Why do I like my steak well done?
I like well-done steak best because: When it’s made properly, it’s still tender and juicy. A well-done steak need not feel like shoe leather in your mouth. I suspect most anti-well done people have simply not had a properly cooked well-done steak.
What does a well-done steak taste like?
The longer you cook a steak, the hotter it gets, and as it heats up, the muscle fibers get firm and all the juices cook out. The result is that the interior of a well-done steak is a uniform gray color, and the steak itself is tough, chewy, flavorless, and dry. This isn’t cooking; it’s arson.
Why is well-done steak tough?
It all comes down to temperature. The longer you cook a steak, the hotter it gets, and as it heats up, the muscle fibers get firm and all the juices cook out. The result is that the interior of a well-done steak is a uniform gray color, and the steak itself is tough, chewy, flavorless, and dry.
Is well done steak harder to chew?
Well, can’t say I have thought about it until now, but if you can handle a medium steak it would be about the same, but let’s be honest the hardest one to chew is the well done steak! The steak will be hard to chew, not very tender or juicy as the heat has not penetrated into the steak.
Why is steak so popular?
People love steak because of the way it makes them feel when they put it in their mouths. When crushed between an upper and a lower molar, steak delivers flavour, tenderness and juiciness in a combination equalled by no other meat. Steak is satisfying in a way that only the pleasures of the flesh can be.
Is a well done steak good?
It turns out that cooking a steak well done might even be more dangerous than cooking it medium rare (via The Globe and Mail). The high temperatures involved in well-done cooking can cause a chemical reaction that creates heterocyclic amines, or HCAs. These chemicals have been shown to cause cancer in lab animals.