No that's not why, and Hatchetman is wrong here. A rare steak is never served below room temperature, or even close. A rare steak is going to have an internal temperature of 130 to 140 degrees.

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You're the expert.

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Well, first off I said very rare. And second off, steaks are always coming out cooked incorrectly. So it would not be uncommon to request a very rare steak, that is indeed room temp inside. Perhaps even below if you had a moran (sic) on the grill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature_(meat)

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It's almost impossible to have a steak seared on the outside and room temperature on the inside. You would have to throw it on the grill frozen for that to happen.

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Where are you living where room temperature is even close to extra rare?

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aren't the cooking levels defined by internal temperature?

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my inlaws live in Palm Springs. Very possible.

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Yes. That's why we are laughing at the room temperature comparison.

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140 is well done in my book.

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Sounds like your 'book' probably includes a forward by Ed Sherman ...

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Doesn't that make two things that you know about Chus Jr and Chus III?

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Oddly enough, Alton Brown just put out a recipe for a steak you put in the freezer for an hour while a pizza stone is heating in the oven for an hour. Apparently it is cracking people's pizza stones.
http://altonbrown.com/thermal-shock-por ... ak-recipe/

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Did I tell you about the time I was in Lisbon and they gave me a hunk of raw meat, a knife, and a blazing hot piece of granite?

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Money's too tight for steak.

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Went to Ruth's Chris a few months back and ordered a Ribeye. Waiter asked me how I want it so I said "whatever the Chef says is the best".
It was a 1.5 inch thick cut... just huge. Probably a quarter inch of brown on each side, a quarter inch of red in the middle (read: mooing still) and pink the rest of the way.
I guess that's medium. Not sure.
But it was the best goddamn steak ever.

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That's it!! Lemme tell you by the time you get toward the end of that steak, it sure as hell isn't getting to 130 degrees.

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That sounds like medium rare, which is the best way to cook a steak, IMO.

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Chef knew what he was doing for sure. Best way to order. Let the guy who knows what the fuck he's doing do it the right way. Well, I guess I wouldn't do that at Fridays or Bennigans or whatever, but then again, I'd be nuts to order a steak from a joint like that in the first place.

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An argument could be made that you would be nuts to go to Friday's or Bennigan's for any reason.

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Reddit weighs in...

http://uproxx.com/life/well-done-steak-reddit/

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How do some of you guys eat prime rib?

Are you all fighting over the crusty end slices?

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With a fork and a knife. How do you do it?

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With a fork.

You need better prime rib.

And don't give me that creamy horseradish. I need the real deal.

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Um, yes! Let me tell you, the ends are full of flavor.

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with asparagus!

More than once I've heard "Rare" described as "cool red center"...For me it depends on the cut of meat and the thickness...I almost always order "Rare"...it usually comes out medium rare.


...and fuck Trump for fucking up a nice piece of meat.

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