Medium Rare Plus Steak Temperature
My husband and I went to Capital Grille for Buckhead Restaurant Week (in Atlanta) with some friends. I had always ordered steak medium while hoping it would be cooked a little less than true medium. My perfect steak temperature is somewhere between medium rare and medium (whereas Melissa is a Medium Rare kinda gal!). So, how does medium rare plus fit in with regard to steak temperature?
The server we had was amazing. As I was talking to him about my true preference for steak temperature, he asked if I wanted my filet cooked medium rare plus. I have been to many fine steakhouses in my time and had never heard of “medium rare plus”. I asked him what the temperature was and he said it was around 140. Medium rare is 138, medium is 142 and medium well (which really shouldn’t be an option) is 148! So, if you are like me and want your steak perfectly cooked in between medium rare and medium, ask for medium rare plus (or 140 degrees)!!
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Please DO NOT order steaks this way. The chef will hate you.
I think you may be right! It was actually on the menu at a specific restaurant and it threw us for a loop. There it is clearly ok, but not what I would do elsewhere. Thanks for weighing in!
Well, that’s the chef’s problem, isn’t it? I like my steak medium rare plus, and that is how I will continue to order it. If you have a problem with making food the way people want it, PLEASE quit your day job.
Then the chef sucks. In Japan you order steak 1-7 instead of only having the standard 5 American options you can get EXACTLY what you want. There is a reason they offer it , if i pay over 60 dollars for a steak I deserve it cooked to my exact preference. Step up your game.
Medium rare plus does not exist. It is like buying a medium plus shirt!!!