Cook a perfect steak

Yes, really. After cooking my first steak with a torch, I was hooked. It tasted better than when I use my grill or what I can get in most restaurants. I've talked to several people who torch their steaks and not surprisingly, everyone has his or her own method. Mine is to torch both sides until the meat turns brown (what chefs call the "Maillard" reaction) to seal in the flavor, then grill on a low temperature until the inside is medium rare. I torch the stakes on my grill after learning the hard way that torching them in my kitchen sets off my smoke detector (which is odd because there's hardly any smoke). If you want to really impress your dinner guests, you can find myriad recipes online for foods and desserts that can be cooked or set ablaze with a torch.