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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zander" data-source="post: 2305937" data-attributes="member: 1364">Here in the UK, waiters don't ask you how well cooked you'd like your steak. They ask you how mad you'd like it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Seriously, to find out how cooked a steak is without cutting it open, pinch it. How does it work? The more you cook steak, the tougher it gets. As a guide, touch the thumb of one hand (we'll say the left) to the end of each of the fingers of the same hand. Use your other hand (i.e. the right) to gently pinch the fleshy part between your thumb and index (of the left hand). When your thumb (of your left hand) is touching your pinky, the flesh between your thumb and index (of that hand) will feel like a rare steak. As you move your thumb over to the ends of the ring, middle and index fingers (of the left hand) the pinch will get 'tougher'. If your steak reaches the 'index' degree of toughness, it's well done. It really works. Try it.  Obviously, when you pinch the steak, take care not to burn yourself.</blockquote>