isn't simply frozen and oven baked?

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Metrichex t1_j2azqfi wrote

It's thin, poorly cut and fairly rare, is my best guess.

I'm not entirely sure, I haven't seen a picture with this few pixels since the 90's.

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RevBT OP t1_j2b1kue wrote

Is it possible the flame isn’t hot enough to reach the steak but only to heat the grill?

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Metrichex t1_j2b1zpg wrote

That's actually usually what you want.

Again, I'm judging a very poor photograph, but my best guess is that's very rare, cooked on a grill that wasn't properly preheated.

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kittenshart85 t1_j2b3q0s wrote

it may be that the owner rushed it to take the promo photo.

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Metrichex t1_j2b4gw4 wrote

I'd bet money on it.

It's also a poor cut. You can't cut t-bones thin and have them look good because the meat shrinks during cooking but the bone doesn't, so the meat doesn't look "right" because it doesn't have the visible char you're used to in most other cuts

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kittenshart85 t1_j2b5z3e wrote

thank fuck my boss actually listens to me ("hey, this isn't gonna look right if you don't give me a minute to do it properly") or we would have some shitty promo photos of our food.

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RevBT OP t1_j2b35wx wrote

And I don’t know. All I know is it doesn’t look cooked correctly.

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Metrichex t1_j2b4r41 wrote

Please see my reply to the comment about the owner rushing it

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RevBT OP t1_j2b8leg wrote

That makes a lot of sense.

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