Why so much hate towards people who want their meat well done?

[Deleted]

I don't "hate" people for their tastes -- that would be silly.

I would however never eat a "well done" good cut of meat, if given a choice. Whenever I see someone who completely cooks their meat I can't do anything but think "what a waste!".

If you like your meat well done: can you actually tell the difference between say, a filet, to any other cut?

[Elim Garak]

If it's not well done then it's poorly done. Easy.

[superdx]

Context is important. If it's a cheap or lean cut of beef then cook it well done, preferably marinated and sauced. Steaks that have been frozen for sure cook it this way.

If it's a nice cut, then go some level of rare. The tenderness and flavor are not to be missed.

If you do prefer well done, a cheaper cut's texture and taste will turn out exactly the same as an expensive cut.

I regularly cook so there's enjoyment to be had from both cuts of beef. But definitely a well-done, expensive cut of meat is a waste of money.

[gcsmith]

I've tried eating steak medium rare. Far too bloody for me, I wanted to eat meat, not drink half a pint of blood as well

[3DTyrant]

Because it defeats the purpose of eating a good steak.

So? I know how I like my meats, and I'll stick to it, I've had rare steaks, I've had medium rare steaks, and I didn't enjoy them as much as well done. Same goes for most other meats.

[Rotted]

Seriously - just because I want my meat cooked, suddenly it becomes a critical issue of your existence ?

No, its fine if thats how you like the meat, but you've butchered and ruined it by that point.

Personally, I have blue steak myself and I commit a sin by having some ketchup on the side.

Bonus: When you order blue, if its a young pretty girl serving you, and she asks how you want it reply with "Just wipe its arse and shove it on a plate" The looks you get are amazing,

[Themius]

I've tried eating steak medium rare. Far too bloody for me, I wanted to eat meat, not drink half a pint of blood as well

Steak isn't bloody when it's medium rare.

[Deleted]

Rare is plain disgusting. Medium is garbage.
It's called "well done" for a reason. Because it's fucking done well. Checkmate, raw meat eating peasants.

[Keltas]

I'll never understand people who get super triggered by the way other people eat their steak. My friends do it all the time too.

I just don't understand the appeal of steak, yeah the most expensive steak I've had was like $40 or something, but it definitely wasn't worth that (IN MY OPINION).

[Deleted]

The problem with all of the pretentiousness surrounding food and drink is they are just flavours so it's subjective. There's a good Penn and Teller BS episode on this as your senses are also very easily tricked.

I had duck that was close to raw in a restaurant run by a very well respected chef. I found it inedible, I didn't say anything at the time but I'd send it back and ask them to actually cook it next time.

[Akka]

If it's a nice cut, then go some level of rare. The tenderness and flavor are not to be missed.

If you do prefer well done, a cheaper cut's texture and taste will turn out exactly the same as an expensive cut.

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Funny thing, the main claim is that the nuances of the taste are ruined when cooked beyond rare/blue/whatever their snobbishness consider the best cooking, and that everything above "taste the same". My own experience with my own taste buds is the opposite : if a meat is not cooked enough, it just has the samey raw taste regardless of its quality, while decently cooked (not charred, obviously) meat has a much more flavorous and nuanced taste, allowing to feel a big difference between qualities.
It's as if different people have different perceptions

You're welcome !

[nextormento]

It's called "well done" for a reason. Because it's fucking done well.

Rare has better stats then?

[Sevyvia]

First off, I have no issue eating red meat.

That said, I cannot for the life of me understand the insanity surrounding it. It seems, to some people, that the redder, the better. Why are you even getting a steak at this point? Go out and buy a cow, shoot it, and tear the meat off with your teeth. Following the seeming logic, this must then be the tastiest possible steak that doesn't involve eating it off an actual, live cow.

In any case, generally I prefer medium-well, but well done is fine, as is rare for that matter. I just prefer the medium-well area.

Much as anyone is already throwing dumb generalizations about in this thread and thus making them increasingly meaningless, I'll add my own: If you seriously care that much about what other people do with their own shit, given that it isn't hurting you, then... stop being such a fucking busybody and go have a wank or something. Leave people be.

[Adam Jensen]

I mean, if you like eating shoe leather...

Granted there are some cuts where I'm OK with or even like well done, like the outer parts of a roast where you can really taste the rub/seasoning, but- for many meat eaters (steaks especially), tenderness is one the most desired qualities of the best cuts of meat, and cooking one of those cuts to well trades the tenderness for toughness.

Ground meats, however, should really be cooked through.

"Well done" is not shoe leather. If it's shoe leather, it's overcooked.

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Its almost like taste is subjective and people should just mind there own business.

Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

[Lollis]

Seems relevant.

Well done steaks taste like cardboard.

[Deleted]

I have never personally encountered opinions regarding meat choices here in the UK, is this an American thing to judge on how a steak is cooked?

This is as bad as arguing that eating a certain food with or without salad/sauce is ruining it, everyone has their own taste and you shouldn't care what they do with their lives (after all, it is their money).

[shimerra]

Rare is plain disgusting. Medium is garbage.
It's called "well done" for a reason. Because it's fucking done well. Checkmate, raw meat eating peasants.

It's called well done because it's shorter than saying "Well done dumbass you have no idea how to properly cook a steak". It's a literal waste of money to buy anything but the shittiest cuts of steak if you cook it well done. I could pan sear a dump and I bet people who eat well done couldn't tell the difference .

"Well done" is not shoe leather. If it's shoe leather, it's overcooked.

The difference between the two is kinda like comparing the difference between a serial killer who killed 100 people to one who killed 101. I mean I guess you could make the argument that the 1st one isn't as bad but it's largely a distinction without any real difference.

[Ilir]

To be honest those people (who freak out about a well done steak) are crazier than vegan + feminist + SJW combined.

[gcsmith]

Steak isn't bloody when it's medium rare.

Has been every time I've ordered it that way from different restaurants

[The One Percent]

It's a waste of fucking meat. If you're gonna eat well done, just be a fucking vegan. You don't appreciate the animal that was slaughtered for that steak.