POV: Cooking Restaurant Quality Steaks (How To Make Them at Home)

Will shares his expertise on cooking mouthwatering fillet and sirloin steaks served in top-notch restaurants. In this video, head chef Will takes you on a culinary journey, providing step-by-step instructions and unveiling some secret tips and tricks to help you create restaurant-quality steaks in the comfort of your own home.
If you've ever wondered how to achieve that perfect sear, tender texture, and exquisite flavor, look no further. Will's expert guidance will empower you to elevate your steak-cooking game and impress your friends and family with each succulent bite.
Throughout the video, you'll learn the art of selecting the finest cuts of fillet and sirloin, ensuring you start with the best foundation for a remarkable dish. Will also delves into the importance of proper seasoning, demonstrating how to strike the ideal balance of flavors to enhance the natural taste of the steaks.
So, if you're ready to unlock the secrets of cooking perfect fillet and sirloin steaks at home, hit that play button and join us on this gastronomic adventure with Will. Get ready to impress and delight your taste buds like never before! Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to our channel for more culinary inspiration and cooking tips.
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[@thebiglimey]

People get so wound up about seeing chefs using a temp probe, I'd rather eat at a place that can guarantee the done-ness of a steak, rather than the primadonna chefs place where he's saying "I can tell how well done it is by feel" Love your take on food and next London trip, I'm in for a dairy cow steak!

[@Bobble86]

imo the palm technique leaves far too much room for error. temp probe all the way!

[@gladyslucas198]

It's so cringe. It's just some romanticized fantasy about cooking.

[@actual90]

A good chef can tell how done it is by feel. Keyword here is good.

[@miket8100]

It’s 2023 temp probes are readily available so why not use one

[@fooglez]

Training wheels are also available, do you still use them?

[@marcel1416]

I just found your guys' channel like 3 days ago and pretty much binge watched all of your videos. This channel is gonna blow up - I'm sure. The love for their craft everybody has in this restaurant is radiating. That combined with the professionalism and teamwork of your hole crew is amazing to witness. I don't work in the food industry and watching those busy night POVs gives me a new appreciation for chefs and restaurant staff in general.

[@communicative8459]

dont you have better things to do lol

[@Shadow-dl2iz]

@@communicative8459 same could be said for you :D

[@HAPPYG3]

​@communicative8459 shut up idiot

[@theintunity]

2:28 Guga actually advises people to turn the steak regularly. Unlike all the other Michelin star chefs, like Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay.

[@beni1429]

had to upvote. this guy slandered my guga, the steak king. im not a fan boy its just my opinion.

[@GabeForgrab]

The steak king guga.

[@Arcadiez]

I believe 100% guga makes a better steak than mr white or ramsay

[@GeriatricMillenial]

I immediately stopped the video when he said that as Guga has advised to turn the steak as often as necessary to keep an even cook and prevent burning. Turned me off from the rest of the clip. I was going to type exactly what you said but no need.

[@slXD100]

@@Arcadiez ramsay? sure, but better than white? u crazy

[@lancelot5170]

Literally people are weird these days, I’ve been cooking for more than 10yrs and I know how to cook a perfect steak and I still USE MY TEMP PRO is no just a habit is more than that. Is like going beyond perfection. Thank you chef and love your videos ✌🏻

[@DirtDiver19821]

Only found this channel a couple of days. Fantastic. Followed you instructions and made the best steak I have ever cooked. Keep up the good work. Thanks

[@garethmartyndavies2250]

So! 47th year as a chef , I watched with interest as a number of chefs I’ve worked with lately have cooked steak this way unlike the chargrilled method and then I heard you mention Heston !!!!! And bingo , great video and answered my question, nice lads keep the good vibes flowing 🙌

[@BeefyQu33fs]

Love watching you guys cook. Learned alot as well. Cheers guys!

[@Ducky_logan]

I used to be a pantry chef. Seeing this brings me back.

[@Giesel47]

Love this channel. I come home from cooking for 8 hours on shift and still can't stop watching your POV videos 😆

[@zechkurien3031]

bruh same

[@yaboy_dlee]

Sameeee lol

[@killianbarrans8188]

You must work at a five guys if you’re doing 8 hours haha, that’s a half day for a chef

[@drew3787]

Love the idea for this channel! Have always wanted to see the ins and outs of a nice restaurant

[@nofacenation5260]

Love this channel, supremely talented. Keep grinding lads

[@s52pana]

I have one of these wierd fantasies about traveling the world and working in different kitchens and learning their techniques. At my job we use an infrared broiler to cook the steaks. Your videos are awesome keep up the good work.

[@whatthe3711]

youre a student of the art, i respect it

[@aaronkent2317]

Important video, real time cooking is something not readily available online and this is perfect.

[@VegetativePropaganda]

I've been watching your videos for about a year - lovely stuff and always insightful. I finally had a meal at Fallow last month when I was on a trip to London from the states. Such a wonderful lunch. Thank you!

[@FallowLondon]

Wonderful!

[@jerrinjohnson3770]

The channel is growing at fast pace ,keep it up👍🏻

[@LilyandGal]

Love these videos. We have a table booked for dinner at Fallow next month, really looking forward to it.

[@dawsond7359]

How was it?

[@Mat-eq8mk]

That looks fantastic. Can't believe I've never visited Fallow. I work just around the corner and must have been to almost every other restaurant.

[@mrunknown4157]

I found your channel a few weeks ago and I've been binging the videos. I'm back in the UK in 8 weeks and I would love to come and eat at your restaurant.

[@Aznballer817]

I watched a video of Heston Blumenthal many years back using the flipping technique. I still use it today and I'm not going back. Dope channel, subbed!

[@Kylerjguitar]

Very interesting I’ll have to try making it this way. Looks fantastic and helpfully consistent

[@daantje12344]

Hi Will, thanks for the great video's. Can you also explain how to make a proper jus/pan sauce after cooking the steak? Thanks a lot!

[@iitsMikeB]

I'm pretty sure Guga also flips the steak very regularly the same way as you're doing in the video. On his Guga Foods channel, most of it is usually edited out, so it looks like he only flips a couple of times.

[@1515cci]

Exactly!

[@TheBelamar]

Thanks mate on this video. It's very helpful!

[@thomaslamb8581]

These are amazing, I've really learnt alot in a short span of time. I Agree with you about the garlic. : )

[@readdeadlife]

wow great job lads, best steak I seen in a while and you sound like a great team to work with. Subscrubed 👌

[@conorryan3035]

This channel deserves to blow up - excellent food content lads! Keep it up!

[@murph6253]

The flipping does help build a solid crust. I’ve tried both methods and easily prefer flipping.

[@jackbowie2951]

Found you guys on Tik tok, and havent looked back since! I think your videos are awesome! Seem so friendly and down to earth guys! Class above the rest and I love the content :) Its on my list to try and come to you guys in 2024!

[@cathaloconnor6577]

Different technique than I use but all in a great finish. What ever works for your kitchen mate. Good job Fallow.

[@Woodyplus]

I recently brought a thermapen and it’s made such a difference steaks are bang on each time!

[@PlumBerryCherries]

I can watch and listen to this Man cook for hours. The Foodie in me is in absolute HEAVEN. @Fallow , I'm gonna need for you guys to drop more videos please and Thank You. #OfficiallyAddicted Lovin' this Channel 🤤😍🤤🥰🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@hans4561]

liar

[@nopenope8725]

love this tutorial pov style!

[@furryhoof647]

Thx for the tips. I love your restaurant (from afar). For a medium steak, what temp are you aiming for?

[@Xolition]

Why is the back burner on?

[@juliancornelius3682]

I don't care anymore, shut up!

[@andsykes]

Love your videos. It’s quite shocking to see just how much that fillet temperature rose just from resting!

[@paulgrossman8830]

guga definitley flips his steak alot and advocates for it regularly

[@TheAmoskas]

I prefer them more rare, but those stake you cooked look (and probably taste) amazing!

[@Getpojke]

That or just blued (depending on the cut) is how I like my steak. If I can get them, fresh, wet, green bunches of peppercorns used as an aromatic in the oil/fat produces a beautiful piquant flavour. Feeling very hungry now. 🥩

[@silassilva3783]

Guga usually tells us to flip the meat as many times as necessary, at least from what I remember. But loved your videos as well!

[@cohan000]

For the most part, Guga turns his steaks multiple times during the cook, but I get what you mean with so many KZbin- and TV-chefs saying you have to only fry once on each side

[@peterthornton2396]

I’ve absolutely fallen in love with this restaurant these two blokes. There’s nobody out there as professional as English men.

[@Farksisten]

Do you apply these techniques during service? Seems like a challenge while doing several orders and cooking other stuff on the side as well.

[@Alex-ck4in]

Have a carbon steel De Buyer myself too and its an absolute workhorse. Cheap, durable and does what it says on the tin.

[@Rickwu-md4ww]

Love ur video. Please make more

[@barrymantelli8011]

Great advice to keep turning it

[@demods1]

Using what i think is a yanigiba to cut the meat!! Nice haha. Ive always cooked my steaks this way charcoal has its pros but cast iron butter basted herbs etc just has a unique infused flavour and umami from the marriade. Great vid man cheers

[@gregcowen930]

Yea, Harold McGee on food and cooking is the name of that tome!! That’s a big book!! He also dispelled the myth about sealing in the juices with a hot pan, or hot surface……..ppl still say it tho🤦‍♂️

[@jacobkirstein4798]

You mentioned Guga says not to flip your steak but he's one of the people online that actually says to flip your steak very often

[@Neckmail]

I usually flip our 200g filet steaks up to 3 or four times. I saw in this video you flip them more often and the colour seems to be lighter. Considering that i'll give it a try tomorrow. Keep up the good work

[@erickim1739]

I feel like unless youre starting on a RIPPING hot pan with canola/grapeseed/avocado oil which has a higher smoke point, you wont get a thick dark crust. But those are purely preferences. I love a nice thick crust but i also almost exclusively sous vide my steaks so i get the pan as hot as i possibly can and then I crust up both sides. First side just oil thats in the pan, and when I flip I add the butter and thyme and turn off the heat immediately. Steak is already cooked out of the bath so im just trying to achieve a crust and buttery, thymey flavors.

[@JAFrk]

I think the constant flipping makes sense especially if you just want a really good crust without overcooking the area right under the crust (The grey line that he's talking about), then letting residual heat cook the inside of the steak gently while it's resting. I agree with @erickim1739 that souvide or reverse sear is definitely the way to go for larger thicker steaks.

[@jonathanbowen3640]

@@erickim1739 You can actually achieve a crust with low heat. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3vGgGSNlLl3bZY I tried the cold sear method in this video and unbelievably it worked well. I was able to mange the temps as I have a thermopen (like what they use in this video and the linked video) and in IR temp gun. I couldn't believed it was so successful. It was difficult to repeat however and really depended a lot of the steak thickness.

[@PancakeLizard710]

My favorite cut! i've had a A5 Wagyu eye fillet it was the best.

[@BirdNatureView]

I was a bit surprised by the crust, will start flipping them more as well! I guess it's indeed all about cooking at the right temp!

[@95throughaschoolzone]

absolutely beautiful food

[@RP-ue9wy]

What oil do you guys use when cooking your steaks?

[@crossdressfet-ish]

Add thinly sliced garlic right at the end soak the garlic in red and white vinegar first to release more flavour and shorten time it takes for garlic to caramelise which means you drop it in 20 secs before decanting to plate

[@egoegoone]

Looks suuuuper tasty🤤🤤 What kind of pan did he said he used?

[@JakeMcAnally]

Just tried the flipping method you taught in this video instead of searing on each side once before basting and gotta say...it was the best medium rare I've cooked. Thanks

[@SpacePlan10]

Definitely going to try it. Usually I get a not bad crust on the first side but the other never seems to quite get there.

[@TravisTalks801]

Hello Jack and Will, I have been getting addicted to your channel, as I am only starting out my catering career at 22, I have fell in love with everything today within the restaurant environment, I have a question where can I get a couple of those tops use guys wear? During service, they aren't no normal chef whites and by damn I need two at moment with the heat in Northern Ireland! Yours thankfully and sincerely Travis

[@realalexsmith]

Really need a steak now..... Do you season again then after resting?

[@Bobble86]

Found one thing my place and your place has in common, good old Brakes butter!

[@xMilKeR1x]

I lov ur content bratan greetings from PL

[@sion1885]

Depending on the cut or thickness I still prefer to either sous vide, or reverse sear steaks. In a restaurant of this caliber though, I understand this way is better, able to turn tickets quick and with precision. It's really taking me back to F&B days for sure seeing this again. Kudos

[@panathasg13]

Avoid sous vide. No matter if the bags are safe to cook in. Is still plastic. No need to cook a steak for 4-6 hours...... Just cook it bruv

[@korylp6219]

They also have industrial cooktops which can achieve much higher heat. With large tomahawks I am the same. Anything smaller like a regular steak I’ll do the same as this.

[@manfromwuhan714]

Sous vide is acc shit for steaks. Reverse sear all the way for anything over 800g

[@Elmerstrando]

Nice cookin mate!

[@prabinmagar46]

Great chef

[@Highland_Moo]

Watching him add that big mound of butter to the sirloin made my 46 year old Scottish heart jump for joy! My arteries will suffer but I couldn’t care less……..that steak was just incredible looking!

[@dabearcub]

I can't wait for my next trip to London.

[@dugbert9]

are you using carbon steel pans? Just ordered your seasoning for the corn ribbs and my mouth is watering. Excellent videos guys, best wishes.

[@sebbeasant1868]

Yeah, I think they are De Buyers

[@chrisa9159]

What was the pan that you were using, I would like to try one.

[@klaasklapsigaar1081]

Thank you, I'll eat those now.

[@michaeldere2892]

Interesting, the science behind flipping makes sense to me. I'm pretty empirical with my cooking, curious when you said the right cooking temperature , roughly what temp in c or f is right ?

[@killernoob1000]

Those steaks look delish. I have to try this brown butter :D

[@tunerterror]

very nice guys!

[@cyclop1312]

Hello Chefs, any tips on cooking this kind of cuts on a grill? Is it the same as cooking it on a pan or a flat top? Or is there a different methodology?

[@SuWoopSparrow]

Similar concept, but instead of basting with butter to gently finish cooking, put it in the indirect heat zone to slowly come to desired temperature. So direct heat to develop crust -> indirect heat to bring to temp -> take off heat to rest and bring to final temp. You can also probably grill to get the crust and charcoal flavor, then transfer to a pan to baste with butter to get the butter-basted flavor.

[@dakotakingston2923]

I’m a line cook quick question how do you manage perfect temp when you have multiple steaks at once’s I’m fine with a couple but once I get multiple steak orders I have a hard time keeping an eye on all of them any tips?

[@inspectec]

Can you please tell us the brand of pan you use. Thanks

[@YMESYDT]

Did you do that trick of covering the pan with salt at the beginning? Does that stick around for a day or do you do it before each dish?

[@Danny_Roman.]

Will how long do you baste for? And how long for each side of steak?

[@DonnyDeleto]

When u let the steak rest that long isnt it way to cold to serve ? I always does the butter baising after the resting to rewarm - whats ur opinion on that?

[@AdrianMcGavock]

another great demonstration... off to the shops now to buy a steak 😂 (wish I had access to your suppliers though!)

[@seans387]

For anyone that can answer, would the cook time on the sirloin be the same as the ribeye? Would love to start cooking, your videos really helps me out :)

[@tradingelk6914]

If they're the same thickness I'd imagine it's the same

[@manfromwuhan714]

Yh for tender cuts of meat, anything from the rib section basically it’s entirely down to internal temperature. He cooks the filet to 48 degrees which is the temp for rare (he says medium rare in the video I have no idea why). Medium rare is 50-53 degrees, medium somewhere around 55-60. It’s all up to personal preference but conventionally filet are cooked to rare and sirloin, ribeye, flank, flat iron etc to medium rare. One thing to note is that the carry over heat will mean that steaks increase in temp from when they are taken out of the pan. So make sure to take out your steak anywhere from 5-20 degrees below what you’re aiming for and let it rest for close to the amount of time it was in the pan. For example if I’m cooking a 300g ribeye and I’m aiming for med rare, I’d cook it in the pan for about 6-8 minutes, take it out when the probe reads 40-45 degrees and then let it rest for 6 minutes before slicing. The resting period is critical not only for retaining the juices but also the appearance of the meat. A non rested steak will appear grey when you cut it even if you cooked it to the right temp

[@b00n15]

what type of pan are you using here? is a tri ply stainless acceptable to cook good steaks? Thanks!

[@HairyNun]

Came here from sorted food - i know their silliness can get to you but its definitely a good collab

[@Tonystarkes888]

Wow what an awesome KZbin channel discovery 🎉

[@JM-dr1th]

What size is the DeBuyer pan? I forget what measurement my one is but it's pretty damn heavy compared to how it looks

[@sunggy]

Huge fan of what Fallow does with their ingredients and food. But gotta say the steak wasn't great when i tried it as it was chewy and tough, it's not as good as the other amazing dishes. Might go back and give it a second try tho.

[@DJ.LakeSea]

Great vid. When someone has the balls to call out Guga when cooking steak, you know they know what they're doing.

[@Jonathan_Fairbanks]

Except Guga says to flip the steak often and Guga would absolutely cook a better steak than this "steak" (fillet🤢)

[@chefboyrdee1]

great video. Why though was the flame on with out being used.

[@daubstep5003]

As for the "gray line" -- seems like your flame is basically full on HOT. I tried out a cast-iron on medium flame, and the gray line appeared instantly. I guess the cast-iron is burning hotter than your thinner pan? Any tips?

[@pollockjeffery22]

What is that knife with the wooden handle? It looks nice

[@timetravellist1930]

Can I ask for your expert advice on handling steaks for a steakhouse? What do you do with the unsold thawed out, room tempered steaks at the end of service? Do you put them back in the freezer?

[@JoeyRhubarb]

Wouldn't go to any steak house that stores its meat in the freezer....

[@JD-lz2uq]

What type of pan are we looking at here Chef? Looks like it’s been through the ringer and keeps coming back for more. Is there a brand you’d go with?

[@traviswilliamson7329]

What is the brand of the skillet you are using?

[@Itcoy]

Looks good

[@foodndat]

looks great chef! next time include a one second clip of you flipping the board or washing it, like you did your hands, coz you'll get a bunch of people leaving comments saying you cut cooked meat on a raw meat board and "cross-contamination" this and that.

[@rikgreen520]

What sort of pan are you using and where could I get one..?? Thanks. Rik.

[@Bobble86]

De Buyer

[@davewatkinson4484]

So when resting would you not cover it loosely with foil, I was worried the exterior might end up being lukewarm when served?

[@edwardchester1]

Glad to see my regular flipping technique is supported by the pros.

[@Ruben-he1ie]

I wanna work here man so clean

[@PrayerfulJourney]

What type of pans are you using?

[@m3rkaba86]

You may disagree with guga, but his steaks look so much better.

[@redicius]

What pan are you using?