Rare, Medium or Well Done ????

[CallMeJoe]

I dunno. I got this funny aversion to E.Coli or something I think. D:

Bacteria lives on the surface of the meat and is killed when the outside is seared. E. coli is a problem with ground beef because grinding mixes the surface throughout the meat.

I like steak rare. It should be seared on the outside and cooked through just enough to ensure it doesn't twitch when sliced.

 

[vi edit]

Medium rare, erroring on the side of medium. I want it juicy and tender...but not so rare that it's hard to cut. There's a fine line there that's hard to hit.

 

[gophins72]

medium rare, for lesser cuts, well done.
in the choices given, i chose rare.

 

[lxskllr]

Extremely well done. Bonus points if it has rock hard charred bits on the edges :^D

That said, I don't much like steak. I think I've had it once in the last decade. Given a choice of the best steak in the world, or an average bacon cheeseburger, from an average pub. I'll take the cheeseburger every time.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Medium rare. I don't understand people who want a steak, but cooked so thoroughly it's lost all semblance of steak-ness. If you want a well-cooked piece of meat, get pork, it stands up much better to thorough cooking.

 

[vi edit]

That said, I don't much like steak. I think I've had it once in the last decade. Given a choice of the best steak in the world, or an average bacon cheeseburger, from an average pub. I'll take the cheeseburger every time.

I like steak, but I agree on the burger. I'll take a good cheeseburger any day over a steak. And it's not even a cost thing....I just love me a giant ass cheeseburger with bacon, cheddar, some onion rings and some BBQ sauce for a little moisture and flavor on a butter toasted bun.

 

[Aquaman]

Medium Rare.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[mb]

Well done.

Not surprising.

 

[gophins72]

i dont know, the best steak in the world is pretty damn good....

 

[FelixDeCat]

Too bad I cant add medium well either. 🙁

 

[Aquaman]

I like steak, but I agree on the burger. I'll take a good cheeseburger any day over a steak. And it's not even a cost thing....I just love me a giant ass cheeseburger with bacon, cheddar, some onion rings and some BBQ sauce for a little moisture and flavor on a butter toasted bun.

Why can;t you have a steak with cheese bacon and onion rings on top? ^_^

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[JulesMaximus]

Extremely well done. Bonus points if it has rock hard charred bits on the edges :^D

That said, I don't much like steak. I think I've had it once in the last decade. Given a choice of the best steak in the world, or an average bacon cheeseburger, from an average pub. I'll take the cheeseburger every time.

That's because you are burning the shit out of it. No wonder you don't like steak.

 

[Joemonkey]

Medium Rare.

Cheers,
Aquaman

hey you ever finish scanning all your mags?

 

[ponyo]

I like steak, but I agree on the burger. I'll take a good cheeseburger any day over a steak. And it's not even a cost thing....I just love me a giant ass cheeseburger with bacon, cheddar, some onion rings and some BBQ sauce for a little moisture and flavor on a butter toasted bun.

Really? Maybe it's because I eat burger and fries for lunch about 3 days a week, I need a nice big steak pretty much every weekend. I don't ever crave a burger but I crave steak along with crab legs/ scallops/ lobster/ shrimp come Thursday. So I stop by Costco on Friday or Saturday for my weekly weekend surf and turf fix.

 

[Daishiki]

Medium rare for steaks. Medium for burgers.

 

[vi edit]

Really? Maybe it's because I eat burger and fries for lunch about 3 days a week, I need a nice big steak pretty much every weekend.

I'm the opposite. I get 1/4 cow a year and have a couple dozen steaks in the freezer at any given time that I can cook. A big juicy ass bar burger isn't something that I get but maybe once a month and I'll go to a bar just for that. I can cook a steak better than most restaurants but there's something about some of the bar burgers near me that I can't replicate.

 

[lxskllr]

That's because you are burning the shit out of it. No wonder you don't like steak.

Not at all. I just don't like steak much. It's ok, but not worth the cost for me, especially when it'll always be inferior to a cheeseburger. I'd pay extra for all the chefs burnt fuckups on any particular day, then having the best steak he could produce :^)

 

[CRXican]

med rare

fail pole

 

[CVSiN]

Not at all. I just don't like steak much. It's ok, but not worth the cost for me, especially when it'll always be inferior to a cheeseburger. I'd pay extra for all the chefs burnt fuckups on any particular day, then having the best steak he could produce :^)

inferior to a cheeseburger?

you are definitely doing it WRONG.

buy better quality steaks... Rib Eyes or Strips or Filets..

and have someone that KNOWS how to cook it do it.

A good steak should need no sauce.. or extra seasoning and should melt in your mouth.

anything else and the Chef/Steak fails.

 

[geno]

Only two well dones? Pshaw!!

What? You're from Texas, you think you'd know how to eat a steak.

 

[Hopeless]

Burgers - Well done.

Steak - Use to go with well done only, but after getting a few that could have been used to re-sole a pair of work boots I changed. Now order it as medium-well to well done, which normally has at most just a thin faint line with a hint of pink in the middle but still turns out pretty tasty to me.

 

[lxskllr]

inferior to a cheeseburger?

you are definitely doing it WRONG.

buy better quality steaks... Rib Eyes or Strips or Filets..

and have someone that KNOWS how to cook it do it.

A good steak should need no sauce.. or extra seasoning and should melt in your mouth.

anything else and the Chef/Steak fails.

Dude, I've been around a long time, and I've had enough steaks over the years. If I have one, it better be black and crusty, or the mediocrity that is already steak will be just about unbearable.

 

[CVSiN]

Dude, I've been around a long time, and I've had enough steaks over the years. If I have one, it better be black and crusty, or the mediocrity that is already steak will be just about unbearable.

doesn't mean you have had a good one.. 99.9% places cannot make a decent steak..

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Bullshit.

Shaddap Kiwi. The only meat you know anything about is sheep dick up your anus.

 

[Shawn]

medium rare. your poll sucks.