Comments on: How to Cook a Blue Steak http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/ My humble blog about fitness, health, diet (paleo and zone), CrossFit, PDR self defence, weightlifting, general life musings and occasional jollity. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:03:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Markhttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12458 Mark Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:47:14 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12458 Found this site looking for pictures of how steaks should be cooked. Used to be a medium fan but migrated to medium-rare and now order (and try and cook) rare. The picture of 6 types of steak above is what i was after and the description of blue is the reason why i think that is a step too far i.e. meat remains gel like in texture and difficult to chew. The main reason to always order rare in restaurants is they invariably over-do it but medium-rare is still paletable. Order medium-rare and you get it medium or well which is a disaster. At least if they under do it you can always ask them to give it another 30 secs. However, notice most people here mention frying steak. I would never dream of it, i do my steaks on the George Forman and works for me.....am I alone in this. Just had steak tonight on the George and very good it was too! Found this site looking for pictures of how steaks should be cooked. Used to be a medium fan but migrated to medium-rare and now order (and try and cook) rare. The picture of 6 types of steak above is what i was after and the description of blue is the reason why i think that is a step too far i.e. meat remains gel like in texture and difficult to chew.

The main reason to always order rare in restaurants is they invariably over-do it but medium-rare is still paletable. Order medium-rare and you get it medium or well which is a disaster. At least if they under do it you can always ask them to give it another 30 secs.

However, notice most people here mention frying steak. I would never dream of it, i do my steaks on the George Forman and works for me…..am I alone in this. Just had steak tonight on the George and very good it was too!

]]> By: Brihttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12439 Bri Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:43:05 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12439 I've always eaten my steaks possibly very very very very very very well done. And I can't say that's an understatement. Thanks to my mother, I always hated steak as a child and did not want to eat it. It was until I ventured out on my own, got a job in a restaurant and discovered the wonders of a perfectly cooked steak. I'm a medium rare person, I've tried rare before but I'm not sure it's for me. I find it strange to read that a few of you have found it hard to find restaurants that are happy to serve a blue steak to you. That's how you want it cooked, so that's how you should get it right? We serve it at the restaurant I work at, I had never heard of it before. The chefs prepare it straight from fridge, placed on a plate under the heat lamps for 5 or so minutes and then seared on the grill for a further minute. I’ve always eaten my steaks possibly very very very very very very well done. And I can’t say that’s an understatement. Thanks to my mother, I always hated steak as a child and did not want to eat it. It was until I ventured out on my own, got a job in a restaurant and discovered the wonders of a perfectly cooked steak. I’m a medium rare person, I’ve tried rare before but I’m not sure it’s for me.

I find it strange to read that a few of you have found it hard to find restaurants that are happy to serve a blue steak to you. That’s how you want it cooked, so that’s how you should get it right? We serve it at the restaurant I work at, I had never heard of it before.

The chefs prepare it straight from fridge, placed on a plate under the heat lamps for 5 or so minutes and then seared on the grill for a further minute.

]]> By: vISITORhttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12405 vISITOR Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:34:34 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12405 Gross! How do you eat those almost raw meat!??? Yuck! and you westerners think us weird (asians)....yet you eat raw cow meat??? WHY DON'T YOU JUST BITE OFF FROM THE LIVING COW ITSELF????? Gross! How do you eat those almost raw meat!??? Yuck! and you westerners think us weird (asians)….yet you eat raw cow meat??? WHY DON’T YOU JUST BITE OFF FROM THE LIVING COW ITSELF?????

]]> By: Hollihttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12371 Holli Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:58:13 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12371 <img src="http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/Blue-Filet-Mignon.jpg" alt="" title="Blue Filet Mignon" width="196" height="327" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2627" />Awesome site! I have cooked blue steaks twice now since finding this site and neither time was a let down. The second time, I used Piedmontese beef (seriously the best red meat on the planet! Think Bison but BETTER!) Like some others, I'm not sure how to embed the pic, but here's the link and I'm sure Colin will fix it :) And of course, the picture doesn't do it justice, it was much redder in person.. <em><strong>[Edit: The facebook link didn't work so with Holli's permission, I've attached her picture here - Colin]</strong></em> Awesome site! I have cooked blue steaks twice now since finding this site and neither time was a let down. The second time, I used Piedmontese beef (seriously the best red meat on the planet! Think Bison but BETTER!)

Like some others, I’m not sure how to embed the pic, but here’s the link and I’m sure Colin will fix it :) And of course, the picture doesn’t do it justice, it was much redder in person..

[Edit: The facebook link didn't work so with Holli's permission, I've attached her picture here - Colin]

]]> By: Louisahttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12325 Louisa Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:33:11 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12325 Shabnam. It truly doesn’t taste like eating raw meat! It’s weird but it is as soft as marshmallow, not at all like having a mouthful of blood, just a mouthful of flavour! Is quite simply one of THE most delicious things you will put into your mouth. I will say that my mind also took a bit of persuading, for quite a while. But a beautifully cooked blue is so much down to a good cut - a fillet for me - no sauces, just pinch of salt and pepper Shabnam. It truly doesn’t taste like eating raw meat! It’s weird but it is as soft as marshmallow, not at all like having a mouthful of blood, just a mouthful of flavour! Is quite simply one of THE most delicious things you will put into your mouth. I will say that my mind also took a bit of persuading, for quite a while. But a beautifully cooked blue is so much down to a good cut – a fillet for me – no sauces, just pinch of salt and pepper

]]> By: 1776http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12324 1776 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:33:12 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12324 I would say it is one of those things in life, like sex or love. You just have to try it for yourself to see if you like it. :-) I would say it is one of those things in life, like sex or love. You just have to try it for yourself to see if you like it. :-)

]]> By: SherryMhttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12323 SherryM Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:28:08 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12323 Shabnam, It tastes like it should.. "Meat tastes like blood, blood tastes like death and death tastes good" ~Denis Leary Shabnam, It tastes like it should.. “Meat tastes like blood, blood tastes like death and death tastes good” ~Denis Leary

]]> By: Shabnamhttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12321 Shabnam Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:38:13 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12321 I'm not a huge fan of meat but any time I do eat steak it's usually well done (yep I'm one of those people that believes if it's pink, it's not cooked). Lately I've just been thinking about how people like rare or even blue rare steak and I'm starting to wonder what's so good about it - I mean if so many people like their steak that way surely it tastes great. However at the moment, I myself could never even imagine eating a rare steak because I just keep thinking it's pretty much like eating raw, bloody meat. So I just wanted to ask you guys how it tastes? Does the middle just taste raw or like blood? I'm just curious.. I’m not a huge fan of meat but any time I do eat steak it’s usually well done (yep I’m one of those people that believes if it’s pink, it’s not cooked). Lately I’ve just been thinking about how people like rare or even blue rare steak and I’m starting to wonder what’s so good about it – I mean if so many people like their steak that way surely it tastes great. However at the moment, I myself could never even imagine eating a rare steak because I just keep thinking it’s pretty much like eating raw, bloody meat. So I just wanted to ask you guys how it tastes? Does the middle just taste raw or like blood? I’m just curious..

]]> By: Katiehttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12288 Katie Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:06:56 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12288 Thanks for the pictures and suggestions! Like you, I was raised to believe that beef is inedible unless cooked very, very, very well done, and I never liked it that much. As an adult I've figured out that I love a steak about halfway between blue and rare. The last time I went home I watched my mother cook a roast for about three times longer than I ever would have been willing to, and it made me soooo sad, but she's convinced that anything other than 100% brown and dry will kill you. My favorite thing is a very rare hanger steak (I think it's the muscle of the diaphragm) -- so tender and flavorful! Tonight I finally got a tri-tip exactly in the blue place I wanted it. Anyway, from here in the States, I salute you. Thanks for the pictures and suggestions! Like you, I was raised to believe that beef is inedible unless cooked very, very, very well done, and I never liked it that much. As an adult I’ve figured out that I love a steak about halfway between blue and rare. The last time I went home I watched my mother cook a roast for about three times longer than I ever would have been willing to, and it made me soooo sad, but she’s convinced that anything other than 100% brown and dry will kill you. My favorite thing is a very rare hanger steak (I think it’s the muscle of the diaphragm) — so tender and flavorful! Tonight I finally got a tri-tip exactly in the blue place I wanted it. Anyway, from here in the States, I salute you.

]]> By: Bunglehttp://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/comment-page-1/#comment-12224 Bungle Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:06:39 +0000 http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2007/06/05/how-to-cook-a-blue-steak/#comment-12224 It's not blood. It’s not blood.

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