re: Alright, time for a steak poll. How do you like yours cooked?

1 all day

3.5

2

4 is ruined and 5 you might as well be eating at Burger King.

I don’t have a problem with 1, 2, or 3. 1 better be prime. Also, it’s not blood. It’s myoglobin.

In his book Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain talked about how they would deal with the worst cuts of meat or the ones that got dropped on the kitchen floor...”Save it for well.” Because those poor saps would never know the difference. Some of those losers might even eat their well done steak with ketchup.

2

edit: i didnt even look past 3 at first. just did. 5 made me want to cry. do people really do that to steak?

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5 made me want to cry. do people really do that to steak?

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Sure. A lot of people mistake myoglobin for blood. And they’re squeamish about eating blood. Not that eating blood is necessarily a bad thing. But they’re turned off by that red color. It’s a psychological hangup. They don’t understand that, whatever it is, they’re still eating it. All that overcooking the meat does is cook off the water and turn the red stuff brown. Even if it was blood, they’d still be eating blood. It’s just dumb.

If it is a good sear, 1. If it is a mediocre sear, 2.

1.5

2 or 3.