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2 (Tue) July 2019

Microwaved/Pan-Seared Steak

2.0

by me

at home

-Dasmariñas Village, Makati, Manila, Philippines-

with RK

I can’t recall if I’ve ever cooked dinner for another man, just the two of us.

I had put the steak in the microwave to defrost, but inadvertently left the power setting on HIGH.  A few minutes later, the smell of cooking meat made me realize the gaff.   Fortunately, it was raw enough in the center to allow for a quick sear in the pan, which resulted in a fairly decent steak, even though I could still detect a bit of that odd odor that comes from nuked proteins.