Please complete your profile to unlock commenting and other important features.

Please select your date of birth for special perks on your birthday. Your username will be your unique profile link and will be publicly used in comments.
Narcity Pro

This is a Pro feature.

Time to level up your local game with Narcity Pro.

Pro

$5/month

$40/year

  • Everything in the Free plan
  • Ad-free reading and browsing
  • Unlimited access to all content including AI summaries
  • Directly support our local and national reporting and become a Patron
  • Cancel anytime.
For Pro members only Pro
Summary

A TikToker Made Salt Bae's $2,500 'Gold' Steak For Just $110 & You Can Too

You can cook like Salt Bae — but can you salt like Salt Bae?

Interim Deputy Editor (News)

How much is that Salt Bae sprinkle worth to you?

A U.K. TikToker says he's figured out how to recreate the man-turned-meme's famously expensive golden tomahawk steak for pennies on the dollar — or pound, in his case.

Influencer Harrison Webb showed his followers how to make the steak this week amid Salt Bae fever over the chef's new Nusr-Et restaurant in London.

The golden tomahawk steak, which is 1,500 pounds (CA$2,500 or US$2,000) is one of the most expensive items on Nusr-Et's very expensive menu, and it comes wrapped in edible gold leaf.

@nusr_et

Gold tomahawk #saltbae #salt #saltlife 

But you can buy gold leaf and everything else you need to make it yourself for about 64 pounds, as Webb's video shows.

And honestly, it looks super doable.

You'll need:

  • Butter
  • Garlic
  • Thyme
  • A nice cut of ribeye or tomahawk steak
  • Gold leaf

"Salt it. Sear it. Baste it. Then finish it off in the oven," Webb says. "Let it rest while you cover it in gold."

Then give it the Salt Bae treatment, chop it up and enjoy.

@harrisonwebb97

How much the Salt Bae GOLD steak REALLY costs to make! 😳💰#saltbae #Nusr_et

"Don't forget your 100k service fee," one user wrote in the comments on the video.

A few critics pointed out that Salt Bae (a.k.a. Nusret Gökçe) uses premium cuts of meat worth a few hundred pounds, and that his gold leaf is 24-carat.

In other words, you could spend a few hundred dollars to make an extra-fine version of the steak yourself, and it'll still be cheaper than buying it at the celebrity chef's restaurant.

Other chefs have also taken a shot at making a Nursr-Et-inspired steak wrapped in gold leaf.

But is it really the Salt Bae steak without that signature sprinkle?

  • Interim Deputy Editor, News

    Josh Elliott (he/him) was the Interim Deputy Editor (News) for Narcity, where he led the talented editorial team's local news content. Josh previously led Narcity’s international coverage and he spent several years as a writer for CTV and Global News in the past. He earned his English degree from York University and his MA in journalism from Western University. Superhero content is his kryptonite.

11 gorgeous Toronto restaurants that locals say are always worth the splurge

Remember these spots for your next special occasion! 😍

19 Costco products that are cheaper than items at Walmart and other grocery stores

You get the most bag for your buck when you buy these products at Costco. 🛒

Costco is offering gift cards that get you the cost of your membership back and more

These online vouchers and Costco Shop Cards save you money on purchases. 🤑

9 things I wasn't expecting as a Vancouverite who moved to Toronto

Did you know that being a "King West girly" is kind of an insult?