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[ElectricBlanketFire]

Based on a year's worth of data from Longhorn Steakhouse.

Longhorn Steakhouse hooked us up here, agreeing to share aggregated data about how Americans prefer their steak. Longhorn shared a year’s worth of steak orders1 from all of its 491 U.S. locations, revealing how Americans ordered all different cuts of steak. It turns out that Americans claim to like their steak a lot rarer than they actually do!

There are serious differences in how people order different cuts, and we wanted to know why.

“Every steak has a different fiber,” said Jens Dahlmann, the executive chef at Longhorn. “If you look at the most tender steak, it’s the tenderloin. That’s a steak that lends itself to barely cooking it. It’s got a very soft fiber and very sweet flavors to it. It works great for rare and medium-rare.”

Prime rib also works great on the rarer side. Because it’s cooked slowly and at low temperatures, a rare order of prime rib can come out without the bloodiness that turns off many rare-averse people. Other steaks can handle more heat.

“Steaks that still perform very well even if you go to a medium-well temperature, those would be the highly marbled steaks, the ribeye, even the porterhouse or T-bone,” Dahlmann said. “There is a bone running through the middle, and around the bone retains more moisture and flavor.”

David Berson, director of operations at Peter Luger Steak House in Brooklyn, agreed. “Some people like a ribeye rare, but I would recommend cooking it a little longer. It’s got a lot of fat.”

I'm a medium-rare guy myself.

 

[Pattycakes]

Medium Master Race

 

[Fat4all]

Love a good medium-rare steak...

mMmmmm

 

[Nafai1123]

Medium-well beating medium-rare is a travesty.

 

[HStallion]

Medium Rare is the best. Well done us the pineapple pizza of the steak world

 

[A-V-B]

Guess we gotta ask 11.7 percent of the steak-eating population politely, but firmly, to leave.

 

[CaviarMeths]

Oh I'm with the 37% I guess.

You'd think with how evangelical GAF is about rare/medium-rare steak though, they'd make up more than 25%.

 

[FTF]

Medium rare for me.

Medium-well beating medium-rare is a travesty.

It really is smh

 

[Vital Tundra]

I go Medium-well. Can't put it in my mouth if its any less done.

 

[____]

Medium well ftw.

 

[djplaeskool]

That 11.7% gotta go.
Unacceptable.

 

[GitarooMan]

Medium rare here. Can't believe it's lower then medium-well...

 

[Cagey]

Those 75% of Americans above medium-rare are the true deplorables.

 

[thekonamicode]

Of course more people are going to order ruined, overcooked steak at Longhorn.

Fucking disgusting. I bet they asked for ketchup too.

 

[Old Gimlet Eyes]

Medium rare for life.

 

[Aurongel]

Not at all what I was expecting. Then again, my mom growing up would always demand her steaks be as well done as possible and would hilariously complain that it was "too dry" 95% of the time.

 

[sixteen-bit]

is Longhorn Steakhouse a representative sampling of steak eaters tho?

 

[pablito]

Medium Rare is the best. Well done us the pineapple pizza of the steak world

lol well done is the pineapple pizza of the steak world and you know it

 

[Quonny]

We can't do anything right.

 

[Apharmd]

Why aren't y'all eating this medium rare? It's not a eating a steak without blood dripping down your lips.

 

[bigkrev]

I will never understand the Well-done people. Can't you save money and just order a Hamburger without the bun instead?

 

[shnurgleton]

I ordered a hanger steak rare once, and it was maybe the best steak I've ever had

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

is Longhorn Steakhouse a representative sampling of steak eaters tho?

A chain steakhouse?

I would say yes.

 

[BitStyle]

Medium rare forever

 

[zbarron]

Guess we gotta ask 11.7 percent of the steak-eating population politely, but firmly, to leave.

Well they are eating steak at Longhorn. I assume if you went to a more high end steak house the numbers would be different.

I'm impressed that the article goes into how different steaks are better at different temperatures. It's something few realize and would rather just order everything at medium rare because they heard it's best and look down on all other temperatures.

 

[Saya]

Steaks cooked longer than medium should be illegal.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Here we go, a thread for people to air their hang-ups about how other people enjoy their food.

 

[Dabanton]

Well done steaks?

You may as well just put it in the bin.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Medium is fine.

 

[UnholySpectacle]

I always order mine rare. Although, I literally say "Bloody as all hell" when I order so they know I'm not kidding. Occasionally, I'll get the cook who will come out and confirm with me that I want a cool bloody center. My dad was always the guy to ask the cook to put the steak on the grill for 20 seconds on each side and then right to the plate. I'm not that bad.

 

[Nephtes]

Medium rare.

Just like Ghandi in Ghandi II (UHF)

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Medium rare can go fuck itself in it's bloody self.

Medium all the way.

 

[Caddywompus]

Well done is a waste of a steak

 

[Chuckie]

I used to be a tenderloin rare guy, but now I'm a ribeye medium-rare guy.

 

[Timeaisis]

If it's a chain steak place, I go medium every time. I ain't taking no chances, and lots of the time it's "chef's choice" with medium, anyway, and you'll end up getting a medium-rare steak either way. I don't want a bloody steak, and medium-rare means something different to everyone, it seems.

If it's a nice steak restaurant, I'll go medium-rare or just do whatever the chef recommends.

 

[benicillin]

Now what percentage eat it with ketchup

 

[Rorschach]

Didn't know I was such a minority. I would like to see it broken down by age.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Here we go, a thread for people to air their hang-ups about how other people enjoy their food.

Perhaps share some of your own steak memories? Comment on whether you like or dislike some of the steaks mentioned?

Sigh

 

[Pattycakes]

Of course more people are going to order ruined, overcooked steak at Longhorn.

Fucking disgusting. I bet they asked for ketchup too.

Back off my ketchup. I love my ketchup.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

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[ThisGuy]

I think we need to take into account certain restaurants don't have great cooks. I love medium rare. But if I go to the roadhouse near me, I'll order medium. And they'll bring out something in between the two. If I order medium rare, I'm cutting into artery lol.

 

[HeySeuss]

Medium-well beating medium-rare is a travesty.

I'm convinced that people order their steak this way (and well done) out of ignorance of thinking red meat is inherently bad for you or dangerous an will make you sick. It just has to be.

Medium rare ftw

 

[Transistor]

37.5% of the population eat their steaks wrong

 

[shira]

Well done is a waste of a steak

"with ketchup, lots of ketchup"

 

[A-V-B]

Didn't know I was such a minority. I would like to see it broken down by age.

Rorschach just beats a cow over the head with a club and eats its soul. Now that's rare.

 

[Corpsepyre]

Medium is the best temperature, honestly. The steak's absolutely perfect.

 

[Chuckie]

Perhaps share some of your own steak memories? Comment on whether you like or dislike some of the steaks mentioned?

Sigh

Touche.

 

[BitStyle]

Medium rare can go fuck itself in it's bloody self.

Medium all the way.

I can respect that. Medium is good too. Medium-well and higher though...

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

"with ketchup, lots of ketchup"

Can't believe it took this long.

 

[gutter_trash]

#teamMedium