Steak Lovers: How Do You Prefer Yours?

[Shinobi Shaw]

And then to add on what cut do you like?

In my case, I love a medium rare ribeye... but the tomahawk specifically.


That with a side of steamed broccoli or asparagus and a nice martini? LAWD.

 

[Drunken Rider]

I prefer a steak that is...you know, freaking chewable.

 

[BatsAndNights]

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I prefer a steak that is...you know, freaking chewable.

So like this then?

 

[MissMarvelous]

Juicy... not raw, but almost.

 

[Captain Tired]

Rare, maybe bordering on blue.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

Medium-Rare. Nothing else exists.

 

[Hobgoblin]

I guess I’m the weirdo that likes it medium. Chewiness doesn’t work for me. I prefer it to melt in my mouth.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I guess I’m the weirdo that likes it medium. Chewiness doesn’t work for me. I prefer it to melt in my mouth.

Definitely not a weirdo.

Now if you liked it well done I'd have to silently judge lol.

 

[Hobgoblin]

Nah, well done is my dad’s thing. He chars everything he cooks.

 

[Elayis]

Medium. I don't mind it being pink, but I don't want it dripping blood, either.

 

[blueharvest]

Never had one, so I wouldn't know.

 

[elgaz]

When I was younger (even up into my teens) I always had steak well-done, every time. Didn't like thought of pink meat or anything that looked bloody. Then I got served a medium-well steak in a restaurant by accident and as I was starving, I didn't want to send it back and wait - so I ended up eating the whole thing and loved the fact it was more tender.

I still can't handle a rare steak but I tend to go for medium now. Had this sirloin (I'm in Ireland - I guess in America it would be called a NY Strip or similar?) on a night out last week and it was great.



Steaks in USA tend to be bigger, with more variety than what we get here. Most supermarkets only sell typical cuts, I have to go to a specialist butcher a little farther away to get the likes of a tomahawk or a cote de boeuf. The one I go to now sells Picanha steaks and that has quickly become my favourite cut, they're amazing if cooked right.

Guga Foods on Youtube does some amazing looking steaks. He does experiments and dry ages them in various different things (Nutella! chilli sauce! etc) to see what gives the best results.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Never had one, so I wouldn't know.

Friend are you vegeterian? Or you just don't eat red meat?

When I was younger (even up into my teens) I always had steak well-done, every time. Didn't like thought of pink meat or anything that looked bloody. Then I got served a medium-well steak in a restaurant by accident and as I was starving, I didn't want to send it back and wait - so I ended up eating the whole thing and loved the fact it was more tender.

I still can't handle a rare steak but I tend to go for medium now. Had this sirloin (I'm in Ireland - I guess in America it would be called a NY Strip or similar?) on a night out last week and it was great.

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Steaks in USA tend to be bigger, with more variety than what we get here. Most supermarkets only sell typical cuts, I have to go to a specialist butcher a little farther away to get the likes of a tomahawk or a cote de boeuf. The one I go to now sells Picanha steaks and that has quickly become my favourite cut, they're amazing if cooked right.

Guga Foods on Youtube does some amazing looking steaks. He does experiments and dry ages them in various different things (Nutella! chilli sauce! etc) to see what gives the best results.

Picanha steaks look friggin amazing, I have to find a cut and try it. Thanks for putting me on!

 

[blueharvest]

Friend are you vegeterian? Or you just don't eat red meat?

I guess I'm around 90% vegetarian. Sometimes I'll have a piece of baked chicken or a piece of fish.

 

[Luigi]

Charred, jerky like. Keep that pink stuff away from me.

 

[elgaz]

Friend are you vegeterian? Or you just don't eat red meat?



Picanha steaks look friggin amazing, I have to find a cut and try it. Thanks for putting me on!

It’s really good. Best cooked sous vide too if possible, comes out really tender.

 

[Lily Adler]

I guess I’m the weirdo that likes it medium. Chewiness doesn’t work for me. I prefer it to melt in my mouth.

That's it eggplant for you!

 

[Drizzle]

I like my steaks how I like my burgers...regular ol' medium.

 

[Enriquespy]

Salt and Pepper.

Also:

Chimichurri. Try some good chimichurri at least once my friends. Delicious.

Term? If there we're a point between medium rare and medium it'd be it.

 

[Babillygunn]

Medium. Pink middle.
Ribeye. Preferably 10 oz. Salt and pepper and a hint of garlic butter when it is grilled.

Scotch egg with spicy brown mustard for an appetizer.

Garlic mashed potatoes or steak fries as a side.
Absolutely need a side salad with iceburg and romaine with carrots, blue cheese dressing, shredded cheddar, hard boiled egg and bacon crumbles with lots of croutons.
Also need a basket of pumpernickel and Irish soda breads and fresh churned butter.

Call me nuts, but I’m going with a Coke Zero to drink.

 

[elgaz]

Medium. Pink middle.
Ribeye. Preferably 10 oz. Salt and pepper and a hint of garlic butter when it is grilled.

Scotch egg with spicy brown mustard for an appetizer.

Garlic mashed potatoes or steak fries as a side.
Absolutely need a side salad with iceburg and romaine with carrots, blue cheese dressing, shredded cheddar, hard boiled egg and bacon crumbles with lots of croutons.
Also need a basket of pumpernickel and Irish soda breads and fresh churned butter.

Call me nuts, but I’m going with a Coke Zero to drink.

I like Coke zero with mine. Or a beer, if it's a good one.

I was in Birmingham (England) a few years back and went to a steakhouse, the waiter recommended a beer called Inedit Damm with the steak and it was really good. It was a brewed as a result of a collaborative effort between Damm and the world's most award-winning chef Ferran Adrià, to make a nice accompaniment beer for meat.

Cool bottle too

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Medium. Pink middle.
Ribeye. Preferably 10 oz. Salt and pepper and a hint of garlic butter when it is grilled.

Scotch egg with spicy brown mustard for an appetizer.

Garlic mashed potatoes or steak fries as a side.
Absolutely need a side salad with iceburg and romaine with carrots, blue cheese dressing, shredded cheddar, hard boiled egg and bacon crumbles with lots of croutons.
Also need a basket of pumpernickel and Irish soda breads and fresh churned butter.

Call me nuts, but I’m going with a Coke Zero to drink.

Sir that is oddly specific, and I respect that.

Coke Zero is lovely, so you're good.

 

[Hobgoblin]

That's it eggplant for you!

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Get away from me.

 

[Enriquespy]

Coke zero? That's for the office, not the grill!!

A good lager is great. Also, remember to give a beer to the grill man. But just one. He is working with fire after all.