How do you like your steak?

[Wästed The Great]

That works with beef, but I thought that pork had to be cooked all the way through to avoid something like trichinosis?

 

[Cornfed Hick]

That works with beef, but I thought that pork had to be cooked all the way through to avoid something like trichinosis?

Indeed.  Pork should never be rare, though I have seen rare pork on some high-end restaurant menus.  Ground beef can be rare -- indeed, steak tartare is raw ground beef -- though any raw meat carries some risk of bacterial contamination.  Not my taste, anyway.  Beef should be served warm, not cold. 

 

[Genghis Khan]

Medium well.  So long as there is no more than a shade of pink in the middle I'll go with it.  Usually I'd like my restaurant steak to be a bit more done just in case.  I was brought up with charcoal steak, that's two steps above well done.  So going down to this level or rareness is a huge step for me.  My mother-in-law always makes it pink, so I have to nuke it in the microwave when we're over.

 

[bozemanfury]

Has anyone tried Bison Steak? Seriously, this is some of the most tender meat available. If anyone is ever in Montana, try Bison, Medium Rare. It is just fantastic.

 

[national acrobat]

On the Medium side of Medium Rare is how I like it.

 

[Perun]

Has anyone tried Bison Steak? Seriously, this is some of the most tender meat available. If anyone is ever in Montana, try Bison, Medium Rare. It is just fantastic.

Yes, it is absolutely excellent. Although very hard to find and very expensive here.

 

[bozemanfury]

Yes, it is absolutely excellent. Although very hard to find and very expensive here.

Yeah, it certainly can be expensive, especially if you're not near the source of the  meat. Transportation costs....