Poll: Steak

[PlacidCasual]

Edible animal material, including muscle, offal, milk and egg white, contains substantial amounts of protein. Almost all vegetable matter (in particular legumes and seeds) also includes proteins, although generally in smaller amounts. These may also be a source of essential amino acids. When proteins are heated they become de-natured and change texture. In many cases, this causes the structure of the material to become softer or more friable - meat becomes cooked. In some cases, proteins can form more rigid structures, such as the coagulation of albumen in egg whites. The formation of a relatively rigid but flexible matrix from egg white provides an important component of much cake cookery, and also underpins many desserts based on meringue.

Lifted from wiki because I'm lazy, I trust no-one is going to claim it's biased because it doesn't mention the third album or the Arab - Israeli's conflict or some other wiki criticism

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

Medium rare. Nom nom nom.

 

[Freefaller]

Lifted from wiki because I'm lazy, I trust no-one is going to claim it's biased because it doesn't mention the third album or the Arab - Israeli's conflict or some other wiki criticism

Ooh you meant how bio available they are! Right I get you. Well being into serious gym and weight lifting protein for me is a hugely important thing and I knew about proteins available, I just didn't realise what you had meant originally!

 

[Craig321]

Chose medium by accident, I prefer medium-rare.

 

[TheNumber42]

Medium Rare *** cooked and a lil pink, perfect

 

[pitchfork]

How anyone can like well done steak is beyond me, pink in the middle is okay.
I like mine blue though.

 

[Freefaller]

I always thought you were a good man mr pitchfork.

 

[D.P.]

The problem is in the UK, most places that offer a rare steak wll end up serving a well done-steak.

Tartare is best (raw, minced up with raw egg and and herbs)
Followed by Bleu to Saignant depending on the cut.

 

[DampCat]

The problem with UK restaurants is it's technically illegal to serve a Bleu steak. All food served is regulated to 65 degrees or higher (with 90 for high risk foods).

There was only 2 guys i'd serve a Bleu steak to (one was the complaining git) cause you just can't trust anyone else to not blame you for their next cold/flu/sickness, and for men in white outfits and goggles to come stampeding in.

 

[Sinny]

Medium Well Done, have not tried rare.

 

[heeeed]

How on earth can it be technically illegal to serve a blue steak? plenty of other things are served under 65 degrees. 1 scoop of ice cream at 65 degrees please, warm sushi anyone?

 

[Lopéz]

Sushi is generally served stone cold.

 

[Freefaller]

I've been to plenty of restaurants that server steak tartare and proper blue steaks in London....

 

[Muban]

Rare. Medium rare for certain steaks if you must but any more cooked than that and I would rather have something else completely different. This country (in general of course not everywhere) is a bit naff at getting steaks cooked how you want them, I never had that problem on the continent.

 

[TheOtherOption]

Thinking back I do recall having a very very nice medium/medium-rare steak in Brussels on the last day of a week long trip that started in the red light district in Amsterdam.

Lovely stuff it was - so yes it does depend how its done and what cut it is, but I do not and most likely will never eat steak rare ... the idea just doesn't go down well with me for some reason!

 

[West]

Medium with some blood.. with Blue Cheese mmm

 

[Reed]

Medium for me

 

[Poodlepump]

medium rare - medium YUUUUUUUUUUUUM

 

[Pho]

I normally wack it down to half way to finish the cooking

Just gave that a try and it came out perfectly, even with the cheap-lager marinade I made .

 

[UKTopGun]

I didnt realise their were so many gayers on OcUK!

(I say rare)