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I think if you like it well-done, you can disqualify yourself from being a steak lover.
Medium to Medium-Rare. A quality steak should be medium rare... but a purple/dark red color is too rare for me.
If I'm at a good steakhouse, I'll order it Medium Rare expecting it to be perfect.
If I'm at a less than nice restaurant, I'll order it medium to avoid it being cold and having to send it back.
Outback Steakhouse or nicer - medium rare
Logan's Roadhouse or less - medium
one of the best "cheap" steaks I've ever had was at Texas Roadhouse in Fort Wayne, IN. Their cuts and cook was PERFECT. So much that I spent 3 of my 4 days eating dinner at that restaurant. By cheap I mean a filet mignon meal under $20
I like it that way because of the tenderness of the steak, the juices, and the flavor it has. I want to taste the meat, not the sauce, toppings, salt, butter, or charred edges. A well-done steak cannot melt and dissolve in your mouth the way I like it.
My favorite steak comes from Stoney River. http://www.stoneyriver.com/
Medium to Medium-Rare. A quality steak should be medium rare... but a purple/dark red color is too rare for me.
If I'm at a good steakhouse, I'll order it Medium Rare expecting it to be perfect.
If I'm at a less than nice restaurant, I'll order it medium to avoid it being cold and having to send it back.
Outback Steakhouse or nicer - medium rare
Logan's Roadhouse or less - medium
one of the best "cheap" steaks I've ever had was at Texas Roadhouse in Fort Wayne, IN. Their cuts and cook was PERFECT. So much that I spent 3 of my 4 days eating dinner at that restaurant. By cheap I mean a filet mignon meal under $20
I like it that way because of the tenderness of the steak, the juices, and the flavor it has. I want to taste the meat, not the sauce, toppings, salt, butter, or charred edges. A well-done steak cannot melt and dissolve in your mouth the way I like it.
My favorite steak comes from Stoney River. http://www.stoneyriver.com/
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I like it at least medium-well because then you don't get sick from the blood-borne pathogens meat from industrialized farms & un-inspected slaughterhouses. As the french would say, "bien-bien fait" but not "bien-bien fait comme Americain"
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Give it to me rare/med-rare! If you're afraid of a little beef blood, eat jerky! Pointless to spend all that money on a good steak if you're just going to have it cooked to death so all the juice and flavor is gone.
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The location in Fort Wayne, IN was UNBELIEVABLE. I came back to Nashville, found one here, and was disappointed... twice. Maybe my expectations were too high, but driving 35 minutes out of my way wasn't worth it.
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