Ordering a well-done steak at a 5-star restaurant isn’t a food choice; it’s a declaration of war against the culinary arts.
Warm-Surprise2766 on
i liked the meat well cooked
Remarkable_Fig_6519 on
You’re all about freedom of choice until someone likes their steak different to you
pixeltackle on
please, leave the dead animal I ordered as as cold and raw as possible
gorgeousslutty on
suddenly I don’t know how to read the menu
IndianaGeoff on
Yes it was me. I want a well done steak not a poorly done one.
Checkmate cook boy.
GrayMech on
I wouldn’t be fussed at all aside from maybe being annoyed about the noise cause I’d never make a mistake like ordering a well done steak that’s for dam sure
VioletPur on
you just know bro was absolutely going to ask the waiter for a bottle of heinz ketchup too
Eyeneetabelowjob22 on
Get in the kitchen and do your job bro.
xxxmoanbabe on
I would just slowly look at my plate and avoid eye contact
RepresentativeGolf19 on
He just wants to thank the man who actually wants a cooked steak.
B_ungus on
I’ve worked at a relatively expensive steak house ($150-$200per person average) and had people order dry aged amazing cuts well done, wagyu well done, $500 tomahawks well done, you name it. Myself nor the chefs gave a shit, your money is the same as everyone else’s. If you want a worse experience you’re free to do so.
NeonAnderson on
The problem with well-done is that you’ve objectively ruined the steak
Not subjectively, not personal preference but objectively you’ve ruined it
It would be like taking a bottle of wine and putting it in the Sahara desert for a month at 30+ degrees Celsius (86+ Fahrenheit) and then drinking that. Like that’s not personal taste you’ve simply just ruined a perfectly good wine
When you cook steak well-done there is no steak left as you’ve cooked out everything, all the juice, all the minerals, all the seasoning and all the flavour
The reason well-done exists for steak is for lower quality cuts that thus don’t taste good and you’d want it cooked more to avoid having to taste the poor quality beef
It is also ideal for places where the freshness of the steak can’t be guaranteed or the quality of the meat can’t be guaranteed. By cooking it well-done the risk of getting ill from it substantially decreases and you do still maintain the protein of the steak even by cooking it well-done
Low-Register1602 on
“Can you bring out some ketchup too?”
littleblondinette on
My dad orders his steak well done and then puts ketchup on it. man has been personally victimizing chefs for 30 years and sleeps like a baby every night.
Ok_Mention_9865 on
The perfect food is made to the eaters preference not the cooks.
RosieQParker on
When you’re at a 5 star restaurant the chef will do it, no questions asked.
SpprtRdclHbts on
Uh if someone is paying 60+ bucks for a slab of 9 dollar meat STFU and cook it the way they want
Stuck_in_my_TV on
We ask them kindly, yet firmly, to leave.
AShadowinthedark on
Its not cooked unless its burnt
captaindomon on
A 5-star chef would *never in a million years* bother a guest for this. The entire point of fine dining is that the chef is there to cater to the guests, to provide a meal they enjoy and find satisfying, and to adjust the meal to fit their tastes.
“When you acknowledge, as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear: to make people happy, that is what cooking is all about.” – Thomas Keller, The French Laundry
“The customer is always right in matters of taste.” – Harry Gordon Selfridge
You may sometimes get grief from a line cook at a greasy diner. A highly skilled chef at a Michelin-rated restaurant will be happy to prepare the food to your liking, as much as possible. If anything, they will find the more unusual requests to be an interesting challenge to prepare correctly.
KMorris1987 on
Im normally against the death penalty, but I must make an exception
q1203777 on
Damn I thought the joke was having a meal with a jod job behind the preparation like “you’d better do it excellent or else I’ll be pissed” hence the well done and the chef taking it as an offense, turns out I have shitty taste yikes
OlEasy on
Watched the soul leave a chefs body in realtime once when we took my grandma to an expensive steak house. She ordered it well done, sent it back to be cooked more, sent it back again and told the waiter to make it a hockey puck lmao. Chef finally came out and without hesitation before he could get a word out, she asked this poor guy for Heinz 57 sauce.
FreudianAccordian on
No way!
Xeno_Prime on
If you don’t like steak then just don’t order steak.
Then again, some people prefer their toast burnt black and crispy, too. I guess some people just like certain foods better when they’re ruined.
InsaneInTheRAMdrain on
If i dont trust you, if im forced to eat here with family, im getting it well done, your ego and my pride isnt worth a day of the shits.
But then again, ill just order someone else.
Bailer86 on
The owner should be able to tell the person who order the steak well done to kindly yet firmly leave
BackSeatGremlin on
I hate this trope about well done steaks being a sin against food. Yes it’s less popular, but any chef worth his salt is gonna know how to make a well done steak taste good. Nobody wants to admit it because they all want to come off as knowledgeable, but “well done” has a purpose.
Carminestream on
The chef will give that person a handshake for preferring the best doneness
chainsawx72 on
Bananas turn yellow when they are ready to eat.
Strawberries turn red when they are ready to eat.
Beef turns brown when it’s ready to eat.
gamehenge_survivor on
I like my steak so rare that a skilled veterinarian could still save it.
Ulfvaldr989 on
Chefs dont work on the line cooking your food. Those are line cooks. A chef developes the menu, line cooks make those menu items. The chef has no part in how cooked your steak is. Thats why its asked “how do you want your steak”. Youre the consumer who pays for the steak. If it isnt burnt to a crisp like you asked for then the cook didnt provide the service you wanted. Luckily it can be sent back and cooked longer. Thats not the case for people who like steak rare. That difference alone makes cooks err on the side of caution to cook a steak less especially when the time it sits after leaving the pan continues to cook. Any place with half assed service will bring you a well done steak and any server that looks at you cross deserves no tip and even a mention to the manager.
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Ordering a well-done steak at a 5-star restaurant isn’t a food choice; it’s a declaration of war against the culinary arts.
i liked the meat well cooked
You’re all about freedom of choice until someone likes their steak different to you
please, leave the dead animal I ordered as as cold and raw as possible
suddenly I don’t know how to read the menu
Yes it was me. I want a well done steak not a poorly done one.
Checkmate cook boy.
I wouldn’t be fussed at all aside from maybe being annoyed about the noise cause I’d never make a mistake like ordering a well done steak that’s for dam sure
you just know bro was absolutely going to ask the waiter for a bottle of heinz ketchup too
Get in the kitchen and do your job bro.
I would just slowly look at my plate and avoid eye contact
He just wants to thank the man who actually wants a cooked steak.
I’ve worked at a relatively expensive steak house ($150-$200per person average) and had people order dry aged amazing cuts well done, wagyu well done, $500 tomahawks well done, you name it. Myself nor the chefs gave a shit, your money is the same as everyone else’s. If you want a worse experience you’re free to do so.
The problem with well-done is that you’ve objectively ruined the steak
Not subjectively, not personal preference but objectively you’ve ruined it
It would be like taking a bottle of wine and putting it in the Sahara desert for a month at 30+ degrees Celsius (86+ Fahrenheit) and then drinking that. Like that’s not personal taste you’ve simply just ruined a perfectly good wine
When you cook steak well-done there is no steak left as you’ve cooked out everything, all the juice, all the minerals, all the seasoning and all the flavour
The reason well-done exists for steak is for lower quality cuts that thus don’t taste good and you’d want it cooked more to avoid having to taste the poor quality beef
It is also ideal for places where the freshness of the steak can’t be guaranteed or the quality of the meat can’t be guaranteed. By cooking it well-done the risk of getting ill from it substantially decreases and you do still maintain the protein of the steak even by cooking it well-done
“Can you bring out some ketchup too?”
My dad orders his steak well done and then puts ketchup on it. man has been personally victimizing chefs for 30 years and sleeps like a baby every night.
The perfect food is made to the eaters preference not the cooks.
When you’re at a 5 star restaurant the chef will do it, no questions asked.
Uh if someone is paying 60+ bucks for a slab of 9 dollar meat STFU and cook it the way they want
We ask them kindly, yet firmly, to leave.
Its not cooked unless its burnt
A 5-star chef would *never in a million years* bother a guest for this. The entire point of fine dining is that the chef is there to cater to the guests, to provide a meal they enjoy and find satisfying, and to adjust the meal to fit their tastes.
“When you acknowledge, as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear: to make people happy, that is what cooking is all about.” – Thomas Keller, The French Laundry
“The customer is always right in matters of taste.” – Harry Gordon Selfridge
You may sometimes get grief from a line cook at a greasy diner. A highly skilled chef at a Michelin-rated restaurant will be happy to prepare the food to your liking, as much as possible. If anything, they will find the more unusual requests to be an interesting challenge to prepare correctly.
Im normally against the death penalty, but I must make an exception
Damn I thought the joke was having a meal with a jod job behind the preparation like “you’d better do it excellent or else I’ll be pissed” hence the well done and the chef taking it as an offense, turns out I have shitty taste yikes
Watched the soul leave a chefs body in realtime once when we took my grandma to an expensive steak house. She ordered it well done, sent it back to be cooked more, sent it back again and told the waiter to make it a hockey puck lmao. Chef finally came out and without hesitation before he could get a word out, she asked this poor guy for Heinz 57 sauce.
No way!
If you don’t like steak then just don’t order steak.
Then again, some people prefer their toast burnt black and crispy, too. I guess some people just like certain foods better when they’re ruined.
If i dont trust you, if im forced to eat here with family, im getting it well done, your ego and my pride isnt worth a day of the shits.
But then again, ill just order someone else.
The owner should be able to tell the person who order the steak well done to kindly yet firmly leave
I hate this trope about well done steaks being a sin against food. Yes it’s less popular, but any chef worth his salt is gonna know how to make a well done steak taste good. Nobody wants to admit it because they all want to come off as knowledgeable, but “well done” has a purpose.
The chef will give that person a handshake for preferring the best doneness
Bananas turn yellow when they are ready to eat.
Strawberries turn red when they are ready to eat.
Beef turns brown when it’s ready to eat.
I like my steak so rare that a skilled veterinarian could still save it.
Chefs dont work on the line cooking your food. Those are line cooks. A chef developes the menu, line cooks make those menu items. The chef has no part in how cooked your steak is. Thats why its asked “how do you want your steak”. Youre the consumer who pays for the steak. If it isnt burnt to a crisp like you asked for then the cook didnt provide the service you wanted. Luckily it can be sent back and cooked longer. Thats not the case for people who like steak rare. That difference alone makes cooks err on the side of caution to cook a steak less especially when the time it sits after leaving the pan continues to cook. Any place with half assed service will bring you a well done steak and any server that looks at you cross deserves no tip and even a mention to the manager.