How would you like your steak done, medium rare or well done?

@eileenleyva (27562)
Philippines
July 25, 2009 7:42am CST
My daughter's friend had a disgusting experience at a steak house. He was invited by some friends for a pigout. All his friends requested medium rare, so he did too. When the steaks were served, he could still traces of blood on the succulent meat. He couldn't eat raw meat but he swallowed his food with his eyes closed. He should have requested if he could have his well done but all his friends would have frowned. What about you? Would you eat steak medium rare?
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
25 Jul 09
Hi eileenlyva, at this moment I would take a steak anyway I could get one and relish every mouthful. A good steak is hard to get hold of here, it is rarely on sale to cook oneself and if it is it is frightfully expensive. I haven't bought one for ages. In the taverana's steak is not steak, at least not in this area, what is produced is a bit of dried up shoe leather, a piece of beef not steak, cut very thin and massacred. I dream of a thick steak with mushrooms and green salad and mustard. My preference would be medium rare as long as it is cooked well.
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
25 Jul 09
What is that bit of dried up shoe leather? Gosh, do they really produce such? But you have good taste. Wish they could sell steak at a lower price. I haven't had one in a long time too.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
25 Jul 09
Hi eileenlyva, we were in a lovely taverana few weeks ago and steak featured on the menu, we didn't risk it though, we both presumed it would be dried up old shoe leather, don't know why they don't just put that on the menu and have done. Many thanks for the best response.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
25 Jul 09
Your welcome. I enjoyed your answer really.
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@dex1007 (556)
• Malaysia
27 Jul 09
lol... oh poor guy. i hate it when i can see blood. i'll loose my appetite in seconds. I like it well done thanks. no offense to the japanese, but i can't take raw meat. even if it medium, tastes like raw to me. I'd ask for a well done meat, my friends can frown all they want. i'm the one eating it. haha. you shouldn't change what you want, or who you are because of people. Nice question.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
I also avoid the sushi. The teriyaki and katsudon are good though. The Jap rice and soy seasoning are to die for.
@janzki (49)
• Philippines
26 Jul 09
I want it well done. I have a gastritis, and my doctor prohibits me to eat raw foods and the like.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Get the gastritis cured. The Japanese will fown if you do not partake of their sushi.
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Sorry for the typo... I meant "frown".
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
27 Jul 09
No way would I eat mine medium rare, I don't want mine still mooing at me..lol. I usually order mine well done, and my husband likes medium well, now I may even eat it that way, but not medium rare or rare, I can't stand to see someone eat it that way and have blood running down the sides of their mouths.... I won't hardly eat any meat that isn't cooked all the way, even my burgers have to be well done, my husband teases me and says I'll only eat it if its like charcoal..haha.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
I am also nuts about the cooking time. I like everything well done.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 09
Hi Eileen, I like my steak medium rare - crisp and a bit burnt on the outside, while still soft and juicy on the inside. Your friend should have requested for well done or medium done - then he could have enjoyed his steak instead of having to swallow something he didn't like.
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
25 Jul 09
He said he had to experience it at one point in his life, ha ha.
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@LaurenInLA (2270)
• United States
25 Jul 09
I always eat meat medium rare but it doesn't sound like the steak that your daughter's friend fits into my idea of medium rare. A steak that is still bloody is cooked rare. There's nothing wrong with sending meat back to be cooked properly but he probably should have ordered his steak cooked the way that he likes it cooked instead of the way that his friend's like it. I can empathize though. There's nothing more disgusting than eating raw meat.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
25 Jul 09
Yah! I agree with you. But we had a good laugh talking about it afterwards.
@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I like it medium well. The juice is still there from the blood. I find if its well then it is too dried out and it takes forever to chew. We just ate a steak off the pit and it was so yummy with the meat just a little pink. It was just right. One of his friends may of felt the sameway he did. Alot of times I forget how I like my steak and have to ask my husband lol.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Your husband truly adores you, ha ha.
• United States
26 Jul 09
Meduim rare yummy!! Well is tough meat and dry compared to meduim well, or meduim rare. Steaks that cook way to long are dry and chewy..Actually shoe leather is the best description!
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Yes, I understand that now.
• United States
26 Jul 09
ICK! No way I like mine well done too! What's the point in cooking something if it's still going to be bloody?!?!? I would of either made it my way or just declined eating that at all.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Yes. Me too.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I think he was really silly for not speaking up & ordering his steak like he likes it. I personally like a mediun rare steak & would pay no attention at all to what my friends order. I don't go out to eat very often so want what i want when i do. He better learn to speak up about things & quit following the crowd. U could get in trouble doing that.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
The boy is an academic genius. He is also socially active. He was in for the experience.
@iridium (431)
26 Jul 09
i like my steak rare, more than that and it gets tough and chewy. just warm and brown on the outside and pink in the middle. raw is good too. i hate overcooked beef.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
The pleasure of eating....
• Philippines
26 Jul 09
[b][/b]I want mine well-done, I'm not into bloody meat..LOL.. and with all those diseases coming out today, who would want a rarely cooked meat, not me..
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Amen to that.
• United States
26 Jul 09
I love my steak and prime rib medium rare. Well done, to me, is too dry, and without taste.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Tastilicious, now I am beginning to understand.
@jimeny (640)
• Israel
26 Jul 09
I would want it to be well done. I too can't eat blood, and I also like it a bit burned... yum yum! =3
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Okay!
• United States
26 Jul 09
I like mine medium rare or medium. I say that because medium rare or medium has flavor in it, as oppose to just rare or well done. It really all depends on the steak.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
That is informative. I thought the taste is the same. Thanks,
@Ithink (9980)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Give me the medium rare! Love steak that way, I used to think it was disgusting but my hubby had me try his and I really liked it. His boss did a cook out for them and he brought home a steak medium rare off the grill, I was in heaven! It was so good!
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
We won't know till we try it, huh. Maybe one time..
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
26 Jul 09
Medium rare is the very best and tastiest way to cook and eat Steak. I've been eating medium rare steak for many years and enjoy it very much. Why would it make any difference if the blood was cooked or raw? Some people order their steak by asking the waiter to go out to the field and chase the cow past the BBQ. The idea here is to just 'warm the meat up a bit,' and never mind cooking it at all. I'll take mine Medium Rare, Please!
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Ha ha! That was quite an imagery. I enjoyed your contention. Thanks.
• United States
26 Jul 09
No, I would not eat medium rare steak. Medium-rare steak is WAY too chewy and disgusting for me. I like my steak well done. When its well-done the meat is cooked completely and the blood of the meat isn't oozing out with every bite.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Same here.
• United States
26 Jul 09
I prefer my steak medium rare if it's a good cut of T-bone or round cut. Ribeye steaks must be well done. I have a friend who has to sign a waiver at restaurants because he orders them rare! This type of steak is cooked for one minute on each side, then served. That's disgusting!
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
I have seen that kind of i minute steak cooking in a tv show. The guest swallowed it.
• United States
26 Jul 09
I prefer my steak well done. I can handle some red but not to much, and if it has red juice coming out, uh no thank you, that is disgusting. If it has red juice coming out then why even grill it u might as well eat it raw..
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Some do, shuckss!