Whenever I eat out with my parents, they always make me eat well done meat. Ofcourse I didnt like it because medium-rare taste so much better. According to them, I can get germs from those half cooked meat. So, what you guys think? Anyone knows any article or stats that discuss this issue?
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Is it bad to eat medium-rare/rare steak?
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Shogmaster
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cuccoo said:
No, that's only for hambergers, where the meat is ground up and mixed. With steaks, as long as the outer layer is fully cooked, you shouldbe fine. I like my steak rare.
Haha..."germs"...
It's perfectly safe if the meat is of good quality and was handled correctly.
Some people even eat raw beef.
I think your parents may be getting it confused with hamburger meat - which definitely does need to be cooked all the way through (harmful bacteria can grow on the 'outside' of meat; so you can eat beef safely as long as it's at least a little cooked - but since ground beef is made up of bits of meat, possibly meat from the 'outsides', you need to cook it through).
It's perfectly safe if the meat is of good quality and was handled correctly.
Some people even eat raw beef.
I think your parents may be getting it confused with hamburger meat - which definitely does need to be cooked all the way through (harmful bacteria can grow on the 'outside' of meat; so you can eat beef safely as long as it's at least a little cooked - but since ground beef is made up of bits of meat, possibly meat from the 'outsides', you need to cook it through).
shoplifter
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Medium rare, on the rare side is the fucking bomb.
How old are you anyway? Eat your steak how you want it. Well done steak is like eating a piece of wood.
How old are you anyway? Eat your steak how you want it. Well done steak is like eating a piece of wood.
Error Macro
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Yech. I hate meat that's pink and/or red on the inside. NASTY.
Idle Will Kill
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I work at Wendys and I got a burger sent back the other day that was pink in the middle. Oops.
I work at McDonald's, the other day some guy came back to us with a grilled chicken burger that was still fucking pink, clear and cold in the middle. Shit did the kitchen guys ever catch hell for that one....
Like everyone else said, steak and hamburgers are two different things, but at least your parents are looking out for you I guess.....
Like everyone else said, steak and hamburgers are two different things, but at least your parents are looking out for you I guess.....
i'm 20, but i still meet my parents once in a while. i usually eat the way I like it but when i'm with my parents, I just dont like arguing with them. so, i just do as they say. i tried to explain to them in the past but didnt work too well. they said even if i dont get sick now, the germ will still be inside and lie dormant for a while. anyway, their point is that its bad in the long term.... i think they are too paranoid.
Error Macro
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Ecrofirt said:
Jesus. That looks like someone mutilated a cow that was laying in the sun on a hot day.
Agent Dormer
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Medium-Rare is the only way to eat a steak.
Dark Kinght Bunny
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just think of that nice hormone injected slab of beef rolling that bun over or picking up those potatoes and carrots and looking you dead in the eye and well....Ecrofirt said:
-Fightnfire-
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Ill only eat rare to med rare steak.
aparisi2274
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cuccoo said:
I always get medium. Its like a nice pink in the middle and it tastes good. Fuck that well done shit. That tastes like ass.
UtadaBarkley
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dude cook your shit before you eat it... your parents are doing what's best for you... at the very least get it medium well....
ScientificNinja
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Medium is about perfect for me. Pink in the middle, a little bit of juice... mmmm.... ^_^
Most good steakhouses can't guarantee the quality of their steaks beyond medium anyway.
Most good steakhouses can't guarantee the quality of their steaks beyond medium anyway.
Bauer Action Hour
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I don't like rare/medium steak. The blood flavor doesn't work for me, though a very slightly rare steak ain't bad. I like mine medium where the steak is still juicy, but the juice is clear colored.
El Papa said:
Yeah, medium well is fine. I love steak, but I honestly can't tell the difference. I've had the cheap $10 steaks and the nicer $30 steaks. Medium rare or well done, I can't really tell much of a difference. It's to the point where I get the cheapest steak on the menu and just add pepper/ketchup/soy sauce. Maybe I have broken taste buds or something.
Naked Snake
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I can never eat any kind of meat unless well done, I can't bring myself to it otherwise, ugh.
LinesInTheSand
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I had the same thing happen at checkers. Fucking disgusting.mattx5 said:
The Faceless Master
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i always eat well done... i'm not a vampire...
I'm the same way. Supermarket steak or a $40 slab -- it makes very little difference to me. The only thing I pick up on is that the more expensive stuff is usually more tender, which I like. I'm no chef, but it seems to me that it's more in how it's cooked and what spices are added and whatnot.ChrisReid said:
Medium-well.
CaptainABAB
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medium-rare here as well.
Also, if you get Grilled Tuna, please please please don't get it more then medium rare.
Otherwise, you're just ignant
Also, if you get Grilled Tuna, please please please don't get it more then medium rare.
Otherwise, you're just ignant
shoplifter
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FnordChan said:
"Gimmie a steak! Medium-rare!"
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