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As anyone who reads this blog regularly will know, my wife and I eat a lot of steak. We were on hiatus for a good long while, but have recently rejoined the steaky world of steak-eaters. I keep changing my cooking method, the dimensions of the steak, the quantity of steak, etc. I think I found something that works well for us, though. The new grill pan thingy (http://www.amazon.com/Emerilware-Cast-Iron-Reversible-Grill-Griddle/dp/B000JZYOHQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1237907090&sr=8-3 - Which we got for $15 from Ross. Woot!) works very well and gives the grill marks on the meat (which is always nice) but there's a lot less actual contact with the cast iron that way than in just a flat skillet. I had to increase the cook time on a good-sized steak to 3:30 each side, and let it rest for 12 minutes instead of 10. It came out cooked all the way through, but still nice and pink instead of nasty purple raw-meat. So that's a good thing, I think. Hopefully we can stick with this method now that we know about it.

Tonight, barring any unforeseen activities (trivia?) I think I'll work on my new begboard. I figuredo ut how to make my router bit move within the housing, so I should be able to rout a 1/4" groove into the flat side of a 1x2 to make a frame for the pegboard. The board itself is only 2'x4' but it should be enough for me to get some basic tools up there and keep my work space significantly more organized. It's also a good way for me to get more comfortable with my router. I did a couple of test runs and it was a little shaky. I think I may need to bring the router table down to the floor so I can put decent pressure on the board to hold it steady. I may even post pictures when I'm done. The whole thing cost less than $10 for the materials plus a few bucks for a variety pack of hooks, so it's a good investment i think. Anything to help me keep myself organized, really.

Also, I heard about this a while ago, but found an instructional video this time. I'm doing this. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/756433/laser_flashlight_hack/