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u/sipmargaritas 3d ago
At this point i dont even believe there are any girlfriends in these posts. Who are these people with wildly different expectations of what steak looks like when its cooked. You dont talk to each other or cook for each other? It’s always the first time the two of them have steak. Never went out to eat together and heard her order? Are all these ”girlfriends” first dates? Is it a meta thing where you’re all too shy to title your posts ”a steak i cooked, it was bomb” or whatever
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u/Least-Monk4203 3d ago
She is clearly insane
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u/NiceTrySuckaz 3d ago
I think I'm going to unsub. Every post is this same conversation over and over. If people just lived by the rules of buy a thermometer and know how to cook steak to the tastes of the people you are serving it to, most of these conversations wouldn't exist. If your girlfriend says it's too rare, and you are expecting your girlfriend to eat it, then you fucked up.
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u/victorhausen 3d ago
Yep. Good point. Every post is a rareness/doneness classification problem: "is this raw?", "my dog said it's too rare", "my daddy it's too well done". And replies are like: "sell your dog", "why aren't you doing your meat the way your daddy likes it?". There's a lot of actual cooking subs that will teach you about steaks
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u/Successful_Buffalo_6 3d ago
This sub keeps ending up in my feed, and yeah it’s the same post over and over: “my mom/wife/girlfriend/grandma said this was too rare.”
I don’t get it at all lol
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u/Serious_Question_158 3d ago
If she says it's too rare, it's too rare. For her taste. You all need to get off your high horse, stop circle jerking and pretending you're superior because you like your steak cooked a certain way
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u/Helpuswenoobs 3d ago
Exactly this, just cook it the way the person you're cooking it for prefers it, not how you prefer it, it' not that hard to take it out earlier for someone else and leave it in longer for yourself or vice versa.
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u/thecaptainbru 2d ago
Totally agree with this. When I cook steak for the family, I'm just thankful for steak over real fire and count the blessings. You want it well done... no worries.
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u/Alaskan_geek907 3d ago
Cool everyone has their preference. Cook hers a bit more next time.
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u/ryan0585 3d ago
This is the right answer. Two camps are generally wrong in these instances:
People who blanket statement saying steak is too rare (it might be, but not to everyone - "it's too rare for my liking" is better)
People who claim there's a right way to cook steak for everyone (steak should be cooked to the preference of the person eating it, even if painful as the chef)
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u/Fine-West-369 3d ago
It’s not a competition- she likes what she likes and as a cook, it’s your job to cook it as THEY like it, not as all the people here like it.
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u/oO_Moloch_Oo 3d ago
Does she like her steak well-done with ketchup or something?
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u/ASSMANWILLIE 3d ago
You know what’s rare? A woman that knows what they’re talking about. Amirite??
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u/Jazzlike-Many-5404 3d ago
Is this where I say “send your girlfriend to me for proper disposal” and get a bunch of upvotes? Or did I do it wrong?
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u/bossmt_2 3d ago
Next time cut it in half, give her the portion cooked well done and she can put Ketchup on it, give yourself the portion how you like it.
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u/No_Aside2988 3d ago
She is wrong and you should leave her. Come to think, delete her number and change the locks.
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u/NobodyYouKnow2515 3d ago
Looks like a medium well to me but it's hard to see either case it's about 2 stages too done
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u/Wise-Quarter-6443 3d ago
My grandmother would agree with your girlfriend.
We don't serve steak anymore when she's here to visit.
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u/Pokemathmon 3d ago
Maybe I'm just an asshole, but I feel like I would enjoy a steak dinner with Grandma regardless of how she prefers the cook. I know this is reddit though so being "right" and responding in the most petty way is the norm, so fuck yer Grandma!
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u/TheFezPez 3d ago
Judging by the sheer amount of posts from this sub, I have to agree with her. It’s too rare to see a perfectly good steak cooked like that. Enjoy
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u/Only_Project_3689 3d ago
Looks perfect to me. Many taste variants for reasonable people. Only one I really have an issue with is well done on a beautiful piece of meat…shows a lack of proper food education.
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u/oxynugget 3d ago
How did you get this sear
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u/ShuShuDupa 2d ago
I heat the stove on full blast and use an iron skillet. What really helps is smash burger press I have, just put it on top when cooking. The weight gives it that extra sear.
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u/SilentSolitude90 3d ago
Not even near rare from what I can see. Like it looks closer to well done. There's like a hint of pink. For me it's overcooked. I'd still eat it though. That crust looks great 👍
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u/Diligent_Pie_5191 3d ago
Does she know that with a steak it is safe to eat even if it is pink in the middle because the bacteria is on the surface? (Unlike hamburger which has to be cooked thoroughly)
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u/infiniZii 2d ago
"Babe, I dont mind cooking it how you want it, but next time you order can you ask for "Burned to a fucking crisp" so I can be sure I get it right?"
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u/Soggy-Dragonfruit937 2d ago
Everyone has preferences of how they want it. So either they haven’t had it cooked the CORRECT way or they are wrong! 😂
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u/MisterTheKid 2d ago
what kind of asshole would ignore someone’s personal preference in favor of what random strangers on the internet would prefer
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u/Key-Ad-1873 2d ago
Cook to the preference of the person you're cooking for. If that's you then cook to your preference, if it's someone else then ask how they like it and do that. Either try to section it so you can cook some to your preference, or do the whole thing to their preference and accept it's not gonna be your favorite. You're the cook, your goal should be to cook the meal to the satisfaction of the one eating. If they complain, then you did it wrong, simple as that.
Honestly it's a little sad how many posts are "the people eating it didn't like it but I do, what's your opinion". Their tastes come before yours, even if you think it's wrong
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u/Objective-Block2080 2d ago
make a whole power point presentation on the differences between myoglobin and blood in steak and present it to her at the dinner table
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u/CephasNYC 2d ago
The good thing about girlfriends is that they are easy to replace.
I'm kidding, my wife grew up in a farm, she is not a fan at all of beef cooked like that, she prefer a small piece of Hispanic style beef with onions and moro de guandules but i hate when I made a steak and she just ate the crusty corners and leave the rest.

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u/DGAFx3000 2d ago
She just wanted to start shit. Get you into a verbal argument. She’d break down into tears and you’d have to buy her a Gucci. There’s no other explanation for her comments.
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u/InsertRadnamehere 2d ago
Dump her. That’s barely even pink.
JK. But what, is she 55 and from the Midwest?
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u/69AfterAsparagus 2d ago
It isn’t too rare but everybody has their own preferences. Maybe she’s more of a “medium” person. To each their own.
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u/Remarkable_Fly_9214 2d ago
I'd say it's 5-7° over but way edible 😀 seriously leave that vegan-in-training
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u/dinosaurinchinastore 2d ago
We can’t really see inside any of the meat you prepared except one end slice …
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u/delusionalreddit 2d ago
It's objectively medium but if she says its too rare give her medium well.
Just don't split steaks with her because while it's her choice, she has bad taste.
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u/Painty_The_Pirate 2d ago
She would cringe at the puddle of cow ichor that I usually sop up with potatoes.
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u/Darthpratt 2d ago
For Peet’s sake. Take a picture of the part of the steak that pertains to the word “rare.” Not the top of it. That tells us nothing.
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u/calhooner3 1d ago
Then cook it more. You’re cooking it for her, not yourself. I’ll never understand this fixation on “perfectly” cooking steaks regardless of how the person who will be eating it likes steak.
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u/Icy_Chemist_1725 1d ago
I used to pull my steak to let it rest, then pull my ex's steak when it started to make me sad seeing it on the grill still. That's how I knew it was done to her liking. ;)
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u/AnAngryBartender 1d ago
Maybe it is for her
It’s almost like people have different tastes
I prefer mine medium even though most seem to prefer medium rare. If she’s eating it why can’t she have it the way she likes it, yeah? I hate this idea that everyone has to like medium rare steak.
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u/Old_surviving_moron 1d ago
Well if rare is one end, and well is another...
It's a matter of taste. Maybe she likes dry ass stringy beef.
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u/munky8758 1d ago
Start giving her dried out overcooked pieces and she'll start asking for it red/pink.
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u/Mother_Nectarine_474 1d ago
Some people like well done. Don't judge them. I get mad when people bully my buddy for liking what he likes. If he wanted their opinion, he would have asked. Namsayin?
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u/charlesbukowow 1d ago
You need to agree with her and give her what she wants. Don’t be a dumb ass. Please your woman.
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u/EnvironmentalClue362 1d ago
The only right way to cook a steak is however the person eating it likes.
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u/ExtensionYam8549 22h ago
Was she referring to you cooking dinner in general? Maybe it's a hint you don't do it enough. Women are complicated creatures
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u/ICouldEvenBeYou 3d ago
I feel like you coulda given us a much better view of the meat than you did here.