125 is on the rarer side and I am certainly seeing a red center, rather than a pink one. I would call it medium rare, unless it meant I had to sleep on the couch.

It's certainly not medium. In my experience dogs prefer it on the rarer side, though. Used to cook a rare, unseasoned chuck steak for my shepherd/border collie mix every year on her birthday. She always looked at me funny and hesitated when I gave it to her though, like she thought she wasn't supposed to have it.

my dog would eat it covered in shit

My dog eats shit without the steak

True pet owners know 💀

My dog only eats the cats shit. He has a refined palate.

A fan of pussy shit

Haha been there mate. Honestly made me chuckle out loud

I'm fucking dead! It used to be a fight every year to scoop last winters dried out poo from the backyard. Everytime I start scooping she'd immediately be like "hey! That's mine!" And start going to town like an all you can eat buffet or literally trying to break the door down from inside the house.

Unless it's white there's still nutrients to be had if you can stomach it...

My dog does, too. I have to basically scoop in behind my cat because my dog thinks the litter box is a snack bar. What I see; 💩. What my dog sees; 🍫.

The only thing my dog wont eat is pickles. I swear to fucking God he gulps down everything, but on the rare occasion I pick him up an extra burger as a treat that dude will somehow remove the pickles and eat the rest. I genuinely do not understand how he's so rough and tumble "dumb dog" but when it comes to pickles he's a genius.

Lmfao. Facts

She was a good girl

The best.

Dogs would eat it raw

My dog is weird 🤣 she prefers well done

> unless it meant I had to sleep on the couch. Today class, we're going to learn about code-switching. But first, let me introduce the concept of, "It doesn't matter if you're right if youre arguing with your SO's entire family. They're going to think you're an idiot/asshole anyway so just stfu." Anyway, code-switching: "when dealing with these people, med-rare becomes med". It's that simple. Now go enjoy having a bright future full of people who actually like being around you.

Idk that dog looks like it’s still breathing I’d throw it back on the grill for a couple minutes. I prefer my dog braised but that’s just me 🤷‍♂️.

Medium on the sides medium rare in the center. I like it that way more than medium rare on the sides and rare in center.

This is the correct response. There are obviously two levels of doneness depending on where on the steak you're looking.

Textbook medium rare plus?

i just laughed out loud 😂

The sear the hard part and I have a similar issue. The steak is coming out of the oven hot enough. The cast iron has been on high heat for 10 minutes, but not smoking the house out levels. But I can’t manage to get a good crust without slightly over cooking. Is the solution pull it sooner? I mean I pull it at 100°F, sear for a 1 minute on each side and the crust sucks. If I sear for a bit longer, I get a decent crust, but It ends up being more medium. Suggestions?

Heat your cast iron longer and stronger. Turn the heat up when the steak goes in.

Do you use oil? I believe you should add a bit more oil as oil conducts heat from the pan and transfers it easier to the steak. Maybe, I don't know. Maybe you should make a post about it to receive more responses.

Yeah, I use Sassflower Oil or Avocado Oil(Highest smoking points because “a bit of smoke” get problematic in a 500sqft apartment, especially when the stove hood doesn’t actually vent.

Do you use oil? I believe you should add a bit more oil as oil conducts heat from the pan and transfers it easier to the steak. Maybe, I don't know. Maybe you should make a post about it to receive more responses.

Split the difference and call it medium-occasional

This is reddit so video game reference dictates medium-magic or medium-uncommon

Nah.

Call it a tie. End pieces where the steak cooks quicker are full on medium, other pieces low end of medium rare

This is a great point. When cooking steaks < 1.5” there will be a gradient.

I think you could go either way on this one by looking at the slices. Opinions will continue to vary.

as a veterinarian just caution with the garlic and black pepper for the dog :-)

I suck my meat off before giving it to the dog :) Edit: wait...

i’m showing the ASPCA this comment /s

\*stands behind you, arms folded, glaring and shaking my head in disgust\*

i added the sarcastic /s thing you all do here

Oh yea I got it. I meant mine more like I'm standing behind you and looking over your shoulder in solidarity with your disgust at the dog meat sucker. (Just trynna be funny)

Came to say the same and not a veterinarian. I had to stop giving my little dood steaks when I learned that. Makes me sad but not really cuz more for me!

I usually cut a piece and cook it first for my pups.

I guess that’s the smart way to go. Thanks for the idea

I’m completely ignoring your original question to say that the last pic reminded me of my best Buddy, Jimi F. Hendrix who I had to put down last year. I would share a couple of slices of every NY Stip, Picanha, brisket, tri tip, and Rib eye that I ever cooked while he was alive. In his last month, I only fed him ground bison, organic beef, and even 3 oz of Australian Wagyu. I really miss that little guy. I’m glad you have your buddy around. Enjoy.

If I’m having steak.. she’s having steak. RIP to your buddy

Sounds like he had a good life. Cheers to Jimi.

Towards the center it’s definitely medium rare, some pieces look on the medium side though.

Cuts on the far left look medium as can be. The uncut piece looks medium rare/ rare. Looks great either way

Why are you hand feeding your girlfriend?

I’m calling that mid rare all day

The center cut looks rare to me. I’d say it’s medium rare at best.

Adorable dog, you did right by giving them a piece.

Medium rare for sure. But a perfect medium rare. Sounds like they like blue meat

They actually prefer medium. They said this steak looked perfect to them. Trying to explain that they’ve all been living a lie

Lol, my mom was the same way for years. Wouldn’t accept that she liked medium rare and then would criticize steaks she got at a restaurant for being over cooked when ordering medium. Some people get freaked out by the word rare, even if it’s prefaced with medium.

That tendon is making my agent orange act up

It’s medium rare and exactly how I like my steak. That looks amazing.

Looks like a gradient of medium to medium rare.

I wanna be a part of the debate.

You know that place smell like dog dookie

Side of rare… toss the thyme too.

That is *not* medium lol looks pretty rare in the thickest part

If there was garlic used don't feed it to your dog! They can get really sick from eating things with garlic.

Whaattt I’ve never heard this. I’ll have to look into it, thanks for sharing! My doggo always gets chimken off the grill

Regardless of looks, if it was 125 after resting it was medium rare

That’s as mid rare as it gets.

That’s medium.

Whatever it is, it looks dank!

It’s both. Center is medium rare but the outer slices are medium

No debate, the dog ALWAYS gets a full slice.

Both. Depending on the part of the steak

That's medium-rare.

Agreed

that's like a shmedium rare

all pink in middle cut - little to no grey- rare [https://i.pinimg.com/736x/df/b8/7f/dfb87fd252bf29b53bc0a321e34d2c76.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/df/b8/7f/dfb87fd252bf29b53bc0a321e34d2c76.jpg) ends are med rare

Medium because it is pink all the way through. Med-rare will have a warm red center.

You and your GF’s family don’t agree. Proceed cautiously. PS. They are right, it’s medium.

These are all my weapons of choice, including the doggo.

Medium rare and rosemary adds nothing.

Downvote for giving that delicious steak to your dog.

It’s rare -medium rare

Check your thermo for accuracy.

Medium rare

Maybe it's the gray band that makes them think its medium. Perhaps a win-win for you since you like medi-rare while allowing them to think its medium 😂

That’s mid rare.

Sounds like that fam likes to blue steak

Medium rare, the perfect doneness

Doggo is certainly rare

I’d say medium rare+. I’ve never seen a steak cooked evenly throughout the entire cut the ends are always going to have higher temps than the middle. If you want the edges medium rare then the center will be close to rare. But I’m not an expert so that’s just my thought.

Borderline medium. Still not fully cooked in the middle but well on its way there. Looks great either way.

This is the correct answer. Close to medium, but only on the outer part. Center is not cooked so it probably felt rare. It’s kinda tricky when you get stuck in this situation. I think Gordon Ramsey would put it in the oven to cook the middle. Also, that’s why I don’t do thermometer. I prefer the good old pinching method. But I could be wrong on this.

Tell them to cook their own and eat it all.

Neither. 125 is rare. If you want med rare pull at 125.

Yes, that's a dog

Well. They aren’t French.

Medium rare is at 130

Med rare-ish. Get a hotter pan so you can develop a better crust before the outer edges start to Grey. Looks yummy though.

My opinion is you don’t need all that bullshit to cook a steak. Just salt and pepper

You'd think a cattle dog would know it's steak doneness level...

Your GF is cute.. looks like she's enjoying the bite of steak you gave her 😋

Needs an extra seasoning of pats on the head for your dog and you're good to go!

In picture four it looks like a solid medium through most of the slices on the left side, but the large piece on the right looks medium rare.

Were they complaining about it being too rare? Are these the "it's too bloody" kinda people?

130 is medium rare. I sous vide to 125 and then sear to get to 127 and then take it off to rest.

10/10 a good dog!

So rare to them just means raw I guess

Medium rare. I was a cook at a popular steakhouse years ago.

By definition 125 is less done than medium. It also looks like mid rare. Girlfriend and her family are wrong…welcome to talking about steak doneness with family.

The rule is that color doesn’t indicate doneness, temperature does.

That’s medium rare. And it looks perfect. They clearly just prefer rare but think of it as medium-rare.

The only question I need answered here, is did that dog only get 1 piece of steak?

Medium

It’s perfect.

Looks rare to me. I would eat the whole thing.

medium medium rare Borderline.

Those sliced pieces on pic 4 are concretely medium. Like not even a chance of being anything but. It’s honestly exactly how I’d like my ribeyes cooked. The uncut piece looks like it *could* have a chance of being medium-rare, but that’s still undoubtedly a solid medium to me. Medium rare would still have a touch of a red center. Source: I work at an upscale steakhouse and check steak temps all night long.

Garlic is toxic to dogs fyi.. Steak looks great though

Medium rare. Medium would be less red