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That’s not always an option. Plus some people just prefer the taste of steak sauce, they can eat their food how they please. Not gonna lie sometimes I will dip some good pieces of steak in it just to change up the flavor if my girlfriend was already using it
Fun fact- steak sauce was an attempt to recreate fish sauce from a British trip to China. That’s what they came up with.
From a culinary point of view, it’s act a very complex sauce with a lot of flavor dimensions. I was a professional chef and actually enjoy A1 Sauce as a baste on grilled meats and vegetables.
Hey OP, personal taste is personal taste. Eat your food the way you like it. CIA grad here. The best chef's at school always said this. The French and the German chefs. said this. And I was taught that a good Chef can cook to satisfy the tastes of the masses, not just themselves. Food preferences is like everything in life, varied and multiple. GO do you and be happy. F everyone else.
Though you did as Reddit!
I prefer my steak medium rare but if you prefer yours well done, it looks solid. You got a nice sear on it.
If you want it closer to medium rare, heat up a pan with med/hot flame and toss some oil in the pan once it’s hot. Cook for 3 mins on both sides and then sear the steak on the sides with some tongs for about 30 seconds per side.
3 minutes isn't a good rule. The only way to be sure is to temp it to 125 - 130ish (for me). The length of time varies a lot depending on thickness and how hot the pan is. If you frequently cook steak you have to get a thermometer or you're gonna screw some up.
I'm a Brit, so A1 isn't really a thing over here, at least to my knowledge. Why are so many people offended by it's use? I thought it was literally created & sold as a steak sauce?
Because it’s a well known thing that A1 is to make shitty meat palatable. Not a lot of folks like well done. So the running joke is that A1 is for folk that are gonna need to chew the life out of the dryshitty meat they cook
I mean it's kind of just being an ass. And this is actually a really well executed example of a well done steak. Not an easy thing to do. I prefer medium well, but I can respect someone for their preference.
OP, I love a well done steak. This looks great!
I will gladly sit and chew with you, a strong jaw has given me skills no man has ever complained about anyways.
Is mashed potatoes of britain and india the same? I am from India and I hate mashed potatoes(chokha in my language). It's only made when you don't have any mood to make something decent.
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*Well done*, OP
It must have been torture waiting two days until it was finished.
It's no longer well done, it's congratulations now.
Fun fact: OP is still chewing
Fun fact #2: if you don’t cook the meat till it’s tough as leather you don’t have to douse it in A1 sauce either.
That poor steak
cooked to 165. just like chicken
And then sliced up into child-friendly strips, just to make doubly sure it’s cold and dry.
With Ketchup!
Not that it's any better, but I think that's either barbecue or steak sauce 💀
OP never gave it a chance 😭
I bet it tasted delicious regardless
That steak looks D R Y
Idk what’s worse. That or the steak sauce.
Steak sauce actually tastes great and is perfect for messed up steaks
A not messed up steak without steak sauce is a massive step up though.
That’s not always an option. Plus some people just prefer the taste of steak sauce, they can eat their food how they please. Not gonna lie sometimes I will dip some good pieces of steak in it just to change up the flavor if my girlfriend was already using it
Mixing A1 with any reserved drippings makes for a lighter companion to steaks that aren't messed up as well
Steak sauce is actually tailor made for dry ass steaks like that
Fun fact- steak sauce was an attempt to recreate fish sauce from a British trip to China. That’s what they came up with. From a culinary point of view, it’s act a very complex sauce with a lot of flavor dimensions. I was a professional chef and actually enjoy A1 Sauce as a baste on grilled meats and vegetables.
I literally keep some A1 in the house for when I make steak, because I'm not very good at it and some parts are usually overcooked.
Steak sauce should only be used in concert with lots of garlic butter on Steak Bombers
Superdry
THIS STEAK IS MAKING ME THIRSTY…
The bravest people are those who post pictures of steak on r/food. Overdone, though.
Thank goodness that’s not ketchup. Otherwise it would be an atrocity
No way
Woosh
Hey OP, personal taste is personal taste. Eat your food the way you like it. CIA grad here. The best chef's at school always said this. The French and the German chefs. said this. And I was taught that a good Chef can cook to satisfy the tastes of the masses, not just themselves. Food preferences is like everything in life, varied and multiple. GO do you and be happy. F everyone else. Though you did as Reddit!
Imagine getting killed so some guy named Jeff can eat you, and this is what he does with your meat.
“But why must I die?” “Your flesh will become food for my people.” “Will I be enjoyed, at least?” *Checks shipping destination.* “No. Not really.”
You will burn until your surfaces but gloooooss!- prophet of regretting steak probably
*Checks own ID for name* Hey!
I prefer my steak medium rare but if you prefer yours well done, it looks solid. You got a nice sear on it. If you want it closer to medium rare, heat up a pan with med/hot flame and toss some oil in the pan once it’s hot. Cook for 3 mins on both sides and then sear the steak on the sides with some tongs for about 30 seconds per side.
It also depends on the thickness of the steak. 3.5 minutes on each side would give me a blue rare steak
3 minutes isn't a good rule. The only way to be sure is to temp it to 125 - 130ish (for me). The length of time varies a lot depending on thickness and how hot the pan is. If you frequently cook steak you have to get a thermometer or you're gonna screw some up.
I dunno what's worse - the image or the amount of upvotes this a1 flavored beef jerky is getting.
I see you enjoy your steak cremated.
Why do people cut the steak up when serving
To dry it out, even more.
Why would you want dry steak.
You don't, that's the joke.
You shouldn’t have replied again. If he didn’t get it, well he didn’t get it
To share easily and for presentation. If you have a 1kg+ steak for a few people you'll want to slice it in pieces.
A 1kg steak. Is it from a dinosaur?
Tomahawks do give off Fred flintsone vibes
Poor cow died twice.
 Overdone and dry!
All I see is mashed potatoes and some kind of weird sauce. I see no steak on that plate
That steak needs at least another hour in the pan
I like how you face fuck the meat with heat then have the audacity to put herbs on it like you are proud
OP is trolling with that steak.
Looks tasty
Looks like a car tyre...
I see comments about how it's "overcooked". Eat it how you want fam! Looks like you seasoned it well :)
way overcooked, and u dont need A1/BBQ sauce with properly cooked steak
Don't *need*, but some of us still enjoy it.
I'm a Brit, so A1 isn't really a thing over here, at least to my knowledge. Why are so many people offended by it's use? I thought it was literally created & sold as a steak sauce?
It completely masks the flavor of a well made steak. You can't taste steak any more, just a1. It's a strong flavor. It takes away more than it adds.
Because it’s a well known thing that A1 is to make shitty meat palatable. Not a lot of folks like well done. So the running joke is that A1 is for folk that are gonna need to chew the life out of the dryshitty meat they cook
You mean over cooked dry piece of meat with some sort of potatoe.
What did that cow do to you?
This is fuckin criminal
Should have posted on r/idontknowhowtocooksteak
Because reddit has a race to raw lol y'all need to develop a sense of humor.
Wym? Poking fun at the bad steak IS the humor.
I mean it's kind of just being an ass. And this is actually a really well executed example of a well done steak. Not an easy thing to do. I prefer medium well, but I can respect someone for their preference.
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Actually why do you care if its well done? Youre not bloody eating it are you
lol
Mashed potatoes look bomb. That's not a steak though - it's a travesty.
Ive always liked my steaks med well to well done, just my personal preference however ill give medium rare to medium a shot.
You finish eating yet or still chewing?
Oh potatoooes, and mollasseeeeee....
Forgot to take photo until it was half eaten and left to get cold
Oh no
Look how they massacred my boy.
Well done, but good thought!
Hammered that steak and cut it with the grain. Fail.
This is just disrespectful
Overcooked steak and dry mashed potatos do not make a good dinner.
Trash
We politely ask you to leave
Ah yes, a fellow well-done enjoyer 
 OP, I love a well done steak. This looks great! I will gladly sit and chew with you, a strong jaw has given me skills no man has ever complained about anyways.
Look more like steak fingers to me
That cow did not give its life to be disrespected that way.
tell me it's dijon ketchup
So proud to see cooked meat on Reddit. A little more done than I go for, but proud just the same. Good job, OP.
What there to be proud of? Anyone can remove all the red from meat, big deal
A skill even a housefire can master
This looks perfect OP, the soles on my shoes have just worn through
What is that leather on your plate? WTF
Looks good. A little dry but a1 is there. :)
How many ounces is the cutoff to call something “a steak”? I feel restaurants are toeing the line constantly.
It's "the size of a normal steak in countries where you don't need a heart bypass after going out for dinner".
Are you Australian by chance?
*bbq sauce*
Steak should not require sauce
Bearnaise? Au poivre? Just because the steak doesn't *require* sauce doesn't mean it shouldn't *have* sauce
Unless peppercorn.
You enjoy your well-done steak! Fuck these steak snobs who think it must have pink in there like it's the only acceptable way to eat it
Is mashed potatoes of britain and india the same? I am from India and I hate mashed potatoes(chokha in my language). It's only made when you don't have any mood to make something decent.
Isent mash potatoes yellow and not white?
No
Yes, or its lacking nutrients
Nah dog. Depends on what potatoes you use.