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Old 23-01-2010, 18:33
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How can any one eat meat like that..I watch cooking programmes, and the meat is half cooked and pink, looks like raw..Its the same with rare steak..Eating something that well doesnt look cooked puts me right off it...I couldnt eat anything like that, could you..my food has to be well done..
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Old 23-01-2010, 18:43
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I'm the same as you
People tell me how much better steak is rare but no thanks. I can't even stomach the smell of raw meat never mind eating it!!!
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Old 23-01-2010, 19:18
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I used to only eat well done beef and wouldn't contemplate anything looking pink in the middle. Now it's definitely "rare" for me, and Smudges Mum has gone from cremated to medium rare. The texture and taste are so much better if the meat isn't over cooked.

However, chicken and pork products have to be well done.
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Old 23-01-2010, 19:32
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A good piece of beef or lamb is definitely better very pink in my opinion. Doesn't work with cheap meat, and it doesn't work with chicken or pork, obviously, but good rare beef - yum!
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Old 23-01-2010, 19:45
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I have my meat (beef and lamb) rare, or medium-rare at the very most. Duck too.

So much better ... absolutely delicious. Steak and chips when the juices run into the chips. Yummmm
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Old 23-01-2010, 19:50
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I have my meat (beef and lamb) rare, or medium-rare at the very most. Duck too.

So much better ... absolutely delicious. Steak and chips when the juices run into the chips. Yummmm
Spot on, nice bit of blood never did anyone any harm
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Old 23-01-2010, 20:35
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I have my meat (beef and lamb) rare, or medium-rare at the very most. Duck too.

So much better ... absolutely delicious. Steak and chips when the juices run into the chips. Yummmm
I'm the same. Mmmmmm.
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Old 23-01-2010, 21:15
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I don't like rare, but I do like medium-rare or medium, so the middle part is still red. If it's a high quality, well handled cut of meat, then there aren't going to be germs in the middle that need to be killed by thoroughly cooking. Searing the outer surface is sufficient.
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Old 23-01-2010, 23:19
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I used to only eat well done beef and wouldn't contemplate anything looking pink in the middle. Now it's definitely "rare" for me, and Smudges Mum has gone from cremated to medium rare. The texture and taste are so much better if the meat isn't over cooked.

However, chicken and pork products have to be well done.
Hi,

No so, chicken and pork do not have to be well cooked, that's just how most english people cook it. Both pork and chicken can be cooked and still be moist, however, many people would say it needs more cooking. Both chicken and pork can be removed from the oven at around 80°C.

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Old 23-01-2010, 23:46
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I used to only eat well done steak but I'm open to having it medium now. I don't mind pink meat so long as there is no blood.
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Old 24-01-2010, 00:04
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for me, chicken and pork has to be cooked through
lamb and duck has to be pink in the middle, not red
but beef has to be still mooing
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Old 24-01-2010, 10:19
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I eat everything rare, apart from chicken and pork. Pork can be slightly pink but not too much. People still cook the buggery out of meat in this country for some reason.
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Old 24-01-2010, 10:29
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If you tasted 2 pieces of steak, one med-rare and one well done with a blindfold on there would only be one winner 99 times out of 100.
It's only the sight of blood that colours peoples judgement IMO.
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Old 24-01-2010, 10:35
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If its steak, just cut off its horns, wipe its bum and put it on my plate.

I prefer lamb and duck on the rare side too.

What gets me is the people who ask for a steak well done and then moan that its tough and dry!
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Old 24-01-2010, 10:38
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If its steak, just cut off its horns, wipe its bum and put it on my plate.

I prefer lamb and duck on the rare side too.

What gets me is the people who ask for a steak well done and then moan that its tough and dry!
Yes, it has been said by many chefs that when they have some steak that isn't very good they save it for the people who order it well done.
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Old 24-01-2010, 10:42
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Ewwwwwwww I hate the cow still mooing on my plate, I hate how if you have steak with mash you end up with a pink mash *voms!*

I like my steak as dead as it can be please!!!

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Old 24-01-2010, 10:44
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Ewwwwwwww I hate the cow still mooing on my plate, I hate how if you have steak with mash you end up with a pink mash *voms!*

I like my steak as dead as it can be please!!!

A properly rested steak won't bleed much, if it does it hasn't been rested right.
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Old 24-01-2010, 10:50
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A properly rested steak won't bleed much, if it does it hasn't been rested right.
I'll take your word for that, I think I have been scarred due to pink mash.

I have to admit, I would like to cook steak at home more often that I do but I have yet find a local place to me that does nice cuts. There isn't a butcher near by and the supermarkets stuff isn't great.
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Old 24-01-2010, 10:57
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I'll take your word for that, I think I have been scarred due to pink mash.

I have to admit, I would like to cook steak at home more often that I do but I have yet find a local place to me that does nice cuts. There isn't a butcher near by and the supermarkets stuff isn't great.
Aldi. Don't laugh, they do really nice British Sirloin Steaks for £2.99 each.
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Old 24-01-2010, 11:04
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Really? We have one, not too local but I will definitely have a look there. Thanks for that
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