Temperature and Time Content Discussion- discuss this point of view

I LOVE Filet mignon!  I love it best if it is cooked medium rare, which for me means pink to red in the center but warm all the way through.  If the filet is the standard thickness it can be tricky meat to cook and get right.  I have found using a George Forman grill which cooks both sides at the same time to be the best way to achieve the desired doneness without undercooking it or worse, overcooking it and drying it out.  I have a friend who always orders her meat cooked well done.  I cringed when she ordered her filet that way and the waitress asked if it would be okay if they butterflied the filet, she had no idea it was done so that the expensive and lean cut of meat was not charred beyond recognition. I prayed when they delivered it to our table she would not ask for a bottle of A1 sauce. 

I had never really heard of Sous-vide or under vacuum method of cooking but after reading and watching the video it would be as mentioned an excellent way to slow cook a filet.  That same filet would then benefit from the quick hot heat of a skillet to provide it with the browned maillard reaction that for me makes a steak a steak.   

Another example where slow and low is best is when you are roasting meat, either in an oven or perhaps a slow roast for a summer barbeque.  I have many friends and family members that consider themselves masters of the barbeque grill but very few have mastered a slow grill.  When I lived in CT my landlord made it more than just a weekend hobby.  His slow roasted meats were amazingly moist and tender and the rubs or sauces he would use added just enough spice but didn’t hide the taste of the meat.  The worst thing about slow roasting on a barbeque was having to smell the delicious scent of the meat cooking on the grill for hours.

Potter, J. (2016). Cooking for Geeks (Second ed.). Sebastopol, CA, USA: O'Reilly Media. 

http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/06/food-lab-complete-guide-to-sous-vide-steak.html#addfat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAeDR2fE0jA&feature=youtu.be