Have tried reverse sear?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0r1EdIgd4w
Not reverse sear, but I like the looks of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAdOnqqq0nI
Sous vide method (this guy is good):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAJq1FoXMFY
Good job on the Full Moon Friday the 13th gravity-defying bean soup!