That's because you suffered horrible child abuse from your parents who overcooked steak, so you've become accustomed to eating leather.
How do you like your steaks
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That's because you suffered horrible child abuse from your parents who overcooked steak, so you've become accustomed to eating leather.
GhostWriter16
Deity
@That picture- The first one looks beautiful. Not sure how rare that second one is, but at first glance from the angle it looks just a tad less cooked than I prefer. Not a lot, but just a tad.
civver_764
Deity
Straight up medium is where it's at dude.
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
What I really want to try is salting a steak before cooking it. I read that makes it more flavorful and doesn't turn it into a salt lick as it may appear to be.
_random_
Jewel Runner
Coat it heavily in coarse salt on both sides for about an hour for each inch of thickness if you want to draw out the flavor and make it more tender. Be sure to rinse it thoroughly before grilling though, as we're talking about overpowering amounts of salt here.
Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
I wonder if one could salt the steak until most of the moisture is out, then let it soak in a marinade over night to soak up the juices then salt the moisture out again so you have the marinade inside, or that not how steaks work?
Tycho Brahe
Emperor
What I do is sprinkle it with salt 10-15 before cooking. It doesn't dry out the meat as people used to say a few years ago.
ShahJahanII
Homesick Alien
I lean towards being a vegetarian.
I'm a vegetarian, but only between meals.
Akka
Moody old mage.
Actually, I suffered because my parents liked their meat rare. Luckily, they were nice parents so they didn't force me to eat such trash, and I could PROPERLY cook my meat.
GhostWriter16
Deity
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
If by "Properly" me means medium-rare or even medium, it does (Though more in the case of medium) make some sense, but if he means medium-well or well-done, he might as well nuke his steak
I would disagree with WIM on eating a steak raw over well-done though. While well-done totally ruins the steak to the point where, short of simply satisfying hunger, its not really worth eating, I could still eat it without throwing up. If I ate a completely raw steak, I would throw up
I don't imagine enjoying a black and blue steak either, though that I would taste if someone wanted to offer me a bite (I would never even taste any meat that's completely raw except Sushi)So for those of you who like rarer steak (By "Rarer" I mean anything medium-rare or less, with medium being just on the borderline) do you cook ground meat (Burgers) more than you do steak, or do you cook them rare/medium-rare as well? And do you think the dangers of doing so are sufficient that you shouldn't do it?
Society had a vote on what proper is. It is not well done.
woody60707
Deity
Ok. Looks like I'm going to the store to get my self a steak now. JERKS!
Any good tips for a ribeye? Mostly I just place it on my cast-iron skillet.
Any good tips for a ribeye? Mostly I just place it on my cast-iron skillet.
_random_
Jewel Runner
I'll typically get my burgers medium if it's up to me, since they tend to be made from lower quality cuts that do better when cooked more thoroughly. Now if we're talking about a sirloin-burger or a prime rib-burger, I'll likely go medium-rare. Safety rarely enters my thought process.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
Haven't had a steak in ages, but when I do order one it's almost always medium rare. That's not to say that I haven't had some very tender well-done steaks, but the high proportion of them (especially the type prepared for you in a restaurant, which is concerned with getting your food to you as fast as possible) are chewy and dry. Sometimes I can roll with medium, depends on the cut of meat.
Burgers, I generally go for medium well, because of the increased danger of food borne illnesses from the typical sources of ground beef on the cow.
Burgers, I generally go for medium well, because of the increased danger of food borne illnesses from the typical sources of ground beef on the cow.
If by "Properly" me means medium-rare or even medium, it does (Though more in the case of medium) make some sense, but if he means medium-well or well-done, he might as well nuke his steak
That's what I was getting at. I didn't scroll up, but I thought he was one of the mid-well/well-done guys.
On a semi-related note, I have been making quesadillas with mid-rare steak and guacamole (and queso fresco, but that should go without saying) for dinner. Delicious.
GhostWriter16
Deity
How dangerous is a medium or medium rare burger?
He is, I just wanted to throw my two-cents in. Personally, I'd rather have a medium-steak than a rare steak, but would prefer medium-rare over either of those (I prefer the entire steak to be hot throughout, and rare is a bit too "Underdone" for my personal tastes.) As for medium-rare steak in a quesadilla, I've never had that but it sounds yum
If you grind it yourself, it's not that dangerous. Still a risk, but worth taking. If you buy ground beef, you'd be wise to cook it to well done: not only is the risk greater, but the meat itself is going to be of low enough quality cooking it to 160 isn't going to impact the taste much.
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