How Do You Like Your Steak?
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222280)
United States
June 20, 2023 9:11am CST
The word "steak" originated from the mid-15th century Scandanavian word "steik" or "stickna;". The Middle English dialect and Old Norse term was "steikja"; and in a 15th century cookbook beef and venison steaks were referred to as "stekys".
Steaks can come from a variety of animals -- cattle, bison, camel, kangaroo, ostrich, deer, fish such as swordfish and shark, and much more.
There are many grades and cuts of beef steak -- Select, Choice, Prime, Wagyu, Kobe, Tenderloin/Filet, T-Bone, Porterhouse, Sirloin, Ribeye, Strip, Flat Iron, Tri-Tip, Hanger, Skirt, Flank and Prime Rib.
There are also many ways to have your steak prepared -- steak tartare, rare, medium, well done and many points in between.
How do you like your steak prepared? I like mine medium.
Do you like your steak with a sauce? No, unless it's sauteed mushrooms in a sauce
What cut of steak do you prefer? Filet
What sides do you like? Mushrooms, baked potato with sour cream and a green vegetable
Photo Credit: Pixabay
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23 responses
@hillhjill (23761)
• United States
20 Jun 23
Sirloin and well done with Country Bobs, side small salad and baked potato.
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@hillhjill (23761)
• United States
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio it's a steak sauce, if I don't use that it's a1.
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I also like Steak Tartar time by time.@LadyDuck (502302)
• Italy
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio It's a delicious sauce served warm, hard to make, I missed it several times before doing it right.
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@FourWalls (86623)
• United States
20 Jun 23
I’m an oddball because I like my steak well done, when I have it. I rarely eat it because I have a mild beef allergy and too much can make me sick. I don’t know exactly where the “tipping point” is and I’m not too keen on finding out through trial and error. 
But I like my beef cooked.
But I like my beef cooked.3 people like this
@FourWalls (86623)
• United States
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio — why do you think I eat so much chicken?! 
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
20 Jun 23
You have a beef allergy and a seafood allergy? You poor woman!
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
20 Jun 23
I enjoy a well done ribeye with sautéed mushrooms and onions.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
20 Jun 23
I'll take mine medium without the onions!
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@DaddyEvil (174331)
• United States
20 Jun 23
I like a nice porterhouse rare... Just scare the cow past the stove and cut a slab off. YUM!
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@MarieCoyle (59149)
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23 Jun 23
I like rare steak too, DE. I hate it when they are overdone and no red/pink. If there is a mushroom/onion around, I enjoy them along with the steak. I don't want steak sauce on a really nice steak. I love it served with a baked potato, and a small salad. Yum, yum. Now, I want one!
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@Marilynda1225 (91052)
• United States
20 Jun 23
I like a nice sirloin steak medium rare with sauteed mushrooms and onions. Give me a baked potato as a side and I'm a happy camper.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
20 Jun 23
I haven't had a good sirloin steak in decades. My FIL used to make outstanding sirloins on the grill.
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@AmbiePam (120641)
• United States
20 Jun 23
You’ve given me so many choices that I don’t know! When I was younger I opted for well done steak, which seems odd to me now. These days I too go for a steak cooked medium, and I don’t really need anything, but a good marinade. The perfect side to me for a steak is a baked potato, no butter, with sour cream, cheddar cheese, chives, and tiny bits of bacon. That’s my ideal baked potato, anyway. 
I really want one right now!
When I was younger I opted for well done steak, which seems odd to me now. These days I too go for a steak cooked medium, and I don’t really need anything, but a good marinade. The perfect side to me for a steak is a baked potato, no butter, with sour cream, cheddar cheese, chives, and tiny bits of bacon. That’s my ideal baked potato, anyway. I really want one right now!2 people like this
@averygirl72 (38849)
• Philippines
21 Jun 23
Steak is not common here in my place. I like your baked potato
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@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Jun 23
I prefer mine well done. No sauce but onion and mushrooms sauteed with it is good. Not picky on cut
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
21 Jun 23
I like mine on the grill; but hubby doesn't know how to grill steaks.
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@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jun 23
Filet Mignon cooked medium rare, no sauce if it’s been seasoned, aged and marinated well. Longhorn Steakhouse is one of my favorites, they seem to know how to cook steak consistently well.
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@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Jun 23
@LindaOHio We must have a good head chef at ours, the steaks are consistently delicious.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
22 Jun 23
@moffittjc Same thing with Texas Roadhouse and Red Lobster. Depends on the chef.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
21 Jun 23
Our Longhorn is inconsistent. My husband is rarely satisfied with the cook on his steak.
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@lovebuglena (52167)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Jun 23
I would love to try an ostrich steak. And a kangaroo one. I did have a kangaroo burger once and it was really good. I prefer my steak medium-rare. And I am ok if it is on the rarer side. But I don't like overcooked steak. Don't get how people can eat a well done steak. I love rib-eye and filet mignon but I also enjoy t-bone or porterhouse if I can get it.
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@lovebuglena (52167)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Jun 23
@LindaOHio I guess to a point I am. I will not eat bugs or worms or grasshoppers and the like. Yuck!
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
21 Jun 23
@lovebuglena Me neither! I don't care how much protein they have!
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
20 Jun 23
I'll take mine medium, please! :-)
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
20 Jun 23
I like any well done beef steak, at times we add fried mushrooms. Catsup is my only sauce, I add it with almost all cooked meat. Sides, I like a baked potato with low-fat cottage cheese, salt & pepper. Green vegetables, any of them go fine with a steak.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
20 Jun 23
@LindaOHio We never make a mushroom sauce, just fried mushrooms with onions.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89487)
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Jun 23
I like my steak a little pink...but mostly brown, not sure what that is technically called lol.
I do like steak sauce with mine...and butter is always good.
I like different cuts of steaks, depending on how they are being prepared. Just to eat as a steak, probably chuck
Top round for Finger steaks, cubed for chicken fried steak.
With a steak you gotta have a baked potato! lol That's what we always had with a steak when I was growing up
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
22 Jun 23
@MommyOfEli2013 Baked potato. Hubs and I both like a lot of sour cream.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89487)
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio with the baked potato, or steak in general?
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@leighnyork (1873)
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21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio I really doubt the red colour in the steak , is it cooked
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
21 Jun 23
@leighnyork No. The red color is rare or raw. I don't like it that way.
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@LeaPea2417 (40026)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Jun 23
I like it Well Done. Ribeye is a good steak.
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@LeaPea2417 (40026)
• Toccoa, Georgia
21 Jun 23
@LindaOHio my husband and son like it medium too.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
20 Jun 23
Yes it is. Hubs and I like our steak medium.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
21 Jun 23
I like mushrooms, a baked potato and veggies too.
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@sathviksouvik (23240)
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21 Jun 23
here we dont get this meat. In calcutta goat meat is popular. We make goat meat curry and eat with rice
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@almostoveryou (4954)
• Philippines
21 Jun 23
I like a well-done Porterhouse with gravy on top and rice and buttered vegetables on the side.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
21 Jun 23
Porterhouse is a good cut of steak.
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