I prefer steaks medium rare. Only raw meat I've had is sushi/sashimi. Only raw beef dishes I've heard of are steak tartar and carpaccio (is that how you spell it?), I've never had either, but would problem try them given the opportunity (assuming it comes from a high end restaurant, not a taco truck or something).

 

Steaks are medium, sushi is raw. I'm very cautious about meats. That expiration/sell-by date on the packaging of chicken or beef from the grocery store pretty much is a deadline to me.

 

I could eat a steak at room temp

Edit: nohomo

 

steak tartare is amazing. love raw beef that way. with egg too :thumbup:

not raw, but bone marrow is great

 

Blue rare if its a good cut of steak, otherwise rare.
Hamburger has to be medium, the meat itself isn't the issue but the fillers that carry sickness so I want it cooked.

 

+1

 

wtf, medium well on the well side.

 

MEDIUM RAAAAAAAARRREEEEOOO

 

I may move to having my stake blue - just to give it a try. My issue is that any bacteria grows on the surface, so a quick sear takes care of that - however not in hamburger - it is ground into it - so I tend to like that cooked until a light pink.

 

you do realize that sell by / expiration dates in general are extremely generous right? You're more than safe going a good 7-14 days past a sell by date. Otherwise you're just wasting perfectly good meat and thats sad