Cooking steak blue

[Cycling Naturalist]

There seem to be two schools of thought here. One likes the middle of the steak to be cold and the other likes it to be warm. What are the views here?

 

[TVC]

Cooked from room temperature and properly rested, the resting should allow a little heat penetration to the centre raising it to about body temperature to make it pleasant in the mouth.

 

[Mrs M]

Ensure steak is at room temperature.
Season then "cook" in a very hot pan for 1-2 mins each side, then rest for 5-6 mins.
I prefer medium to well done .

 

[midlife]

According to the test recently on mastechef the professionals it should be warm.

Shaun

 

[Kestevan]

If it doesn't moo when you stick a fork in it it'a overdone.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Medium rare for me.blue is just too raw..wife likes her steak destroyed..
id do it as Mrs M says if i had to..and a pepper sauce

 

[Fab Foodie]

Just wipe it's arse and remove the horns ....

 

[Paulus]

Blue is hardly cooked at all. Might as well eat it raw. Medium rare for me.

 

[rich p]

It only works at all if it's a decent cut of meat, and I'm not personally convinced that it isn't posturing anyway.

 

[rich p]

Do you get that kind of choice at your local McDonalds, Patrick?

Yeah, blue or cheddar cheese, sir?

 

[slowmotion]

I use this guide from a rather good Irish site.....
http://www.irishsteak.com/blog/?p=57
I cook fillet for two minutes a side and it's still red in the middle. BTW, Lidl's fillet is not bad at all.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Blue

Medium rare

 

[roadrash]

when i cook steak rare, mrs roadrash says a good vet would have it back on its feet

 

[andytheflyer]

Warm. But no more.

 

[speccy1]

Blue steak, again..............