because you ruin a lot of the flavor

not gonna dis it though, i know some people that like it burnt for various reasons. all of them legit.

Give the steak to someone who will cook it properly and eat a leather boot instead.

some cuts of beef are purely intended to be cooked rare, and in steak form are often too thick and unwieldy to be cooked well done without it being "leather boot".

Because people have a preconceived idea of how it "should" be done, and in the US at least it seems fairly normal to self-righteously rage over other people's personal taste.

I understand there have been similar incidents where neighbours have challenged each other over the colours of their respective cars, and I'm told there have been numerous fights over whether cola or orange juice is the appropriate soft drink for a barbecue. These occurrences are not isolated - all over the United States people are grumbling, whining, and downright complaining about what other people like to eat. What you see here is just the tip of the iceberg.

>>1950079

I saw someone order a fillet steak butterflied and well-done with char.

I facepalmed.

imo well done is basically a hamburger
but hell if you want tough eat meat go for it

>>1950113
>cola or orange juice is the appropriate soft drink
haha, oh you

>>1950113

Self righteous Eurofag detected.

At least we don't eat beans for breakfast.

red meat is for faggots Americans that want to re assert their non existent manliness

Kind of like how people with small dicks drive porsches '

HUUUR DUUUR I EAT BLOODY MEAT THAT TASTES LIEK CRAP IM A BIG MAN HUUUUR

Srsly, rare meat fags should just kill themselves, if the diseases from raw meat aren't already.

>>1950113

Non American dissing America for preferring well done steaks.


>>1950131

Non American dissing Americans for NOT liking well done steaks.

You guys seriously need to decide what you're going to hate us for.

>intended to be cooked rare
Whose fucking intentions are we talking about here?? The god damned cow? Did God say "Hark, Abraham, the strip loin shall be seared on the outside, but remain red throughout"?

Europe doesn't care how you have your steaks. Europe would just like you to stop bickering about it in such indignant tones amongst one another.

This is why we diss you.

>>1950046

As this >>1950048 anon said it ruins the flavor.

The other reason is that at that point unless you're really picky about the fat the cut of meat doesn't matter any more. Since the flavor has pretty much been obliterated.

Something like medium or medium well is best if you're worried about disease or like your meat with char.

Medium is when there's a bit of pink and lots of flavor left. If you can see any but a scant bit of blood, that's not medium.

Yes, I'm from America, and yes, I prefer my steaks rare. But, I'm the only one in my family who likes them that way. The rest of my family likes them medium to medium-well. A lot of my friends like them well done. I understand that it is a matter of personal preference, and I don't mock people for it.

>>1950113
>implying this kind of ignorant faggotry doesn't exist everywhere
>implying you enough about the world beyond your basement

I usually prefer medium, with only a little red.

Though the larger the steak, the more well-done I tend to get--the longer it takes to eat, and the colder it gets, well, you don't want rare cold meat to eat.

>>1950113

American here; I could care how people order their steaks. They're the ones wasting $30+ on a ridiculous piece of meat that tastes bad if cooked too long (simply because of it's size).

That being said, I like my meat rare. I go to my meat monger, have it cut in manageable portions, then prepare it at home. The result: several smaller, perfectly cooked steaks.

Ordered a steak well done is equivalent to cooking scrambled eggs to rubber, intentionally cooking poultry until it's dry, cooking pasta past al-dente, cooking rice until it's mush, etc.

Well done is over-cooked, and over-cooked food is always inferior to properly cooked food. Ordering a quality cut of meat to be intentionally over-cooked for baseless stigma is inexcusable, it pisses off cooks because it's an insult to food.

>>1950046
because you just ruined a perfectly good piece of meat and there are starving children in africa.

>>1950153
you are dip but that shit was funny

>>1950763
meatmonger? That is fucking awesome. That is my new screenname.

>Bunch of 12 year olds afraid to eat good steak

>>1951196
And don't worry about what people say, since you're probably a faggot anyway.

>>1950763
>I could care how people order their steaks
You care, yet your whole post makes it seem like you couldn't care. Make up your mind.

>>1950046
I prefer my steak well done. If the chef knows how to cook quality meat, he will know how to cook it welldone with skill. Skill is needed to do "well done" properly, and it requires more supervision. I don't need to compensate for poor quality meat by assuring tenderness from undercooking, such as you folks. I go where they serve Prime or better.

To avoid scrutiny, I may sometimes order it medium well, and hope for the best and deal with whatever happens: comes out well done (yay!) or comes out with some pink revealed by cutting, whatever. I don't send food back for cooking. I just refuse to return to a restaurant with a bad kitchen staff.

>>1951239
trolling is a art

OP, where do you live? When I ask people I want my steak well done, they don't complain. Often times when you cook steak other than well or well-done you risk food-borne illnesses. Well-done steak just tastes and looks better.

>>1951198
>implying the people who replied this thread are 12 years old.

>>1951253
that's because people at Applebees aren't into good steaks

>>1951253
>Well-done steak just tastes and looks better.

If you simply must dine with militant people and you can't stick up for yourself, then use a little common sense when ordering. No one will want to hear your story about germs, liver flukes, blood borne diseases or feel you are judging them for not caring. It's got some manly factor and gourmand attitude to having a steak rare, anyway.
My tips:
When ordering prime rib, ask for a end piece, if possible, that you like the roasted edges. Or, get it blackened. Oh yea, they have to cook it twice.
When you order filet mignon and it shows the ounces on the menu, use your brain. Is that 3 inches? 2 inches? 1 inch steak? If it's not the latter, you are asking for a miracle if you're not at Ruth's Cris with an 1800 degree oven. A thick steak HAS to be butterflied, or it will be burnt to a crisp if they put it on the grill cold.
A large steak on a platter, such as ribeye, a churrasco, etc, is an easy cut to get well done without any trouble.
Skirt steak and hangar steaks (and sometimes flank) are commonly NOT served rare, because more time means more fat dissolves into the meat. Think about why london broil is marinated for some long.
Steaks simmered or braised, as part of some saucy preparation like chateaubriad get cooked through.

>>1951263
because your parents don't like paying for steak if you are going to ruin it. Just have a hamburger.

>>1951253
bullshit! is what a steak becomes when it's cooked well done.

>>1951253
>well-done steak just tastes and looks better

loling hard at dumbfucks ITT and scaredy-pants girls who can't order a steak medium because they think the reddish-pink juices in meat are "blood".

So much fail.

You do realize that in many restaurants, fancy expensive ones excluded, the cook is purposefully going to fuck with your plate since you made such a dumbass order that does nothing but make his food taste horrible and inconvenience him?

when people ask me to cook their steak well done I cook it medium rare. If they don't like that I tell them to finish cooking it themselves.

>>1951275
Oh god, that reminds of when I used to work at this steakhouse. Should have been there when people ordered well done filet mignon

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>>1951244
>Often times when you cook steak other than well or well-done you risk food-borne illnesses

This is what retards actually believe.

There is no risk of food-bourne illness with rare steak, steak cuts cannot be contaminated beyond the surface, which gets seared. You just further showed your ignorance, good job.

>>1950046
>Order expensive cut
>Cook it like a $8 wal-mart steak.
*facepalm

The thing is when you cook a NY strip well done -- you just successfully made it a loin cut meal.

If you don't understand that -- you should not pay more than $10 a steak @ a restaurant.

If anyone disagrees with this you are just wrong, the following is not an opinion it is fact.

When you cook a steak to well done you are completely shriveling up all of the muscle fibers in the steak rendering an overly chewy steak with horrible texture.
Also, you cook out much of the natural juices in the steak resulting in a less flavorful product.
Also, you lose nutritional content by cooking it to well done.

Lastly, you show the world that you have a clearly underdeveloped palate and are ridiculously squeamish with foods by insisting that all the red be cooked out of your steak.

If you disagree you are either a troll or wrong, either way, enjoy your shitty dinner. I hope chef's at restaurants piss on your steak.

>>1951283
i go the other way and cook it well done - then i cook it for 5 more minutes.

>>1951283
That is just a dick move. If someone orders a well done steak, that is how they like it. It is your job to cook it how they want it.

Don't be such a self righteous fuck.

>>1951299
>Implying you actually cook and are not just saying that to get a rise out of people

I absolutely 100% do not give a shit how someone wants to eat their steak. Well done and covered in ketchup? Good for you if that's how you like it. Your steak does not affect me.

>>1951319
it doesn't affect me when the japs slaughter a bunch of dolphins, but I don't like it.

>>1951312
Bullshit. I've never had one sent back for not being well done. If you want to eat shit, i will give you shit.

I don't give a shit. In my opinion, you're ruining it, but it's not like you're ordering for me.

>>1951309
>Don't be such a self righteous fuck.

Who are you kidding asshole, by ruining the potentially expensive dinner and wasting food just so you can have it your way makes you the self righteous fuck, prick.

>>1951297
>Lastly, you show the world that you have a clearly underdeveloped palate and are ridiculously squeamish with foods by insisting that all the red be cooked out of your steak.
hmm

>If you disagree you are either a troll or wrong, either way, enjoy your shitty dinner. I hope chef's at restaurants piss on your steak.
you didn't left much to talk about. you already declared fascism and whoever will oppose is a traitor. reminds me of Nazi Germany.

>>1951323

But you have no problem with the cow being slaughtered? What makes dolphins any more important than cows?

One word. Tapeworms.

This is in the undercooked muscle, not the outside surface contaminated by aerobic bacteria or e.coli from a knife that knicked intestinal meat (which would then be distributed throughout ground beef such as in a burger). But for steaks, tapeworms are in the muscle. So get off of the high horse of safety in undercooked meat. The kill temp is 145-160F in the middle.

itt we spend an hour going back and forth calling each other fascists and scaredy-cats.

You'll cook MY food MY way or I won't pay for it. The customer is always right.

>>1951342
>Using dead arguments that mean jack shit

>>1951341
I like dolphins.

>>1951356
yeah dolphins are cool. And smart and funny. Ever seen flipper? They save people in the water.

Cows are evil. Look into their eyes. If a cow could, it would kill you and everybody you ever cared about. Chickens too.

>>1951347
Except when they want it well done

>>1951347
then you will go to jail because i will call the cops and the restaurant is always right when the cops show up

People who like well-done steaks are noobs. Some people who get mad about this are pretentious assholes, but most of us just know what good food is.

tofu never screams

http://www.slate.com/id/2256610/

A history of well-done meat in America. - By Susan Burton - Slate Magazine

>>1951389
No, but people eating that shit do

>>1951342
tapeworms are good for you, you fat fuck.

>>1951395
they don't scream, they just forget everything, because tofu causes dementia.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/7490202.stm

>>1951395
People eating tofu scream less than people having heart attack.

>>1951405
>he mad

macdonalds shall kill you