re: How many times do you flip your steak?

So if your host serves you a warm Coca Cola and you prefer ice, will you not politely ask for an ice cube? If he pours you a shot of whiskey, but you really want a glass of water, do you slug it down anyway? Unless this is your first visit to someone's home, or perhaps a cookout with your boss, I'm assuming that your host is a friend who actually cares about your comfort/happiness. He will want you to enjoy his food & company, not choke it down.

No, you don't shoulder him aside or offer pointed criticism of his technique. You make a polite request between friends, and if he doesn't want to honor it, you say no more. But to eat overcooked meat and then bitch about a friend on the internet is surely the wrong approach, no?