# Sent a Steak Back to Kitchen and Got Same Steak in Return

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [September 19, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456 "2024-09-19T03:46:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 9

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456/161 "2024-09-25T03:14:21Z")

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> [@Californiabirdie](#):
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> It is totally the usual to take the same steak back, and cook it further.  
> The heat kills any bacteria you may have introduced.

Welcome! And i agree- within limits.

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456/162 "2024-10-04T08:29:05Z")

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> [@Crafter\_Man](#):
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> I have heard this is true for pre-formed patties. But if the steak is grinded just before cooking, I’ve heard it can be cooked medium or even medium rare. Anyone know if this is true?

As long as all your equipment is perfectly clean and you’re cooking it right away, I suppose it could be. In the real world, I wouldn’t trust anyone to present undercooked ground beef to me unless I personally watched it get made.

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**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456/163 "2024-10-05T01:23:26Z")

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> [@Odesio](#):
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> > [@Miller](#):
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> > God, what a shitty fucking meme. I don’t know what it is about steak that makes so many people so absolutely insufferable about people having different preferences, but no other food seems to draw out people’s inner prick more than a well done steak.
> 
> We exiled a man from my village because he insisted on putting cereal in the bowl _after_ filling it with milk.

I was chided but good by my uncle-in-law because I put ice in his glass AFTER I poured the rye whiskey in the glass. 🥃

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456/164 "2024-10-05T19:46:08Z")

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If you’re pouring by eye that’s pretty much the only way to get consistent serving sizes.

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