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07-20-2019, 09:29 PM | #1 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 05-07-18
Location: New Braunfels, TX
Name/Nickname : Van
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SCA cook-offs
Has anyone here participated in a SCA event before? They look like a lot of fun. Also, while I do actually have GrillGrates, and I really enjoy using them, it looks like 90% of SCA steaks are cooked on them. Does anyone ever win doing a steak in a cast iron skillet, or are perfect grill marks pretty much necessary?
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07-21-2019, 08:35 AM | #2 |
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Join Date: 12-09-04
Location: Wandering, but not lost
Name/Nickname : Captain Ron
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There aren’t a lot of them around here but we have done a few. I think 4 last year and 5 so far this year with 3 more planned. We enjoy being able to travel light and fit everything in our SUV Instead of taking the truck and toy hauler, and the same day in and out is nice> i don’t have to use up vacations days at work.
As far as grill marks, they aren’t mandatory and cast iron seared steaks have won, but are less common from what I can tell. Maybe an SCA Judge will chime is as far as what they see being presented.
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07-21-2019, 07:34 PM | #3 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 06-29-17
Location: Fayetteville, TN
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SCA judge here. The judges handbook clearly states that grill marks are not required, and the guy who conducted my training class emphasized that as well.
That being said, I've never seen a steak at my table that didn't have grill marks. But I would welcome one, because I like the entire surface of the steak to be grilled. |
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07-22-2019, 10:48 AM | #4 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 08-08-14
Location: Framingham, Taxachusetts
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I haven't competed, but I do have a Blackstone Griddle.
Does no one bring a Griddle to these events?
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07-22-2019, 12:56 PM | #5 | |
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Join Date: 12-09-04
Location: Wandering, but not lost
Name/Nickname : Captain Ron
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Haven’t seen one, but I’m sure that someone has. Any heat source is allowed so I have seen Sous vide steaks
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07-22-2019, 01:55 PM | #6 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-27-07
Location: Northern VA
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I Sous Vided my first two SCA contests - got killed. SCA has an incredibly small target window if you want to win.
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07-22-2019, 02:41 PM | #7 |
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Join Date: 12-09-04
Location: Wandering, but not lost
Name/Nickname : Captain Ron
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Which scoring criteria killed you? A friend turned in a sous vide steak in his first SCA cook a few weeks back and placed 5th.
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07-22-2019, 03:43 PM | #8 |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 11-09-11
Location: Everett, WA
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Kosmo's Q has a great video that shows an entire SCA contest. While all of the things he did to the steak, (like dry brining with a lot of salt, and marinating it) I don't do, his process of cooking it on the grill is good and I watch it to remember how to do the steps right before I cook my steak so that I get the steps down right in my head before I head to the grill. The 11 minute mark of the video is the start of the good part.
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07-22-2019, 07:08 PM | #9 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-27-07
Location: Northern VA
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I ditched the Sousvide & cast iron full sear for the charcoal / grill grates and my scores went waaaaay up
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07-23-2019, 10:10 AM | #10 |
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Join Date: 09-20-16
Location: De Soto, KS
Name/Nickname : Scott
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Did you ever try Sous Vide and then a quick sear with Grill Grates? That's something I've always been interested in trying.
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07-23-2019, 01:19 PM | #11 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-27-07
Location: Northern VA
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Tried it. Still got killed on Texture and overall
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