Poll of the Day > If your steak isn't crunchy it's underdone

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Don't want to get mad cow disease.

yeah ya do
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I thought that was only for bacon?
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I do like an outer crust, but I like the inside very soft.
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Lokarin posted...

I do like an outer crust, but I like the inside very soft.

like a vajayjay.
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I like it just barely cooked. it's just cooked enough for human eating. but mostly still wild and raw. it should be chewy and juicy

Doesnt matter how cooked your beef is, you will still get mad cow disease if the meat has been infected
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Ogurisama posted...

Doesnt matter how cooked your beef is, you will still get mad cow disease if the meat has been infected

so we might as well enjoy our last meal

Zikten posted...

Ogurisama posted...

Doesnt matter how cooked your beef is, you will still get mad cow disease if the meat has been infected

so we might as well enjoy our last meal

Well, then I'd definitely have to cook it differently...
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I rarely eat steak, but I order it the same as a burger I'd get, and that would be medium
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rare to medium rare is the way to go

Blue rare or nothing.
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DocDelicious posted...

Blue rare or nothing.

But then it tastes cold.... even if rare it should taste hot
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pssh, you people and your "rare" instead of eating it raw, you can't appreciate steak if you can't eat it in its purest form.
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With TCs user name and preferance for stake cooked into char. I'm thinking Trump has invaded PotD.

I'm fine with medium, but well done is a crime.
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WhiskeyDisk posted...

I'm fine with medium, but well done is a crime.

Depends on the cut - well done works on hard, thin cuts that warrant a thick marinade. If you want it rare or medium it'd have to be done in, like, a pressure cooker or something.
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WhiskeyDisk posted...

I'm fine with medium, but well done is a crime.

I agree...
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This is the worst advice on cooking steak I have ever read. Steak was never meant to be crunchy...
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I go insanely high on the heat so that it's crispy on the outside, medium rare on the inside~

Inhumane. Cutting off flesh and serving it on dinner table. Real men bite the flesh off a living cow.
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Best way to cook steak is to put into an immersion cooker for rare/medium rare, then finish it off in a super hot skillet to sear it.

the whole reasoning being (as I understand it) that bacteria/mold really can't get past the outer layer of the steak after it's been cut, which is why it's ok to cook at rare temp - the inside of the steak was safe and the outside gets cooked so bacteria/mold is killed.

Hamburger, on the other hand, should always be cooked to well done since when the meat is ground the bacteria gets mixed in with the rest of the meat - so the only way to be sure it's killed is to reach well done temperature.

Of course, people have been eating medium rare burgers for ever and in MOST cases never have worse than the "Damn, last nights meal didn't agree with me"
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Lokarin posted...

I do like an outer crust, but I like the inside very soft.

This. Charred outside, blue rare inside is how it should be

Kigalas posted...

I thought that was only for bacon?

Nah, bacon you want crispy on the edges, but still a bit chewy. Steak, you want it Medium at most.
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aurick79 posted...

Best way to cook steak is to put into an immersion cooker for rare/medium rare, then finish it off in a super hot skillet to sear it.

the whole reasoning being (as I understand it) that bacteria/mold really can't get past the outer layer of the steak after it's been cut, which is why it's ok to cook at rare temp - the inside of the steak was safe and the outside gets cooked so bacteria/mold is killed.

Hamburger, on the other hand, should always be cooked to well done since when the meat is ground the bacteria gets mixed in with the rest of the meat - so the only way to be sure it's killed is to reach well done temperature.

Of course, people have been eating medium rare burgers for ever and in MOST cases never have worse than the "Damn, last nights meal didn't agree with me"

As long as the food reaches a certain temp it should be fine. You don't have to actually cook it medium well or even medium for that

darcandkharg31 posted...

pssh, you people and your "rare" instead of eating it raw, you can't appreciate steak if you can't eat it in its purest form.

Unless you're taking a bite directly out of the still living cow, you're doing it wrong.
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agreed, must be mooing and running away from you
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You're all wrong. The meat is best after the cow has decayed a little bit. The rot gives the best flavor tm

I like to give mine a quick sear in cast iron and then pop it in the oven for a few minutes until it is mid/rare
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People who order well done steak at restaurants are loved by chefs since that means they can give away the shittiest cuts instead of throwing them away.
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If you eat a steak cooked anywhere over medium rare you need to stick to chicken.

Revelation34 posted...

People who order well done steak at restaurants are loved by chefs since that means they can give away the shittiest cuts instead of throwing them away.

It would actually really annoy me because it wasnt that uncommon for someone to order a well done steak and then complain that the meat was too dry or tough
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FattyWnnaCookie posted...

If you eat a steak cooked anywhere over medium rare you need to stick to chicken.

Medium is fine too.

Mead posted...

It would actually really annoy me because it wasnt that uncommon for someone to order a well done steak and then complain that the meat was too dry or tough

Use that opportunity to mock them for ordering it well done.
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