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Being born into a Well Done Steak family is a hard habit to get out of.


I (31 y/o male) am trying to figure out the best way to go from eating a steak well done to medium.

I have gotten past the biggest barrier (the whole "it's not blood thing) and have even managed to eat a medium well steak with no problems.

However, I get stumped when trying to go medium. Help me reddit.

by Rain2292

25 Comments

  1. SHBxSpenco

    What are your hesitations? If you have concerns over eating beef that hasn’t been absolutely nuked, maybe look into statistics related to illnesses caused by medium well to medium cooked beef. People regularly eat medium rare (my personal preference), rare, and even blue steaks. Steak tartare is a very popular dish. Raw beef is safe to eat if you trust the source. If it’s just not something you’re willing to “risk”, that’s totally fine too, but I think you’re missing out!

  3. SeaworthinessCrazy97

    They sell beef jerky at almost every gas station bro. Who gives af about how much myoglobin is coming from your steak. If you really want to try a medium steak, experiment with different cuts. Maybe start with something leaner like a strip and then work your way to something with a little bit more fat and marbling like a ribeye and eventually a prime ribeye or wagyu?

  5. VaIenquiss

    Just think about how much better your jaw will feel after eating a medium steak opposed to that piece of rubber.

  6. johnjonesnewphone

    You’ve never had a real steak if you’ve only been eating them well done , just suck it up and go get a medium cooked ribeye from Texas Roadhouse, promise you’ll be amazed and maybe even want to try medium rare next time….then the rabbit hole continues

  7. Electrical_Change241

    I used to be confused like this. Glad I’m a medium rare guy now.

  8. graaaaaaaam

    I mean don’t feel like you have to eat medium steak, it’s your food and if you enjoy a well-done steak then I’m just glad you’re enjoying your meal!

    That said if you do want to branch out, good luck, and enjoy the ride!

  10. sirplayalot11

    Don’t think about it. That’s the best advice I can give you. If you have any predisposed notions or thoughts as you go in for a bite, it’s going to affect your judgement on how the steak actually tastes. Just order a medium rare or medium steak and don’t even look at the inside when you go for your first bite. Treat it like any other food. Also make sure you actually go to a decent steakhouse. Roadhouse is my go to since they have a good balance of price and quality in their cuts.

  11. Ill_Calendar5530

    Work your way down. I too, grew up the same way. Now I’m at medium. Took time though at medium well.

  12. Successful_Candy_759

    Think about as doing justice to the animal.

    A cow died for you to cook it into shoe leather you monster

  13. GoldFisherman

    You got this!

    You are taking steps in the right direction. Even if you ween yourself from well done to medium, you are making progress. You are going to thoroughly enjoy the outcome once you get there.

    We will help you along your journey and encourage you (yes, even me with my strict grading will continue to support you)

  17. SerDavosSeaworth64

    I mean… do you even enjoy that steak in the picture

  20. ToastetteEgg

    Wear a blindfold, once you take a few bites of tender, juicy and delicious steak you can whip the blindfold off and rejoice.

  21. Tiny_State3711

    I used to only eat well done

    And now I’ll eat medium rare.

    But I had to go down the list. I do enjoy it more now because my teeth don’t have to work so hard, and it’s just juicier.

  23. Aggressive-Nebula-78

    Yeah we always did steak well done, and so I never ate steak when we would go out. Eventually I said, “eh, I’ll get a steak, it’s been a long time since I’ve had one” the waitress asked me how I wanted it. I looked at her like she had two heads, and she clarified “rare, medium rare, medium, medium well, well done….?” I had to hold up the entire tables order while I googled what the hell she was talking about, I’d never heard of such a thing. Steak was just steak right

    Nah fam, I flat out told her I’d NEVER heard of such a thing and apparently only ever had well done steak. So I asked her to have the kitchen cook it as rare as they were comfortable serving.

    It was the best steak I’d ever had by that point in my life lmao. Now I’m more of a medium rare guy, but man I will never eat a well done BBQ slathered steak as long as I live 😅

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