I GRILLED A JAPANESE A5 WAGYU STEAK - 1000 SUBSCRIBERS SPECIAL | ALL AMERICAN COOKING #wagyu #grill

It happened! Much sooner than I ever imagined, it happened! I reached over one thousand subscribers and this YouTube channel is now monetized!! I cannot thank you all enough, my friends, family, subscribers, and viewers! Without you, this would not be possible!

To celebrate, I opened a merch store! (https://allamericancooking.creator-spring.com/)

And, I cooked a Hokkaido Japanese A5 Wagyu Strip Steak I bought from @GrandWesternSteaks . And I cooked it on my Weber Kettle using @Fogocharcoal in the @SnSGrills Slow N Sear.

Now you’ve seen me use the Slow N Sear for smoking. That’s because it does a great job for low and slow cooking. But, the word “sear” is in the name for a reason. Because it keeps that charcoal nice and hot, and keeps them together on one side of the grill for perfect zone cooking. And as you’ll see in the video, I really needed that cool zone for more than just the indirect cooking for this amazing steak!

This steak has been sitting in my freezer since autumn. When they ship it to you, they vacuum seal it to lock in the freshness, and let me tell when I pulled this steak out and defrosted it, it looked just as perfect as it did the day it arrived. Perfect cut, 1-inch thick, beautiful marbling like I have never seen before… I have been watching a lot of videos and reading a lot about the wagyu experience, and it was definitely everything I ever dreamed it would be.

This steak was so soft and tender before I even cooked it. I had to use gloves because it’s true what they say, the fat will literally melt from the heat of your skin. And of the many recommended ways to cook A5 Wagyu, I chose the most challenging method, the one that makes it very easy to ruin this perfect steak… grilling over charcoal.

Let me tell you, it was a very nerve wracking experience, and I almost regretted it when I first started because I knew there would be flare ups, but wow! These were some serious flare ups! So, I used a technique I learned from watching @GugaFoods , and I flipped the steak onto the cool side of the grill, then rotated the grates to bring the steak back over the flame. Using this method, I was able to control my flare ups and give my steak a nice, golden brown color. Great tip, Guga, thank you!! He is, after all, the renowned master of grilling steaks, especially Japanese Wagyu A5!

When the steak reached an internal temperature of 130F, I took it off and let it rest for 10 minutes - the longest 10 minutes of my life. I couldn’t wait to slice into this beautiful steak and see how I did with cooking it, and if all the great things I’ve heard about A5 Wagyu were true.

They are!!

My knife from @razarknives7798 sliced through this steak like butter, but honestly, as good as these knives are, I think the steak was so tender I could’ve cut it with a plastic knife. Of course you know, I had to let Obi, my special boy, get a slice of this amazing steak. And I couldn’t let poor Rocky (my brother’s dog) watch and not get a bit of his own.

Next, it was a slice for me and Big Baby Brother. Yes, he’s big, but he is still my Baby Brother(he and Rocky are living with me for a while)

Of course, I had to enjoy a few slices to myself! I mean, after all, I bought it, I cooked it, it’s my celebration! And it was a tremendous reward for all the hard work I’ve been putting into making this channel. The steak was perfectly seasoned with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, the crust was amazing, the texture was so tender and so juicy, and the fat left an amazing mouthfeel even after I swallowed each savory bite. Simply put, it was amazing.

But since this steak is so rich and there’s so much fat, it would be hard to eat it all by myself, and my brother was full as he had just returned from dinner. And I sure wasn’t going to share it with the pups alone! So, since I already had some neighbors and friends visiting for the Chicken Bacon Ranch sandwich, I thought they should have a chance to taste this delicious steak, what may be a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to experience charcoal grilled A5 Wagyu steak.

Because that’s what cooking is about and why I started this channel - to share my passion for food and cooking with others. And when I can share my cooking with friends, it’s the greatest feeling ever. Thank you again, friends and family! And Don’t Eat Boring Food!!

The steak — https://grandwesternsteaks.com/hokkaido-a5-wagyu-strip-steak.html

The charcoal — https://www.fogocharcoal.com/products/fogo-premium-lump-charcoal-35lbs-black-bag

The Slow N Sear — https://snsgrills.com/products/slow-n-sear-deluxe

The knives — https://us.razarknives.com/products/phantom-series-saffire

Don’t Eat Boring Food Merch — https://allamericancooking.creator-spring.com/

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