Thx Jeff; it was kinda fun, and while it 'reads' like a lot of work, really it wasn't. And it sure beat running in and out to the grill in freezing cold temps and sleet.
Next time I'm in the big town where there is a kitchen store, I'll be sure to pick up a new thermometer. Selection where I live is very limited.
In the mean time, I'm thinking I want to make pork chops for dinner tonight, but skip the oven and just keep them in the skillet on the stove. It doesn't seem like rocket science for this ... just do the same thing I did for the steaks for the most part, minus the oven. Bet they turn out yummy! I've done them on the stove before, but in a non-stick grill pan. These - I'm sure - will be drastically tastier.
It is fun cooking with cast iron, learn something new all the time. With my dutch ovens, I went from stews, soups, roasts, and baked beans to No-Knead Bread and sourdough bread.
If I am not cooking on the grill, then it will be the smoker, gives the wife a little break. Just not big fan of fried food in our home, bit of a health nut. Trying to live long. Grilling and smoking my meats, the fat drips away.
Heck, I never said that I did not like the cold and snow, after all this is the snowmobile capital of the Northeast, bring it on.
The photo of your steak looks ready to eat to me. Break off the horns flip twice, done. No salt, seasonings, Montreal seasoning, a1, etc. If the meat does not taste good by itself, something is wrong. Try some farm raised grass fed beef, then some store purchased. case closed
Big town, what is that. Where we live there are more cows that people. You can save some miles and order a new thermometer on line, selection will be better. I am on a first name basic with my UPS driver, and post master.
"I want to make pork chops for dinner tonight"
Just add some spuds and onions.