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re: Why is "Medium Well" frowned upon?

Posted on 1/21/15 at 12:52 pm to
Posted by MightyYat
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 12:52 pm to
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I'll silently think to myself "ugh what a waste"


How is it a waste if the person ordering it truly enjoys it that way? I don't get it I guess.
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 12:52 pm to
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You get a side of ketchup to?



Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 12:52 pm to
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You paying for it? You eat it any way you damn well please.




What if someone else is paying for it? Do you have to eat his or her way?

I don't care how someone else likes his or her steak or anything else except that it grosses me out when people mix everything together on the their plates like those bowl things they sell at the fast food joints that contain a little bit of everything sold there in one bowl. That's just nastiness, right there! I have a hard time seeing those ads on TV.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 12:53 pm to
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will say screw any place where a waiter will "react" in any way to such an order.


we went to some steakhouse for my buddy's bachelor party in Houston and before the waiter took our orders he made it a point to tell us that the chef would not cook any steak past medium

I guess we looked like a bunch of unsophisticated rednecks
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 12:54 pm to
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How is it a waste if the person ordering it truly enjoys it that way? I don't get it I guess.


but they would enjoy it more if they didn't overcook it

This post was edited on 1/21/15 at 12:54 pm
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 12:56 pm to
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What if someone else is paying for it? Do you have to eat his or her way?


not unless the pretentious son of a bitch who is paying for it insists you do so otherwise. I've had others (people treating me to a meal) suggest how to order something cooked. They've never insisted on it, but they've certainly made suggestions.
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43482 posts
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:00 pm to
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Food and beer snobs are the fricking worst.


Says the guy posting on the Food and Drink board
Posted by MightyYat
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:04 pm to
I don't get the joke. This is the best board on TD.
Posted by Richard Castle
St. George, La.
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:04 pm to
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Medium Well





quote:

NY Strip


Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
30431 posts
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:05 pm to
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nope

nope

not falling for this troll thread


haha! I knew you couldn't resist for long.
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
49636 posts
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:07 pm to
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not unless the pretentious son of a bitch who is paying for it insists you do so otherwise. I've had others (people treating me to a meal) suggest how to order something cooked. They've never insisted on it, but they've certainly made suggestions.



It was a joke.
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43482 posts
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:10 pm to
"Food and beer snobs are the worst!"
You're on a board dedicated to food and drink snobs.
Posted by Ignignot
Member since Mar 2009
18823 posts
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:10 pm to
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Bottom line: that's the way I like it. It suggests that Rare or Medium-Rare is reserved for the aristocracy, and anything that sits on the grill longer is so... bourgeois.



that's perfectly fine, i'll never criticize

but if you get a steak at my house you are getting it medium rare
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
28276 posts
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:11 pm to
Order it how you want but if you cook it past medium it is tougher and less juicy.
Posted by MightyYat
StB Garden District
Member since Jan 2009
25029 posts
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:16 pm to
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You're on a board dedicated to food and drink snobs


Not really but point taken I guess.
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43482 posts
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:18 pm to
FYI I'm on board with you - some people take stuff way too seriously. But it comes with the territory. I liken it to the passionate idiots on the Rant.
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:19 pm to
At least you don't get it well done. My dad orders every steak well done and every steak he makes is well done. Damn near burnt. I thought steak was gross and tasted like a flavorless work boot until I was 16 or so. Once I had steak medium-rare I never went back.
Posted by tigerpawl
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Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:19 pm to
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Order it how you want but if you cook it past medium it is tougher and less juicy.

I never found this be an issue. I like the way it "stands up" and actually like the texture. Also, to address a previous post about my preference for NY Strip, I think in terms of flavor, it's the best out there.
This post was edited on 1/21/15 at 1:22 pm
Posted by MightyYat
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:19 pm to
Gotcha buddy.
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 1:23 pm to
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Bottom line: that's the way I like it. It suggests that Rare or Medium-Rare is reserved for the aristocracy, and anything that sits on the grill longer is so... bourgeois.


Some people prefer to jack up their truck or wear cargo pants because they "like it." It won't stop me from judging them. Trash is trash.

I hope you remember to bring your bottle of A1 with you when you go to a steak place to go with your dry, over-cooked steak. Not all of them have it.
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