Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 20:42     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
As rare as I can go without the meat actually being blue.

An acquaintance in Germany used to order Steak Tartare at the butcher's, raw freshly-ground beef, with tartare sauce.
One day I will try that, but having taught microbiology, I have visions of endless enteric bacteria being washed down my throat...
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 20:39     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
Anonymous wrote:Steak-Med/Rare
Burgers that I grind chuck myself for-MedRare
Burgers that I eat outside of my home-MedWell
Pork-Medium
Chicken-well
Salmon-Med/Rare
Tuna-rare



This exactly except for burgers that I eat outside. In that case Medium
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 20:37     Subject: Re:How do you like your meat cooked?
Anonymous



I am one of those non-foodies who asks for steaks well done -- and I still don't get why the rest of the world cares. So I don't want to see pink/blood on my meat -- why is that so unsophisticated? Yet every time I'm in a group, someone who isn't a close friend has to comment.

Don't take this as an attack on you. You may want to get something else next time. A well done steak really lack taste. Its like a burnt cookie. The longer you cook a steak, the hotter it gets, and as it heats up, the muscle fibers get firm and all the juices cook out. The result is that the interior of a well-done steak is a uniform gray color, and the steak itself is tough, chewy, flavorless and dry. If you order a steak people think you like steak. So people may think you are inexperienced and some may be insulted by your actions. Also, well done steak orders will sometimes get a lower quality meat or a steak that has sat in the warming tray all for a while....it's not like you will know the difference b/c it's over cooked. If you don't like the pink/ blood(its not blood) in your meat, you don't really like steaks and you should get something the Resturant can prepare properly.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:21     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
Anonymous wrote:I am one of those non-foodies who asks for steaks well done -- and I still don't get why the rest of the world cares. So I don't want to see pink/blood on my meat -- why is that so unsophisticated? Yet every time I'm in a group, someone who isn't a close friend has to comment.


It just shows your lack of refinement. That's OK. I would not comment, though.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:20     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
Rare. Grew up on a cattle farm. We don't eat chicken.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:20     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
I am one of those non-foodies who asks for steaks well done -- and I still don't get why the rest of the world cares. So I don't want to see pink/blood on my meat -- why is that so unsophisticated? Yet every time I'm in a group, someone who isn't a close friend has to comment.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:19     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
Rare plus, which I learned from Michael minna. It's between rare and medium rare.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:17     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
Medium / medium well. My dad can't stand people who ask for their steak well done. He says it ruins a nice cut of meat. It's gauche (although he doesn't use that word).
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:11     Subject: Re:How do you like your meat cooked?
Anonymous wrote:Med rare
DH is a med well to well done person and it drives me crazy
That and his need to put condiments on everything that I cook


My DH does this too. I blame his upbringing where Ketchup was a vegetable. Makes for international travel an complete embarrassment.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:10     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
Steak-Med/Rare
Burgers that I grind chuck myself for-MedRare
Burgers that I eat outside of my home-MedWell
Pork-Medium
Chicken-well
Salmon-Med/Rare
Tuna-rare
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:07     Subject: Re:How do you like your meat cooked?
Med rare
DH is a med well to well done person and it drives me crazy
That and his need to put condiments on everything that I cook
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:04     Subject: Re:How do you like your meat cooked?
Rare
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 19:00     Subject: Re:How do you like your meat cooked?
Well done
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 18:55     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
Well but not burned though I'd take burned over pink. I can tolerate medium well if the pink is minimal.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2014 18:50     Subject: How do you like your meat cooked?
Rare? Well? Medium? other?