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Question for chefs/waitresses
#9262387 - 11/17/08 06:48 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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When people order their steaks "medium-rare," do you tend to think that they don't know what they are talking about, or what?
Because I really do like my steak somewhere between medium and rare, but I see all these other people ordering it the same way and then complaining that it's pink in the middle.
Is there a smoother way to order it that way, or am I just stuck between a rock and hard place due to all the stupid people out there?
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Ferris]
#9262417 - 11/17/08 06:52 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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the only difference between rare and medium rare is that rare is still cold in the center. if people dont want any pink get it well if you want a little pink go medium well. and medium rare is pretty much rare except that its warm and bloody instead of cold and bloody
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: gotfungus]
#9262432 - 11/17/08 06:56 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Black and blue: black on the outside and rare inside
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Ferris]
#9262441 - 11/17/08 06:58 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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At the 99 we are supposed to explain to people what they are ordering when they order it... ie; rare cool red center or rare warm red center or medium cool red center or medium well warm pink center or well warm no pink center. . . No one ever does though.
I get alot of people sending steak back because they think it's undercooked! I guess its like old people who think everything is cold!
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Brainiac]
#9262442 - 11/17/08 06:58 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Brainiac said: Black and blue: black on the outside and rare inside
So they throw it over a raging fire for 30 seconds? I could probably manage that much at home
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Lndrydusting]
#9262461 - 11/17/08 07:01 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Lndrydusting said: At the 99 we are supposed to explain to people what they are ordering when they order it... ie; rare cool red center or rare warm red center or medium cool red center or medium well warm pink center or well warm no pink center. . . No one ever does though.
I get alot of people sending steak back because they think it's undercooked! I guess its like old people who think everything is cold!
That's exactly what I'm talking about. They need a leaflet in the menu with pictures and arrows.
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Ferris]
#9262464 - 11/17/08 07:01 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Ferris said:
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Brainiac said: Black and blue: black on the outside and rare inside
So they throw it over a raging fire for 30 seconds? I could probably manage that much at home
Me to, most people that bitch. Never cook one them self...
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Brainiac]
#9262487 - 11/17/08 07:06 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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I've always wondered why somebody would pay $15+ for a steak at a restaurant when you can make the exact same thing, cooked exactly to your standards, for cheaper at your own home. Maybe its just because my dad owned a steak house for 20 years while I was growing up so I'm used to good homecooked meat, but I just don't get it.
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Jeffedelic]
#9262515 - 11/17/08 07:09 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Its easier for most people..
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Ferris]
#9262517 - 11/17/08 07:10 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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They really want it prepared Medium Well, they just have no concept of what that means so they say Medium Rare because they heard some guy say it on a TV show once.
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Brainiac]
#9262526 - 11/17/08 07:11 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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the restaurants get the better cuts of meat so thats why you pay way more
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: gotfungus]
#9262646 - 11/17/08 07:30 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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people are also lazy, hence why they go out.
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: magikgrl]
#9262648 - 11/17/08 07:31 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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yeah why not make the mess elsewhere
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: adrug]
#9262669 - 11/17/08 07:34 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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adrug said: They really want it prepared Medium Well, they just have no concept of what that means so they say Medium Rare because they heard some guy say it on a TV show once.
I believe they actually want it medium, I order it medium and usually get it the way I really wanted it, medium rare, if it's rare I dont bitch and just eat the steak, if it's meduim well or well, I usually throw stuff at the waitron unit and storm into the kitchen to show the cook how medium is supposed to be cooked
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: gotfungus]
#9262692 - 11/17/08 07:37 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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gotfungus said: the restaurants get the better cuts of meat so thats why you pay way more
haha, i don't know where you shop, but that is WAY off. They mey get some good cuts, but definitely not better than what you can get as a private consumer.
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: supra]
#9262706 - 11/17/08 07:39 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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well your right if you go to a private butcher but the grocery stores get second pick. restaurants pay top dollar for a good quality meat unless its some cheap ass restaurant
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: gotfungus]
#9262725 - 11/17/08 07:42 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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restaurants buy their stuff from specialty suppliers ubless you're dealing with huge chains like O'Charlies or something, I know that Longhorns does their business as locally as possible because they were buying from Beck Brothers for years, Grocery stores buy from different suppliers and you can get better quality from a store than from a wholesaler
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Prisoner#1]
#9262758 - 11/17/08 07:46 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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yeah you all have good points. and im sure we are all right in some way because everything isnt the same everywhere people go
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: gotfungus]
#9262829 - 11/17/08 08:00 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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The range is:
Blue - Pretty much still mooing, just a little cooked on the outside
Rare - Cooked on the outside, still very pink
Medium rare - Still pink and juicy but a change in the flesh is noticed
Medium - A little pink
Medium well - Almost no pink, more a grey color
Well - Dry and chewy lol
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Re: Question for chefs/waitresses [Re: Ferris]
#9263050 - 11/17/08 08:34 PM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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It's called "medium".
Medium rare implies the steak is still somewhat uncooked. like sushi in the middle and grilled beef on the outside.
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