Wasn't sure.

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The last time I was out, trying to buy a ribeye roast, all that was available was prime rib.  Same same?  Yes and... no.  Usually prime rib is less fatty.  It isn't bad, but if your thought is to sink your teeth into a ribeye, even cut down, this isn't usually it.  It's not a bad meat.  It just isn't usually as rich.

Still, it is what they had.  So I bought it.  It was in the little new fridge.  Which had been set a bit too cold.  Making it more like a freezer.  Good to know it will act as such, though.  There are times when that would be handy.  And, that, even in high summer.  Finally, a few days ago, I pulled it out, and cut it into thirds.  Three large, inch and a half, ribeye like, steaks.

I cooked one.  Wasn't terribly satisfied.  Though I was having trouble being awake, and aware.  So it ended up much more done than I prefer, say a solid medium to medium well.  I just... don't like my steaks done that well.  If, too, I wondered if part of it was the cut, being a prime rib and not a true ribeye.

So, today, I was much more careful when cooking.  I got that rare, if even a bit more toward medium.  I'll cook it shorter in the future, down to five minutes per side, from the seven of today.  The outside temp has something to do with it.  At 89 yet, while cooking, it pushes the meat done quicker.  More like seven minutes when it's in the low to mid 70s.  Trickery, moving targets, doing my best, and all that.

Even so, it was done to well within my liking.  A little rawer, sure, but not bad.  As it turns out, this steak is just fine.  It is simply that I can't handle more well done steak/meat.  It's just too... greasy?  Something.  Oh, but that was a seriously good steak.

I will cook the other one tomorrow.  Eat half of it.  Then I have two cooked halves remaining, for the next two days.  Then, I can fast Wednesday through Friday or Saturday.  I used to fast merely for health, but now do it as a portion to God.  I know there are fasting and feasting days in the church, but I simply don't have the capacity to follow those writs.  I have to do it when, and as, I am able.  If, too, I fast completely, save for water.  Or, if I can't quite pull that off, then with a fatted coffee a day.

I am quite sure my prayers, while eating a steak, find their way to heaven, as with my prayers.  And my fasting, and prayers, are pleasing to God as well.  He deserves more than I can offer, but I offer what I can.  Sometimes when I can afford it, sometimes when it is humblingly crushing.  But with as much joy as I can muster, either way.

I do have to sort out calories, fats, and proteins, again, now that I am back into carnivore.  At the moment, while I am holding back a bit, too I eat and drink as wished.  Until I get solidly more carnivore and into ketosis more strongly, I am not being picky.  But, in a short bit, I'll begin aiming as losing weight again.  And that will require some restriction.  Though, once there, the restriction isn't a suffering.  It's easy.  Food just doesn't mean the same thing when you control it.  Or your body does through getting all it's needs and wants, easily within fewer calories.

Working on it.  The fast may be a good time to reset things, by calculating what I need and want, and set it up for easier daily scheduling.  Is it a third of a steak, or half?  Depends on the steak.  How much cream can I honestly have a day?  Half a cup, a cup, or two?  Depends on what else I eat, or don't eat.  And, which steak.  I can, will, do this.  For now, until the steaks are gone, I will just do one to two cups of cream, and one half a steak a day.

Very good.  Good to know the steak was truly good.  I just have to make sure it is nearer raw.  I like having it crisped a bit, especially the fat.  But most of the meat needs to be red, even cool.  Some browned, very little gray, mostly red.  With crisped to nearly burned fats.

I forgot to use the dishwasher's dry mode.  So I reset it to run on the sixty minute cycle, with the crystal dry and again with the sanitize setting.  Just... want to see how well that works.  I live in a dry climate.  That... may help, or hurt.  Or... make zero difference?  Would I be able to tell?  Ah, will check with D.V.  He'll know, living in a humid zone.  Unless his doesn't have that feature?  It may be newer.

On to... something or other.  Oh, and to check upstairs.  See if it is cooler.  Maybe close the window that has a crack open.  Later.  Or goodnight?  Who knows.