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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Devilkiller" data-source="post: 2308560" data-attributes="member: 12360">I very rarely order steak in restaurants since I enjoy grilling and can cook it so much more cheaply at home. When I do order at restaurants I've found that a request for "medium rare" can get you anything from slightly browned to incinerated. Thus it is hard for me to say what degree of doneness the steaks I cook really are, but I like my steak cooked on a grill for about 6-7 minutes. I suspect that my steaks are "rare". I buy mostly ribeyes or porterhouses and look for steaks that weigh about a pound. I'll sometimes buy filet mignon if it is on sale, especially if I'm expecting to serve guests who might not enjoy the fat and bones in the steaks I usually buy.I had a similar dish today, only with a ribeye and a light sauce made by cooking sauteed onions in a little marsala with a little garlic. The mushrooms were also criminis rather than the standard white mushrooms. Criminis can often be found in stores now days as a "baby portabellas". The side was sliced potatoes roasted until brown in olive oil with garlic and "italian seasoning".I know some steak purists would protest at putting toppings on a steak. I really enjoy grilling though, so I eat a lot of steak during the summer. A little variety can be nice form time to time. My standard steak is salted, brushed with a little sesame or olive oil depending on my mood, and then salted again and dusted with black pepper and maybe just a little garlic. The side is generally baked potatoes with butter, salt, and black pepper.Um, are you left handed or something? For a right handed person wouldn't the knife be held in the left hand at all times instead? Certainly switching hands seems odd though I've seen people do it. Actually, when I first fed my girlfriend steak she was so unskilled at cutting it up that she used to put down the fork and hold the steak down with her finger. I still can't understand what the heck her problem was, but she's getting over it.</blockquote>

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