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Steak!

Before I moved into my dorm this year, I never really knew how to cook anything. Suddenly, when I moved in, I had a full kitchen and everything at my command that I needed to make myself delicious meals, and what is more delicious than steak and mashed potatoes? I was reading the SomethingAwful forums one day, and I came across this post. For months I yearned to make this delicious steak and finally, I got all the ingredients together. I made the steak, my suitemate Dave and his girlfriend Joyce made the mashed potatoes and Kyle sauted the onions. Here is how to do:

First get a pot of water boiling for the mashed potatoes.

Next, get together the ingredients you'll need to make the mashed potatoes (potatoes, salt, pepper, garlic powder, potato peeler and butter):

Peel the potatoes:

Chop each potato in half, and then chop each half into quarters:

Once the water is boiling, drop in the diced potatoes and leave it at a boil until they are soft:

Kyle and Bob are getting pumped for dinner:

Now onto the steak! What you'll need is some steak, extra virgin first cold pressed olive oil, sea salt, and pepper (I prefer a grinder). You should also pre-heat your oven to 450 degrees:

Coat the steak's surface with a thin layer of olive oil:

Sprinkle some salt on the surface of the steak:

Add some pepper to the steak as well:

Flip steak over and do the same to the other side. Repeat for all steaks that you are preparing:

Heat up your cast iron skillet, and once it's hot, drop a steak on there:

Sear it for 10-20 seconds, then flip over and sear for another 10-20 seconds:

Now, stick the whole skillet into your pre-heated oven:

The steak should stay in the oven around 3 minutes on each side for a medium-done steak. So after three minutes, take it out and flip it over, then put it back in for another three:

Once the time is up, take the steak out, let it sit for a few minutes (so that it reabsorbs its own juices) and it's done! Now do the same for the other steaks you are preparing:

Now back to the mashed potatoes! Once they are soft, drain out all the water and mash the potatoes with a masher until they do not have any chunks in them:

As you are mashing the potatoes, add garlic powder, salt and pepper to your liking, and then transfer the mashed potatoes onto a plate:

Chop up some onions, and saute them, if you would like that on your steak:

Finally, serve and enjoy (and know there the party is at, like Kyle does):

Please leave feedback on this post, and if you would like me to attempt any more cooking demonstrations.