Originally Posted by thegeneral
Meat temps that go along with rare, medium-rare, etc, are set and haven't really changed.
Maybe in theory meat temps haven't changed, and obviously in your experience they haven't changed, but for many of us there is something going on. I have always preferred my steaks very rare. My taste in that has not varied...
ever. Yet I am finding it harder and harder to actually receive a piece of meat prepared the way I like it.
Originally Posted by thegeneral
If you're finding that your medium-rare is more rare than it used to be, then either your tastes are changing, the places you usually go to overcook the meat or the place you are going is undercooking their meat.
Yes, I believe that was the point of the thread.
Some (like me) have reported encountering restaurants that are over-cooking steaks. And according to the OP some restaurants are under-cooking them. (I can only dream of finding one of those places.)
If the number of posts here are in anyway significant, it seems to be a common occurance. So do you have any helpful suggestions? You say that quizzing the wait staff is not appropriate, so what else should we do to insure we receive our steak exactly like we want it?