View Poll Results: How do you like your steak?

Rare

13.68%

Medium rare

64.21%

Medium

14.74%

Medium well

5.26%

Well done

1.05%

I don't eat steak

1.05%

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How do you like your steak? Doneness? How prepared? Etc.

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Mar 8, 2012, 12:05 am

#421

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Originally Posted by CApreppie

On the rarer side of medium rare.

ExACTly! ^ But the one on the OP's plate looks good. OP: I never thought of using Sriracha to marinate beef. Did you taste that one?

Mar 8, 2012, 11:49 am

#422

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Originally Posted by youreadyfreddie

ExACTly! ^ But the one on the OP's plate looks good. OP: I never thought of using Sriracha to marinate beef. Did you taste that one?

Oh I did. There are few meats Siracha doesn't go well on

Mar 8, 2012, 1:20 pm

#423

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Originally Posted by DetailsIM

Not steak but still delicious.

Aaaaaah, really pink lamb chops..... lots of garlic...

^^^

Mar 9, 2012, 11:32 am

#424

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Medium rare, but more on the rare side.

Mar 9, 2012, 12:43 pm

#425

rknicker

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Medium for strips and rib-eyes, med-rare for filet. Seared for all...

Mar 9, 2012, 12:57 pm

#426

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Medium well for me, which a lot of American fare restaurants tend to get wrong. I usually end up with a well-done steak just short of burnt.

Mar 11, 2012, 9:56 pm

#427

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Did the Prime Rib 16 oz at the Keg tonite.. medium, and the au jus was excellent..

My wife had the Sirloin well done.

Mar 11, 2012, 10:00 pm

#428

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Originally Posted by butta1898

Medium well for me, which a lot of American fare restaurants tend to get wrong.

Medium well is always wrong.

Mar 11, 2012, 10:07 pm

#429

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nerd

Medium well is always wrong.

I disagree. I know I am in the minority liking my beef more on the cooked than raw side, but that's why restaurants offer options, so people can choose what they like. Otherwise everything would be vanilla.

Mar 13, 2012, 9:18 am

#430

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Hanger Steak is underrated. They call it the Butcher's Cut for a reason. Great medium-rare with a red wine reduction and shallot butter.

Mar 14, 2012, 2:25 am

#431

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i used to be a medium rare man and now am firmly medium

Mar 14, 2012, 12:02 pm

#432

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I like my steak about medium well.

I'm not sure if I should stick with medium well or go to medium.

Mar 14, 2012, 5:15 pm

#433

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Quote:

Originally Posted by maortega15

I like my steak about medium well.

I'm not sure if I should stick with medium well or go to medium.

How good is the beef you're getting?

If you're happy with the way you get it now, I'd recommend going to medium and at the same time going with one notch better beef at the same time.

The combination usually works out well.

Mar 14, 2012, 5:58 pm

#434

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nkedel

Probably the beef I get from a widespread chain like outback or applebees.

Mar 14, 2012, 6:50 pm

#435

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Medium rare but with a good char on the outside...like it pulled off the grill at about 130*F so it's on the redder side of medium rare but to me it's all about being cooked over wood and getting the smoky caveman char on the outside. Or raw if it's real good beef!