Howdy, everyone, it's Kelly Gilgenbach. If you don't know me, I've been with Passare since 2014 and am the Vice President of Sales. When I graduated with my master's from ACU in 2012, I didn't know much about funeral home software. After being with the company for a little over 8 years now, I could not be happier. Working for Passare, I get to help funeral directors across the country better manage their businesses and connect with families, and ultimately do what they love.
I absolutely love to barbecue - no really, I tend to geek out over it sometimes. It's one of my favorite hobbies, and I'm excited to start up this community for all of us connected to funeral service. Recently, my workhorse of a grill had a small issue. The hinge on my 15-year-old Green Egg is not functioning properly. Fortunately, about the same time my father-in-law bought a new Blackstone with air fryer drawers. So naturally, we had to test it out with some ribeye steaks.
For this cook, my father-in-law and I are using a 32-inch Blackstone with Air Fryer drawers (perfect for the sides!). I went out and bought some prime ribeye's. Who doesn't love a good ribeye? This cut is full of flavor, and with the right amount of butter this is a sear-fest.
Ribeye's require very little prep work - which is nice when you're cooking with family or friends. To start, I took the steaks out of their packaging and let them rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. I always let steaks rest before cooking - it gets them to a state where you can perfectly sear the outside while the middle cooks to a tasty medium-rare. I've heard there's chemistry behind this practice, but I'm not chemist - I just know it makes for great finished steaks!
After letting the steaks rest, I liberally applied Perini steak rub on all surface areas and heated up the flat top.
Let steak sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, apply seasoning to steaks.
Heat the Blackstone to mid - mid-high heat.
Apply butter to the cooktop and place steaks on the flattop.
Sear each steak for 4 minutes a side.
Check the temperature of the meat for about 125-130 degrees.
Pull the steaks off the flattop, let them rest for 5-10 minutes and serve.
We bought some potatoes and fresh asparagus to fry in the Air Fryer drawers on the Blackstone. You can season the potatoes and asparagus with what you like, but we used salt and pepper and some herb seasonings. These sides ended up being fantastic and were a great way to break in the new Air Fryer.
Steaks can be served with just about any side - salad, potatoes, green beans, asparagus - you name it. Keep it simple, the steak does all the work.
I love the fact that funeral service is rooted in serving others. I truly believe each of us are called to serve others no matter what our career is. Funeral service brings people together, and it may not always feel like the happiest setting, but you can trust that it's always a great thing when that many people gather in one place to celebrate a life. Just like good steaks bring us together for quality time around the dinner table, funeral service brings families together time and time again to celebrate life.