There Is No Such Thing As A Bloody Steak

I have a fairly paranoid mother. As a child, whenever we would go to a restaurant she would always ensure that any meat served was well done. Even a hint of red was enough to create panic. She believed that all meat needed to be thoroughly cooked, or else we were likely to get food terrible food poisoning. As a result, it wasn't until I was about 18 that I had my first real taste of steak. My aunt took me out and I order the forbidden medium rare steak for the first time in my life. I was amazed! There was so much more flavour in that one piece of meat than all the other steaks I had ever had put together. From that day on I never again ordered one well done.

So why does steak have more flavour the less you cook it? Who knows! I certainly don't. I just know it does and it's delicious. Probably much of the flavour is lost through evaporation of the meat juices. Anywho, the thing that freaked my mother out most of all was when you would cut a piece of meat and red 'blood' would ooze out. "How can you possible want to eat meat that bleeds when you cut it!?" she would exclaim in disgust. Well here is the thing: it's not blood.. Its Myoglobin. Myoglobin is an oxygen carrying protein found only in the muscles. Its similar to hemoglobin, found in the red blood cells, both in structure and functions. In fact, the reason that some meat is red (beef/pork) and some is white (chicken/turkey) is because of the difference in myoglobin levels.

So, when you hear someone exclaim how much they love their steak to be bloody, what they really mean is they like it to be myoglobiny. I think I have probably made a new word there! As you might expect, informing my mother that a rare steak contains no blood whatsoever did nothing to dissuade her from always ordering 'well done' at a restaurant. Blood or no blood, it doesn't matter to me; the important thing is the taste.

My BBQ grill has not once been used to desecrate a steak by overcooking it. I tend to go for somewhere between rare and medium rare. I get a little put off with fully rare steak as the middle is usually a little cold and I like my meat to be hot throughout. It's especially important to clean your BBQ well before cooking a steak. You certainly don't want it sticking to dirty bars and ruining your expensive chunk of beef. So remember to clean the grate and oil the bars well before you start. If you have a porcelain enamel coated grate then you should have to worry about oil as the bars will be non stick kambing guling. However, make sure you use a grill brush safe for porcelain, as some will scrape the coating off, damaging your grill and exposing the underlying metal to rust.

Custom Printed T-Shirts - Which Printing Method Should You Choose?

Getting custom printed t-shirts can be a perplexing task if you've never done it before. There are so many competing t-shirt printing companies, all offering different prices grosir kaos distro murah berkualitas, quality of products, and levels of service. It can be really difficult to know where to start. In this article we take a look at the various methods of t-shirt printing, to help you decide what would work best for your requirements. In the end of the article I reveal my top money-saving tip for ordering printed shirts.

Methods of T-Shirt Printing...

1. Screen Printing

You may well have heard of screen printing, as it's one of the most popular methods of print. It involves the use of stencils and ink, and is a cost effective method if you're looking to get a large quantity of t-shirts printed. This is because of the initial setup costs being relatively high, as the stencils need to be created. One disadvantage of screen printed t-shirts is that the ink can fade/wash off over time, whereas other methods don't have that flaw.

2. Embroidery

Embroidery can look great on staff uniforms, and if done right can give a classy look to any custom printed garment. Again the setup costs can be quite high as there is a lot of initial work involved, but once the preparation is done it's cost effective for producing larger runs of garments. On the other hand, embroidered logos and text can begin to wear out after a few washes, and it's also an expensive way of getting your design onto a shirt.

3. Heat Sublimation (Vinyl) T-Shirt Printing

This is a more modern method of printing designs or text onto a t-shirt. A vinyl print is applied to the garment by heat press (like a large iron). It's best suited to smaller runs (for example 100 garments or less) as the setup costs are low (some t-shirt printers don't even charge a setup fee at all for vinyl printing). The print will never come off, crack or fade in the wash because it's a type of plastic. A disadvantage is that you are restricted to using block colours, but this is easily worked around and fantastic looking results can be achieved.

How To Save Money On T-Shirt Printing

It's important to have a clear idea on exactly what you want printed on your garments, and what quantity of shirts you need, before approaching a t-shirt printing company for a price quote. My best tip for saving money on printed shirts is to avoid the "design your own t-shirt online" website option, and instead email or call a t-shirt printer instead. This way you avoid paying extra for the "privilege" of designing your shirt yourself, plus you get the advantage of having an experienced t-shirt designer do the work for you based on your specifications, usually at no extra cost!