How do you like your steak?

[Morrus]

When I was younger I was all about the medium rare. Eventually I realised that I actually like it medium.

 

[soviet]

Unfertilised! Oh sorry wrong thread.

Generally medium or medium well. At home it's often very well done but that's not really by choice.

 

[Brendan Byrd]

“Cooked”
In fairness, I was operating on two hours sleep at the time, and immediately apologized to the server when my brain caught up with my mouth.

Oh sorry, also wrong thread!
@soviet ”devourer of the unborn”!

Medium please.

 

[Fifinjir]

“Congratulations”.

 

[Deset Gled]

Depends on the steak.

When I'm cooking for myself, I generally go on the rare side for thinner cuts. And I prefer a slower cook with more of a good gradient that most would consider closer to medium-rare or medium for thicker cuts. More marbled cuts, like ribeye, are also generally better closer to medium (gotta let the fat cook). Leaner is better rarer.

At a steakhouse, it's often useful to say "as the cook recommends". At a more dive-like location, medium or more is a little bit safer.

Also, Um Actually..., your poll is missing the black-and-blue option, which is essentially char on the outside and rare on the inside. Not my thing, but I know people who like it.

 

[Koloth]

Ground up and turned into hamburger. Never really cared for steak. But my taste buds are at least one standard deviation away from normal.

If steak is the only choice, then medium well. With lots of steak/BBQ sauce.

 

[pukunui]

I used to only like mine well done, but I've learned to like it medium-well and will tolerate medium.

 

[TheSword]

Rare in the UK, Medium Rare everywhere else.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Cooked. With eggs!

Medium rare to medium, depending on cut.

 

[GreyLord]

You can't go wrong with Medium. If the place you are at undercooks, you get medium rare. If it over cooks you get medium well.

That way you don't end up with rubber, but you also dont' end up with carnivorous temptations either.