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Anyone eat their steaks Pittsburgh style?
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Lucian Cat
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That sounds delicious. I've never been game enough to cook it that little. Love my blue steak!
But people can't possibly like it if I don't. On a serious note I don't think I've ever had a well-done steak, but I haven't had one close to raw either. I'm perfectly happy somewhere in the middle.
Better than you know sarcasm.
UnluckyKate
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I eat my steak tartare and that isn't cooked at all and it's delicious
Lucian Cat
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I just googled it too. They look damn tasty. I know what I'm doing next time I have steak!
I havent heard it called Pittsburgh style, but I order steaks Pittsburgh rare all the time. I love the taste of blood with very rare steaks and cooking it pass rare kills that flavor. I wont order a cheap cut of meat still mooing, but if I am eating at a good steak house I will order it very rare. I dont know how anyone can taste the aging process on things cooked medium to well done.
You sully steak with peasant condiments like ketchup? sweetpeapls
Fixed that for you.
Also ITT people can't enjoy steak. I used to be like you but blue to medium rare is the way to go. Why? Because anything cooked more tastes like boots.
ThatCrazyGuy
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I'm a medium-rare to medium type of guy. Depends on the cut. I don't eat beef a lot though. I like ribeye medium and tri tip MR. Flank steak depends on my mood. My fav beef cut nowadays is tongue though. Yummy.
"medium - much drier and tougher..."Google image search I just did yielded this.
What kind of garbage steak is that supposed to be?? Medium is dry and tough?? If anything, it should be even softer and still 100% juicy.
The Maverick
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You have to be more subtle. You can't troll them all at once.
And I'll never try bleu rare, it's just not happening. "Walk it through a warm room." Lol. Not happening. Might as well cook it on the floor at that point.
It absolutely can be. There's more variance in skill to cooking food in general than most would let on in this thread, but anyone can cook a steak anyway they want and have it be delicious. You can cook a perfectly moist, tender steak at almost any of those finishes.
I usually sear a nearly frozen steak on high heat for about a minute and get a nice char (occasionally I'll take a blowtorch to really get a solid sear on the edges), then throw it in the oven at 135F for close to an hour.
Rest for a few minutes and you have a perfectly tender, wonderfully juicy, medium rare piece of sex in your mouth.
Or, you can marinate one in a simple soy sauce and olive oil mixture with salt, pepper, and garlic. Let it sit out before searing and grilling, even if you want to use the finger-touch palm-method to test for doneness. Steaks are versatile when you get a nice cut.
Edit: And for all that effort and attempts at perfection for my mouth, I still dip in some A1 from time to time. While steaks are surely appreciated for their quality without the introduction of outside condiments or sauces, there isn't a god damn thing wrong with some on occasion. These are the kinds of things that scare people away from trying to cook, eat, and enjoy food, regardless of how it's "supposed" to be done. There is no science--personal preference supersedes all else. My father still won't let me cook him a steak if it isn't well-done.
jts
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I actually have a very THICK piece of steak in the fridge to eat post-workout tonight and I'm concerned about preparing it properly. I looove rare. Actually, the bloodier the better (love that tartar steak)... as long as it's chewable.
However I'm afraid to get it plain raw inside because last time I cooked an hamburger like that... ow, my stomach next morning.
Probably just gonna pick up a meat thermometer (if I can find one) when I leave work or something.
However I'm afraid to get it plain raw inside because last time I cooked an hamburger like that... ow, my stomach next morning.
Probably just gonna pick up a meat thermometer (if I can find one) when I leave work or something.
15 - 7 seconds?
lol wut?
This shit is still raw! WTF?
Medium, Medium well, or well done!
Everything else -> *yuck*
This is not always the case. Again, with the scaremongering. If someone has to have a piece of meat nearly well-done, let them!
You can use the same method I've outlined above--pan-sear for a nice char, low-temp cook in the oven around 145F for around 45 minutes. However, upon removal, wrap it in some foil for another 10 minutes. You can still have a tender steak this way if you prefer your meat to be cooked more. It depends more on the cut and quality of the beef than the cooking method outright.
This reason for this was explained earlier but I'll outline it again to make sure more people see it. It's important.
With a steak, bacteria tends to accumulate on the outside of the meat. It doesn't penetrate to the inside and thus the outside need only be seared to make it relatively safe. Ground beef, however, has bacteria all over it because there's no "inside"--no way to seal all those little individual pieces from bacteria. It's not as safe to consume it without making sure it's been thoroughly cooked.
I hadn't heard of the term until last week.
Went to a restaurant in Minnesota called Pittsburgh Blue. Very recommended, by the way.
Basically, you sear the outside of the steak on VERY high heat until its charred on the outside... and that's it. It doesn't take long - about 25-40 seconds each side.
The meat inside is damn near cold. I ABSOLUTELY will not eat it this way, but folks RAVE about it.
I ate at Pittsburgh Blue for the first time last month. Had a filet mignon that was just fucking amazing.
I had it cooked medium, though. Having it cooked "Pittsburgh Blue" style sounds fucking disgusting. But hey, I'm sure all those people who think that the rawer the meat, the manlier you are, will get a huge boner from it.
GameAddict411
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That's disgusting, i only eat my steak well done.
It's not disgusting at all, but it's also perfectly fine that you enjoy your steak like that. Do you like to cook them yourself or do you generally order them at restaurants that way?
Grinchy
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They need to change the name of it to "poorly done" so that people ordering it know what they're getting.
Emerson
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Lol I love the elitism people display on this topic. God forbid you like a medium steak which there's really nothing wrong with.
And yeah, I personally think a well done steak is a piece of garbage but I don't rant about it nor do I give my friends who like it that way shit. Can't be bothered either way really, just get mine the way I like it.
Did once order a steak medium and received it blue. One of the few times I've ever sent a meal back.
battousai11
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I've never heard of Pittsburgh Bleu until now; even now that I know, I think I'll still to my medium rare steak eating ways. I like my steak warmed through.
'Cause I guess the waiter was back there preparing the steak, right?
Nester
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Vince McMahon style.
Haha; I was thinking the same thing, being from Pittsburgh and all. Never heard of this locally ever.
Well done? That isn't AS nasty sounding as the PGH blue but it is still gross.
Gentleman Jack
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Google image search I just did yielded this.
Argh this image again. These are all poorly cooked steaks that look like they were cooked from frozen.
Amentallica
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You know, contrary to the very popular belief that so many of you hold - that which is rare to be a steak's best preparation - some of us actually ENJOY cooked steak. It seems so hard for some of you to believe.
I can conceive many of you enjoying the tenderness and juiciness of steak at rare/medium-rare temperatures, but not all of us psychologically experience taste the same way. I say psychologically because physiologically, our taste is the same for most of us. What is up with this elitist idea that steak is only enjoyable at such low temperatures?
I don't find that delicious. It bothers me. I've tried rare/medium-rare steak before, and I dislike it. I do not like the texture. I do not enjoy the meat dripping with blood. I do not like much, if anything, about it. But do you know what actually tastes good to me? Cooked steak. I'm talking about medium-well/well temperatures.
So step outside of the box and understand that some of us actually enjoy our steaks cooked. If I can accept that some of you enjoy eating steak rare, I expect the same for my preference. If I actually found rare/medium-rare to be tasty, I'd say it. There is no withholding of truth just because I am trying to preserve an opinion of mine.
Steak discussion is the worst with people. *sigh*
I can conceive many of you enjoying the tenderness and juiciness of steak at rare/medium-rare temperatures, but not all of us psychologically experience taste the same way. I say psychologically because physiologically, our taste is the same for most of us. What is up with this elitist idea that steak is only enjoyable at such low temperatures?
I don't find that delicious. It bothers me. I've tried rare/medium-rare steak before, and I dislike it. I do not like the texture. I do not enjoy the meat dripping with blood. I do not like much, if anything, about it. But do you know what actually tastes good to me? Cooked steak. I'm talking about medium-well/well temperatures.
So step outside of the box and understand that some of us actually enjoy our steaks cooked. If I can accept that some of you enjoy eating steak rare, I expect the same for my preference. If I actually found rare/medium-rare to be tasty, I'd say it. There is no withholding of truth just because I am trying to preserve an opinion of mine.
Steak discussion is the worst with people. *sigh*
legacyzero
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This is why restaurants put disclaimers on their menus regarding risk of food-borne illness.
And no WAY am I eating meat that isn't cooked to temperature. Food poisoning once in my lifetime was certainly one-too-many. Worst shit ever.
Medium Well for this man.
And no WAY am I eating meat that isn't cooked to temperature. Food poisoning once in my lifetime was certainly one-too-many. Worst shit ever.
Medium Well for this man.
I will only eat steak well done or medium well, and frankly I disagree that it is a "waste of a steak", that's just ridiculous.
p.s. I'm from Pittsburgh and yes, a lot of Pittsburghers take pride in ordering their steak "Pittsburgh style" but it has always been revolting to me.
p.s. I'm from Pittsburgh and yes, a lot of Pittsburghers take pride in ordering their steak "Pittsburgh style" but it has always been revolting to me.
I have NEVER heard of it; lived here my whole life. Maybe it is exclusive to certain neighborhoods?
I was waiting for the 'well done with ketchup' crew to pipe up.
Skellig Gra
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Only way I'm eating raw beef is if I bred and raised the cow myself.
If your steak isn't cooked correctly, tell your waiter and they'll get you another one.
Don't fuck over the waiter for something that's the cook's fault.
It's not blood.
shinobi602
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I only eat cooked meat.
Great post.
keltickennedy
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I hadn't heard of the term until last week.
Went to a restaurant in Minnesota called Pittsburgh Blue. Very recommended, by the way.
Basically, you sear the outside of the steak on VERY high heat until its charred on the outside... and that's it. It doesn't take long - about 25-40 seconds each side.
The meat inside is damn near cold. I ABSOLUTELY will not eat it this way, but folks RAVE about it.
YYYYYUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMM. I don't eat a lot of red meat, but when I do I prefer it on the rare side. Strange though....I have lived in Pittsburgh for a little over 10 years and have never heard of a steak that is "Pittsburgh style". When I saw the thread title I just thought it would be having a steak with fries on top of it.
Oh man....is this a tipping thread? Boy, they're fun!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taenia_saginata
This, and every other random parasite is why I try to avoid pink meat.. once you know about these things it's hard to go back.
This, and every other random parasite is why I try to avoid pink meat.. once you know about these things it's hard to go back.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Food and beverage snobs of any kind are insufferable. If somebody wants to eat a steak well done for fucks sake it's their choice and effects the food snob in no way whatsoever. I like my steaks medium rare, but my wife likes her's medium well and there is nothing wrong with that.
You are a pathetic person if you can't allow someone to enjoy food the way they like it. Get over yourself.
You are a pathetic person if you can't allow someone to enjoy food the way they like it. Get over yourself.
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