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Scootaloo

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32. Untrue

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 08:58 PM

Nov 2013

The core of a piece of meat is pretty impermeable. The surface can grow all sorts of gnarly things, but cooking DOES kill them.

You want to cook a steak to the point where it is hot though and firm to the bite - not soft or fleshy, but not chewy or hard, either. Rare / medium rare is always the proper state for a steak. Always. If you want medium-well or well done, go buy some jerky.

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Steak isn't sushi and should not be rare and/or expensive [View all] NoOneMan Nov 2013 OP

Only rare ground meat is dangerous frazzled Nov 2013 #1

this ^ PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #2

yep Go Vols Nov 2013 #3

Cut off he horns wipe the ass and throw it on the table MattBaggins Nov 2013 #4

Just for good measure.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #8

Medium rare Perfect! William769 Nov 2013 #7

Lemme clean that up... Decaffeinated Nov 2013 #40

Thanks. I wasn't for sure how to do that. William769 Nov 2013 #42

Yum! Egnever Nov 2013 #57

I had a roommate once that snacked on raw hamburger LadyHawkAZ Nov 2013 #28

I prefer rare burgers. Incitatus Nov 2013 #29

The only way I'd ever serve a rare burger... Chan790 Nov 2013 #46

Yes. Incitatus Nov 2013 #49

very learn raw ground beef is a guilty pleasure of mine. aikoaiko Nov 2013 #50

How about sharp_stick Nov 2013 #5

I've had kobe beef sushi zappaman Nov 2013 #6

wouldn't that be kobe beer tartare? dionysus Nov 2013 #19

Mmmm, beer.... Electric Monk Nov 2013 #45

must have been a freudian typo! dionysus Nov 2013 #47

It's beef tataki. pangaia Nov 2013 #52

You know how many people die from improperly washed veggies? hobbit709 Nov 2013 #9

There's three ways to cook a steak. Fuddnik Nov 2013 #10

LOL my grandfather would take exception to that laundry_queen Nov 2013 #14

... leftstreet Nov 2013 #11

If it doesn't go "Moo!" when I stick a fork in it... SeattleVet Nov 2013 #12

Your food will never be free of bacteria ... surrealAmerican Nov 2013 #13

CDC reports about 1300 deaths each year demwing Nov 2013 #37

i love mine like this xchrom Nov 2013 #15

Excellent In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #17

Guess I'm in the minority here Freddie Nov 2013 #16

What a laugh riot this thread is. boston bean Nov 2013 #18

Reminds me of HiPointDem. nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #20

You realize that you can get sick from properly cooked food as well? Glassunion Nov 2013 #21

Um, Japan has been exporting Kobe beef since February 2012 Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #22

You are correct, I was actually editing my post when you replied. Glassunion Nov 2013 #23

Huh! kcr Nov 2013 #35

Fremont Beef Company is the authorized importer Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #38

If I'm lucky enough to be at a high end Japanese restaurant I'll look out for it. kcr Nov 2013 #61

On edit: never mind, saw the Abortion thread and now I get it. maxsolomon Nov 2013 #24

Steak isn't sushi, that much is true n/t Cal Carpenter Nov 2013 #25

I don't eat sushi for that reason. duffyduff Nov 2013 #26

I can see how that image could turn your stomach forever on sushi. Glassunion Nov 2013 #30

Oh, the arguments I have had with cooks over the meaning of "blue rare"... LadyHawkAZ Nov 2013 #27

If you don't want me to cook your food, why are you coming to my table? Scootaloo Nov 2013 #33

I bet they love you, wow. n-t Logical Nov 2013 #41

When my steak shows up well-done, LadyHawkAZ Nov 2013 #43

yep.. for what they charge for steaks at any decent reataurant... opiate69 Nov 2013 #55

If You're Worried About Parasites Like Trichnia Worms, On the Road Nov 2013 #31

Nothing in the world worse than grey pork chop pucks, is there? n/t Scootaloo Nov 2013 #34

Unless They're Sous Vide On the Road Nov 2013 #62

but plenty of T. gondii demwing Nov 2013 #39

OK, Fair Enough, On the Road Nov 2013 #63

Untrue Scootaloo Nov 2013 #32

How about medium rare? PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #36

Hell yeah, and they're yummy parasites! Throd Nov 2013 #44

You don't know much about meat REP Nov 2013 #48

I know literally nothing about meat NoOneMan Nov 2013 #60

have you seen YesTwoWoman anywhere lately? snooper2 Nov 2013 #64

actually, given the vast environmental destruction caused by industrial beef production villager Nov 2013 #51

Fun fact: Sushi is always served well cooked. ZombieHorde Nov 2013 #53

There are actually many kinds of sushi dishes Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #58

It's safe GladRagDahl Nov 2013 #54

I'll take my chances with the bacteria. nt Tien1985 Nov 2013 #56

Yes; that's why I select my food sources carefully. closeupready Nov 2013 #59

I like it hot on inside tavernier Nov 2013 #65

And you can't get parasites or bacteria from sushi Packerowner740 Nov 2013 #66