Rouxbe Online Culinary School

Courses > Cooking Premium Steaks

Course Overview

Become the steak master you want to be and learn how to properly apply heat to meat! There is nothing more impressive in a meal than a juicy, fresh-out-of-the-pan or off the grill steak that has been prepared, cooked and rested correctly and deliciously!

In this course, you will learn how to identify premium cuts of meat, and understand how to temper and prepare them for cooking. You will learn to cook premium steaks using two different methods, and we will show you how to determine doneness and why it is vital to rest meat prior to serving. You will also learn about the advantages of cooking steaks on the grill and in a pan.

Finally, using the pan method, we will teach you how to make a quick and delicious sauce to accompany your steak.

By learning just a few simple techniques, you will be able to confidently and consistently cook moist and juicy steaks every time.

This course can be taken on demand, at your own pace. Once purchased, you have lifetime access to the course content and instructor support.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course you'll be able to:

Identify premium cuts of beef
Learn how to prepare steaks for cooking and why proper preparing matters
Learn the correct techniques for cooking premium steaks, including the flip-once and flip-often methods
Learn how to use the grill and the fry-pan for cooking juicy steaks
Understand how to check for desired doneness in cooked meat
Understand the components of a properly composed pan sauce to accompany your steak

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Course Syllabus

Cooking Premium Steaks

In this course, you will learn how to identify and determine quality in cuts of beef. You will also learn about the importance of marbling and how the type of aging impacts both the quality and cost of meat. You will also learn a few tips for how to choose the most appropriate steak to suit the type of meal you are making, and you will learn to prepare steaks for cooking and the best cooking techniques for your selected cut of meat.

Lesson 1

Course Orientation

4 tasks | 30 mins

Lesson 2

Identifying Premium Cuts of Beef

4 tasks | 55 mins

This lesson introduces you to the various cuts of steak and the importance of marbling.

Lesson 3

Prepping Premium Steaks for Cooking

3 tasks | 1 hr 10 mins

This lesson explains the importance of properly preparing meat before cooking.

Lesson 4

How to Cook Premium Steaks

4 tasks | 1 hr 40 mins

This lesson introduces you to how to best cook your premium cuts of steak.

Lesson 5

How to Make Pan Sauce

3 tasks | 1 hr 20 mins

This lesson shows you the technique behind preparing perfect pan sauces.

Lesson 6

Course Review

2 tasks | 45 mins

Finish Line

6 hrs 20 mins Total Time

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The Food You'll Make

Below is a snapshot of real student photos from the course. Once you learn the foundational techniques of cooking, you too can begin to create an endless number of delicious dishes!