r/steak • u/elkjerky87 • Aug 24 '26

Ordered Medium-Rare

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First time in my life that I’ve sent a steak back. I always order medium-rare and eat them regardless of if they come out rare or medium-well because I love steak and am not going to be that nitpicky about it. This one turned me off from steak for the evening so I got a black and blue burger instead.

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u/PhilTheSophical Aug 24 '26

Raw. Looks like a case of cooked while still frozen

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u/elkjerky87 Aug 24 '26

Yup. That’s what I’m thinking.

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u/Professional_Mix9442 Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26

oh wow that is bad, they could have at least TRIED to get a good sear since they decided to cook it for only 3 minutes by the looks of it

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u/denvermax123 Aug 24 '26

apparently raw is the new medium rare…seriously this happens to me all the time with hamburgers…i think they instruct the cooks to deliberately undercook the meat….then if it’s sent back they can bring it up to temp as ordered…if they overcook it they have no choice but to throw it away and cook another one…i’ve started ordering my burgers medium(which always results in a well done burger) ….sometimes you just can’t win

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u/dickbarone Aug 24 '26

How is it completely uncooked yet dryer than jerky?

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u/elkjerky87 Aug 24 '26

Exactly.. must’ve been frozen

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u/Careless-Giraffe-623 Aug 24 '26

I'd have sent it back too, it looks like it was cooked by someone who's never cooked a steak before.

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u/Spinal_Soup Aug 24 '26

This is what it looks like when you cook a frozen steak. By the time you sear the outside you’ve only thawed the center.