Gentlemen, how do you guys like your steaks? Rare, medium rare, well done? Or do you have a special way you like it?

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Whether its a Ribeye, Filet mignon, New York strip to a Porter what is your favorite way its prepared and do like a side with it?

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  2. Linvaderdespace Avatar

    The finer the steak, the less you should cook it.

  3. nunya_busyness1984 Avatar

    I agree with Pepper.

    His choice in wine is suspect, but his taste in steal is spot on.

  4. sboLIVE Avatar

    SPG and on the rarer side of medium rare.

  5. pdonoso Avatar

    Blue, almost mooing

  6. ass-to-trout12 Avatar

    Medium rare is the best. Medium is acceptable

  7. Angry-Vegan69420 Avatar

    I like my tofu well done

  8. Common-Window-2613 Avatar

    In between rare and medium rare. If it’s a really good cut I’ll be closer to rare.

  9. PresidentSuperDog Avatar
  10. 1234pinkbanana Avatar

    Medium rare and at home.

  11. unpopular-dave Avatar

    I’ll be “that guy” medium rare+

    but I would never order it. That’s how I cook it at home.

    Reverse sear for life

  12. Rich-Contribution-84 Avatar

    Medium rare. I’ll take rare over medium if it comes to it.

  13. peaveyftw Avatar

    I like them medium, but because I take immunosuppressants I have to order well-done and it makes me sad.

  14. TJayClark Avatar

    Medium – if I’m ordering at a restaurant, I like the center to be both warm and slightly pink.

  15. often_awkward Avatar

    I prefer them on the grill. I have heavy cast iron grates on my Napoleon gas grill and it gets to around 700 degrees. Depending on the thickness of the cut I will sometimes reverse sear so I’ll get the whole steak to about 125 and then pull it to rest and then sear it on the cast iron or infrared.

    With anything less than an inch and a half though it’s direct heat. It’s just a few minutes a side to get that nice 1/8″ well done crust around a nice pink interior.

  16. specialcrustacean Avatar

    Striploin is my favourite, cooked medium to medium-rare. As pink as it can be as long as its fully hot all the way through. Season at least an hour before cooking.

  17. MercuryJellyfish Avatar

    Medium to medium rare, but with a good char on the crust

  18. Jayu-Rider Avatar

    Dad, what if someone wants theirs well done?

    Son, we politely yet firmly ask them to leave!

  19. BeeLutz Avatar

    Medium rare with some mushrooms and onions. 🤤

  20. brazilian_irish Avatar

    Rare, with a blowjob

  21. FullofKenergy Avatar

    Medium, reverse seared over charcoal on the weber kettle. I usually add some wood chips for flavor. Then bbq sauce afterwards.

  22. ledgabriel Avatar

    Heat it with a lighter for a few seconds.

  23. Mrcheeeeeeeeeze Avatar

    Mid rare and charted on the outside if possible! Super hot cast iron or grill. I’ve frozen steaks before so I can abuse the outside and still hit mid rare.

  24. roguesabre6 Avatar

    Medium Rare is how I like to have them cook. Yet sometimes you get what you get from time to time. Loaded potatoes and baked beans.

  25. Feeling-Film-4670 Avatar

    Rare. Always. No steak sauce. Just a little salt and pepper.

  26. jethro_bovine Avatar

    Depends on where I get the steak from. If it’s a cheap place, medium. If it is a decent place, medium rare. If they are very good, then rare.

  27. GunMuratIlban Avatar

    Medium rare, cooked with lots of butter.

  28. polar_bear464 Avatar

    Somewhere between rare and medium rare, usually. If im eating out somewhere, I usually ask for “as rare as you can make it,” which usually lands in that spot.

  29. IdealBlueMan Avatar

    I expect to be assassinated for this within the hour, but I prefer a steak medium. Just pink in the center.

    I see a carving fork speeding toward me in the distance.

    Fare you well.

  30. Gravy_Sommelier Avatar

    I’d pick something slow cooked like a brisket or short ribs over a steak any day of the week.

  31. Valuable_Appendage Avatar

    Good ole medium is my preference.

  32. gpolk Avatar

    Depends on specific piece of meat. Some cuts are great very rare. Some with more marbling do well going closer to medium to render a bit more of that fat. Raw fat can be pretty gross. But my default order for most steaks is medium rare. If in doubt I ask the butcher what they recommend, or I order how the chef thinks it should be done.

    Seasoning wise, at home i do salt pepper garlic powder. Sometimes a little MSG. Fattier wagyu i just do salt and then crack fresh pepper on the finished steak. I dont tend to do any sauce but do like to play around with stuff like making a gochujang or chilli crisp butter and basting in that, just to mix things up on a Tuesday night. At a steak house I do like a mushroom or peppercorn gravy, or cafe de Paris. Or a bit of horseradish.

    We eat a fair bit of steak at home, mostly because its a meal I know my wife will always be keen for so if deciding what to eat its a good default choice. I like to buy a bunch, cut it up and vacuum seal and freeze. So ive always got lots of good steaks at home. My favourite cut to buy like this is a whole wagyu rump. My favourite steak to cook is Picanha/Rump Cap, as its brilliant and very undervalued in Australia and can be had relatively cheap.

  33. Ill-Condition-5054 Avatar

    Depends on the cut and style

    T-bone = medium

    Filet = medium rare

    Carpaccio = heat kissed the exterior

    Tartare = cold like my Ex’s heart

  34. Puzzled-Move-8301 Avatar

    Medium rare of course

  35. Tears4BrekkyBih Avatar

    Medium rare but I’ll take something slightly more or less cooked than medium rare and not complain.

  36. Think_Preference_611 Avatar

    Usually rare or medium rare depending on the cut. There is a special place in hell for people who waste good steak by cooking it well done.

  37. Angry_GorillaBS Avatar

    Medium rare. But usually medium if I’m eating out because medium rare is usually too close to rare

  38. Constant_Chip_1508 Avatar

    Medium rare, I like it more medium than the enthusiasts tho.

  39. JustAGoodGuy1080 Avatar
  40. splorp_evilbastard Avatar

    Medium rare. Closer to rare for filet mignon.

    Salt, pepper, garlic powder for the better quality steaks. For lesser quality, I add various seasonings.

  41. Oceanbreeze871 Avatar

    Medium rare, but rarely eat steak

  42. LongjumpingTeacher97 Avatar

    Steak au poivre, medium rare. Shallot cream gravy and baked potato. Salad on the side.

  43. Big_Peel Avatar

    Medium rare.

    But at the end of the day, eat your steak the way you like it. Eating it more well done has no effect on your manhood, and it’s ridiculous full grown men on this sub are acting like it does.

  44. tstew39064 Avatar

    The fine line between medium rare and medium.

  45. rileyoneill Avatar

    However the chef recommends it. I cook medium or more when I make my own so I don’t accidently kill myself, but when I am at a restaurant where they know what they are doing, I want to yield to their expertise.

  46. MysteriousDudeness Avatar

    I prefer my steaks medium.

  47. Florida1693 Avatar

    Ever since my Dad taught me what Pittsburgh style was, I love a good Pittsburgh medium on my steaks

  48. MisplacedLonghorn Avatar

    Medium rare at the most. Closer to rare if possible.

  49. Kittykatinahat Avatar

    Black and blue. Aka: bloody and still kickin’

    My husband orders it as his steak. I order his medium rare. When the order arrives, we exchange plates. Most steak places will cook mine medium rare if i order it black and blue/rare because i am a woman. But if he orders it, they take him seriously. This way i don’t have to send it back to the kitchen and waste steak.

    I used to be a waitress as a kid at a nice steak joint, and they told us to do the same thing if a woman ordered it rare. They said usually women mean medium rare when they say that. Unfortunately they were usually right and they steak would be sent back to be cooked longer because it was “raw”.

  50. QueefInMyKisser Avatar

    From blue to medium rare depending on the cut

  51. SpindleDiccJackson Avatar

    Somewhere around Medium rare to medium.

  52. BlastTyrantKM Avatar

    I cook mine over low heat till almost medium rare, then it goes directly over the fire to get a good char. I end up with just a bit of pink on the inside, and a crispy char on the outside

  53. I-Am-Really-Bananas Avatar

    Depends on the marbling. Wagu and Kobe – medium, rib steaks-medium rare, flank -rare.

  54. anal88sepsis Avatar

    Depends on the cut but usually a medium rare. Sides are great, grilled zucchini is my favorite for the summer time.

  55. GJCIII Avatar

    Filet ~ Blue Rare
    Ribeye ~ Rare
    I dont really eat any other cuts, but on the rare occasion that Filet or Ribeye aren’t available, I ask for Medium.

  56. kindofdivorced Avatar

    No one who likes steak likes steak well done.

  57. sop83 Avatar

    Thick, rare/medium rare with a nice char on the outside

    Not blue…

  58. GrizzlyDust Avatar

    Depends on the cut, but typically medium rare

  59. ImproperlyRegistered Avatar

    I like a Pittsburgh blue ribeye with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. 

  60. jedi21knight Avatar

    Medium rare to rare. I’ll eat it medium but never request it that way, if I am grilling I’ll cook someone a medium steak but never cook it past that point.

  61. OutlawMINI Avatar

    Medium because I’m not a neanderthall. We’ve discovered fire, we should use it. 

  62. No-Profession422 Avatar

    Med-rare ribeye of course!

  63. theriibirdun Avatar

    Depends on the cut. Ribeye mid rare to even medium for rendering, strips rare, fillets blue rare, just about any other cut rare as fuck.

  64. InternationalChef424 Avatar

    Medium-rare. Ideally, a bit more on the medium side for ribeye, a bit more on the rare side for a filet, but I’m not enough of a dickhead to expect that level if precision from a restaurant, nor a good enough cook to achieve it at home (nor wealthy enough to buy steak often enough to get much better)

  65. Food_Guy_33 Avatar

    Medium rare 1000%

  66. KYRawDawg Avatar

    Definitely medium or medium well

  67. Usagi_Shinobi Avatar

    I like mine actually well done, which means about one second after it no longer qualifies as medium well. Had a top sirloin done exactly like this earlier in the week, was phenomenal, my first steak in over a year. Generally I like it with a loaded baked potato, some sort of vegetable/medley, and a side salad, either garden or caesar, and some sort of warm house baked bread with butter.

  68. JustifedAncient Avatar

    Pittsburgh blue if the place is really good but usually I settle for rare.

  69. Caspers_Shadow Avatar

    medium rare. Warm all the way through and cooked just enough there is no raw texture.

  70. LocusHammer Avatar

    Rare recently

  71. Double-Award-4190 Avatar

    Medium to medium rare

  72. platinumpt Avatar

    Scotch Fillet, reverse-seared over coals, medium rare and salted. Served with horseradish and some greens.

  73. Calm-Medicine-3992 Avatar

    Chef’s preference or juicy…if you can make it well done but not chewy or dry then I’ll take it.

  74. ReyBasado Avatar

    I prefer medium-rare but frankly, I’m good as long as isn’t too tough like shoe leather. I’ve had too many terrible steaks (Thank you Uncle Sam) to be picky anymore. I think the more important question is how do you season your steaks?

  75. SwimmingAway2041 Avatar

    Texas Roadhouse the best steak house in the land medium rare sirloin smothered with mushrooms and onions baked sweet potato with extra butter and sprinkled with brown sugar and the classic rolls and that Texas Roadhouse butter. Damn it now my mouth is watering describing all that great tasting food

  76. orlybatman Avatar

    Well done, back when I still ate steak.

    I never gave a shit that people didn’t like it, they weren’t the one who was eating it.

  77. SilverKnightOfMagic Avatar

    charcoal grilled between medium to medium rare. served with some type of greens and some type of starch.

  78. ecafdriew Avatar

    Rare if I’m making it. Medium rare out at restaurants.

  79. foxsable Avatar

    Medium rare, but I would only order it that way in the finest places. Everywhere else is medium.

  80. Hand_Sanitizer3000 Avatar

    If the place has good meat i order medium rare, if i dont trust it i order medium to medium well

  81. Intelligent_Run_8460 Avatar

    Medium rare, grilled on charcoal or seared and then baked in a cast iron skillet. I can usually match anywhere but the finest steak house (my consistency is low because I don’t cook enough steaks).

    I grew up on a farm, and had access to farm beef until the last 5 years. I miss really good steak.

  82. toolatealreadyfapped Avatar

    Pound it flat. Put it on a screaming hot grill. Don’t touch it for 20 minutes. Then flip, and get grill marks on the other side. Smother with ketchup.

  83. EuphoricFeedback5135 Avatar

    Medium rare, sautéed brussel sprouts.

  84. kannible Avatar

    Medium, maybe medium rare. I’d rather it be slightly over cooked than under cooked.

  85. dabomb2012 Avatar

    Well done.

    Downvote me to hell, but raw meat makes me feel sick and I end up puking it back out.

    Quite frankly, well done doesn’t taste too good, unfortunately good steak is a luxury in life I do not know of, to be it’s pretty average.

  86. itzmailtime Avatar

    Well done for me. It’s my preference so idk what my friends say

  87. Altruistic_Shame_487 Avatar

    Medium rare, and it had better be seasoned or marinated well enough that it doesn’t need steak sauce on it.

  88. Elated_copper22 Avatar

    Depends on the cut, New York I like a little more med rare, rib eye a good vet could bring it back to life. Same for prime rib, gave me the middle with the boat of bernaise.

  89. Red_Beard_Rising Avatar

    I like it medium at a restaurant.

    At home it’s well done because there will be leftovers. I feel better about eating leftovers when they are cooked all the way through.

  90. MostRevolutionary510 Avatar

    Hahaha, bring on the hate and downvotes, but…I hate steak.

    I’m 46 and I have never liked steak.

    I can grill a killer fucking steak (rare or medium rare is the only way I’ll serve a steak), but I just really dislike eating it.

    Give me chicken or some great seafood any day of the week.

  91. itsjakerobb Avatar

    Medium rare usually. But at some restaurants (at which I would not normally order a steak), you have to ask for rare or else it’s going to be medium well.

  92. zaksdaddy Avatar

    Medium rare.

    Twice baked potato.

    Chopped salad with ranch and bacon.

    Dirty gin martini with blue cheese stuffed olives before dinner

    Knob Creek bourbon for dessert

    Uber home.

    Complete evening!

  93. Utterlybored Avatar

    Medium rare to rare.

  94. kalelopaka Avatar

    Medium. Pink on the inside but not bleeding…(myoglobin).

  95. LordLaz1985 Avatar
  96. dukeofthefoothills1 Avatar

    I like my steak medium rare with a side of more steak.

  97. Rattlingplates Avatar

    High quality rare anything else medium rare.

  98. chilld22 Avatar

    Medium rare closer to medium, just a little pink

  99. CaliforniaIslander Avatar

    Medium rare is the only correct answer.

  100. wooden_kimono Avatar

    A ribeye medium rare, please!

  101. ridethroughlife Avatar

    Smoked and rare to med-rare. Mushrooms and onions and horseradish.

  102. C1sko Avatar

    Medium rare is the only acceptable answer in this sub.

  103. MetalGuy_J Avatar

    Medium-rare or rare most of the time.

  104. Leftbackhand Avatar

    The better the cut the rarer I cook it.

  105. ExtremeFamous7699 Avatar

    Usually Medium, but if I have been there before and has a sense of how the person on the grill does the steak I often adjust to stop them being over/under

  106. Sweet_Taurus0728 Avatar

    When I cook? Rare.

    Seems like restaurants never know the difference between that and raw though, so I always order Medium Rare.

  107. DancinWithWolves Avatar

    Made of tofu or pea protein, ideally!

  108. themrgq Avatar

    Medium rare with very little crust. So tired of that being the fancy way to make a steak. It’s not a pleasant texture and ruins the wonderful texture of a nicely cooked steak

  109. Similar_Algae3827 Avatar

    Medium rare or rare.

    Anyone who gets a steak cooked above medium rate ahould be banned from eating steak

  110. Nuhulti Avatar

    Perfect medium on the grill

  111. Traditional_Entry183 Avatar

    I only eat meat extremely well done, and because of the trend to make fun of or even become angry at people who do, I’ve completely given up on steak. Its just not worth it. I even have difficulty getting my burgers cooked enough these days. Its a massive shift from the past when I almost never had trouble. They’d just make it the way the customer wanted.

  112. Technical-Hurry-3326 Avatar

    Medium rare or GTFO.

  113. ImJustADreamer93 Avatar

    Medium well! Because the pink freaks me out but it’s less pink and very much more tender than well done. The less pink I see the better but well done is rough as hell. Whole table shakes when you try to cut it 🤣

  114. hoopheid Avatar

    Medium rare

  115. Wespiratory Avatar

    Medium rare. I like it to all be warm.

  116. tauntology Avatar

    When we’re talking about a lean cut from a lean race, I prefer rare. Sometimes even blue. It gets a crust and is heated through, but it retains the texture and flavour.

    When there is a lot of marbling and/or a race with more inherent fat, I like it cooked medium rare so that some that fat renders into the beef and the overall texture changes.

    There are certain parts of a cow that should be cooked through in certain preparations. I’m thinking about beef stew, cow tongue,… But a steak loses a lot of nuance when “well done”, not to mention moisture. When served this at a dinner party, I hope there is a sauce to accompany it.

    As for sides, there really is nothing like fresh fries.

  117. Crocketus Avatar

    Medium rare is the only right answer

  118. RockinDaMike Avatar

    Ribeye, Medium rare, cooked in butter in a cast iron pan. Grilled is good too

  119. Leipopo_Stonnett Avatar

    I’m a vegetarian. I’ve eaten exactly one steak in my life and it was to impress a guy I was dating because I was a young dumbass. It became a running joke between us.

    I think it was medium rare I had? Either way, it was emphatically not my thing!

  120. HawaiianGold Avatar

    Rare if it’s at a finer restaurant

  121. ReddtitsACesspool Avatar

    No chewy.

    I do not care how it is cooked I will eat it any which way.. But the quality better be there.

    If I had to choose, medium rare, medium is doable.

  122. sane-asylum Avatar

    Rare. The better the cut of meat the rarer I like it.

  123. Icyfirefists Avatar

    Medium well or preferably well done. Depends on the restaurant.

    If I can’t have either of these, I will substitute for chicken or just not go to the restaurant.

    If curious as to why MW or WD, it’s because I was raised on tougher and more cooked through meat. I enjoy it more and think it is the type of culinary experience that works for me.

    I have tried Medium and MR and I just can’t enjoy it. It is wet and weird looking. Even though that is not blood, it doesn’t appeal to me. So if you offered me a Medium steak I’d either ask you to recook it or excuse myself from eating it.

    In exchange I don’t go to steak houses. If the general populace enjoys M or MR, then that means that the steak houses offer mostly that. I don’t want to feel like the resto is bad cuz they won’t make my steak the way I prefer it.

  124. tronixmastermind Avatar

    Rare, medium rare is fine too but rare is just extra good

  125. RyanMcCartney Avatar

    Fillet – Rare

    Sirloin & Rib Eye – Med Rare

    Anyone who has anything above Med Rare should be having the chicken option.

  126. CnC-223 Avatar

    Medium rare if I cook it medium if I order it at a restaurant.

    I simply do not trust some random cook with being able to hit medium rare.

  127. MattieShoes Avatar

    Medium. Pink good, red tends to upset my stomach. It’s probably entirely psychosomatic but that doesn’t make my stomach less upset. Broccolini, asparagus, mashed potatoes are all good sides.

  128. LiftHeavyLiveHard Avatar

    Rare to medium rare. Anything more is a waste of good meat.

  129. According_Button_186 Avatar

    Medium-Rare. No contest. As for sides, steamed veggies, seasoned rice, or a nice silky mash.