Father's Day is coming, and food-wise, it is all about the steak. Let's cook the perfect steak for dad. Fire up your grill or sear on the stovetop and move to the oven for inside cooking. He will love the perfect steak.

Introduction
Steak or tie, tie or steak, what to do? Speaking as a dad, I want the steak. Make it a tradition in your family, so you are covered every year—a good steak and family is all he really wants.
🐄Types of Steaks
Everybody has their favorite steaks. I'm a filet or strip steak guy, but we all have our favorites. But always remember quality matters—a lot.
There are eight beef quality grades from the USDA, but we will only discuss three: Prime, Choice, and all the others. You will not be buying (I hope) beef lower than Choice.
Only about 2 percent of all beef will grade out to be prime. But over ⅔ of all beef will be graded as choice. Prime will cost more (about double), but it is worth it to me for a special occasion. But Choice beef is an excellent value. Just look for a well-trimmed and marbled steak.
The grading is based on the degree of marbling (the fat in the meat) and the animal's age. The marketers try to confuse things with their branding but pay attention to the USDA grade.
♨️Cooking Steaks
I have included both grill and stove-based recipes but want to emphasize that you must (MUST) be able to check your steak's internal temperature, or you will most likely be very disappointed with the results.
All recipes state the need for an instant-read thermometer, but people still try to cook on time only. Please do not be that cook. Check The Cooking for Two Shop if you need a suggestion for a thermometer.
Doneness | Internal Temperature |
---|---|
Rare-cold red center | 125°-130° |
Medium Rare-warm red center | 130°-135° |
Medium-pink and firm | 140°-150° |
Medium Well-minimal pink | 150°-155° |
Well Done-firm and brown | 160°+ |
🔥Grilled Steak Recipes
The traditional way to cook a steak is your grill, and it is easy with just a few steps. All you need to do is get the grill temperature right and cook to the proper internal temperature. If you need help with the grill temperature, please check A Beginners Guide to Grill Temperature on a Gas Grill.
♨️Stovetop To Oven Steak Recipes
These inside recipes work great with cast iron pans, but any oven-safe fry pan will work nicely. I generally do not cook meat with bones on the stovetop because the meat shrinks, and then the bone prevents browning completely.
👨🍳Steak Enhancements
Here are several recipes that will kick your choice of steak up a notch or two.
📖Side Dishes
Fresh Spinach Salad with Bacon
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Glazed Grilled Pineapple
📖Other Recipe Roundups
Have a great Father's Day.
Wifo, Molly and Lilly, and DrDan
Originally Published June 11, 2019, and updated yearly.
Hope Styons
I just ate dinner but this makes me hungry!!!!! Love the photo of your cute pups!
Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
Hi Hope,
Welcome to the blog.
Glad the photos are doing what they are intended to do...
Molly and Lilly say thanks for the compliment.
And thanks for the note.
Dan