I have never asked for a rare or medium rare steak, is it good?

I always tell them to fully cook my meat but im curious has anyone ever had rare or medium rare steak? is it good? whats the difference?

I have never asked for a rare or medium rare steak, is it good?
I have eaten steak that was barely warm on the top and bottom and very cold inside and prefer anything under medium. I like the taste. I usually get rare or medium rare. You can taste the meat taste. I also prefer it without all the horribly strong salts restaurants seem to roll the steak in nowadays. My husband's has to be well done - very well done.





To experiment, buy a piece of steak and cook it just a little. Taste it. See if you want it cooked more. You just experiment until you find what you prefer.
Reply:I prefer my steaks to be medium....still pink in the middle, but cooked on the outside. When the steaks is cooked to medium, it's still very juicy, not dried out at all.





My husband prefers his steaks to be well done....cook all the way through. When steaks are cooked this way, they tend to toughen up and lose a lot of their flavor, as well as their juices.





A rare steak is all pink, and just barely cooked. My husband once dated a girl who liked her steaks still breathing...extrememly rare. He always talks about how she would tell the server at restaurants to cook her steaks only for the minimum amount of time allowable by law. The steaks would make it to the table still bleeding and "mooing". Gross!





Steak preferences all depend on the person. I'd recommend buying a steak or two and cooking them up as samples. Cut in a few pieces, then cook each one for a different amount of time, then taste each one and see what you like the best. You never know, you may find you like yours still "mooing".
Reply:mmmmmmmmmmmmmm





medium is the way to go......not too cooked not too bloody.......it's just right!
Reply:medium-rare means it's not cooked as thoroughly so it has more of a "bloody" complexion to it.


I like it better
Reply:I prefer medium. Medium rare and rare steaks have alot of flavor but the texture is too "slimey". You should try a medium steak, where it is still juicy and pink in the middle, but has a slightly drier texture.
Reply:I like medium. Never rare. Med-rare is good but not a big steak.
Reply:i LOVE and always order medium-rare its not to bloody and not to undercooked so i think its just right
Reply:even the best cut of meat cooked well done taste like **** or like a tire, me personally i like it medium, thats if the steak is 2 inches or thicker if the steak is less than that it should always be MR. It will always be juicer and to me taste better.
Reply:I have only tried medium rare stake, the only difference that I can tell is that sometimes it is more moist than well done, and my dad loves his steak rare, to the point that there is still blood dripping. Looks nasty to me but every one have their own likes and dislikes.
Reply:It's juicier. Yum Yum.
Reply:for the more renowed steak houses, like norton's steak house or those to die for ones in chicago, it's usually best to tell the waiter that you'll have it done whatever way the cook thinks it's best.





when deciding between rare and medium rare for your steaks, it boils down to the extent of marbling in the steak. for steak cuts with marbling (fat) running throughout the piece then it's better to get it medium rare cause you want to cook it to let the flavour of the marble to develop with the heat, which would improve the overall flavour and texture of the steak, allowing you to fully appreciate the quality of the beef.





personally for the slightly leaner dry aged beef where the flavour of the meat is left to develop during the curing process, i usually have it 'blue' where the steak barely gets to touch the grill. it's only seared very briefly on both sides so you wouldn't be eating a cold slab of meat.





but i like my steaks bloody. so it's most preferences.
Reply:I like you, would always order my steaks well done. I got tired of steaks that were tough. Someone told me to try medium rare or at least medium. So I did, and love med. rare. It is much more tender. The longer steaks are cooked the can become tough. I order medium rare now. If you didn't like it, (but I think you will,) you can send it back to cook to med.