I’m a vegetarian but I bet my friend I could cook a better steak than he could. We were both aiming for medium rare. What’s the verdict – top or bottom?
by Subject_Bass7511
36 Comments
ATLSpartan314
Bottom
_Infinite_Love
I would choose the bottom one, looks amazing. But everyone is different and some like that blue section in the middle on the top one. Both are actually great but I aim to make the bottom one every time. Nice work whoever did that.
EarthMover775G
Bottom gets my vote
Rnin0913
Bottom for me
Equivalent_Purpose31
Bottom
htxatty
Bottom
Glad_Onion2834
Bottom
Cdawg4123
Bottom is more consistent, top is leaning more toward rare but, better cooked steak is the bottom my opinion.
Favreds
Bottom one on the cooked and cut up pic (last pic), for the fact of the wall to wall pink, and just because I don’t know actual grade of the beef or where it’s sourced. Well marbled choice can be chewy at lower temps than prime at higher temps. Looks like the pictures have the steaks moved top to bottom in each.
No_Adhesiveness672
Did you win op?
SirCaptainReynolds
Bottom
keepitbased
Some people are commenting their preferences, you asked which one was medium rare. The bottom one is closer to medium rare, the top is undercooked if that’s what was being aimed for.
TDSBritishGirl
Bottom. I respect the skills but that’s the one I would eat.
cjhud1515
Both look great. the top is a little uneven and more to the rare side.
Bottom is closer to medium rare but slightly over.
All in all, I would enjoy both greatly, but if I had to choose, it would be the bottom cause I’m willing to bet the center of the top one is a little cool to the touch.
minivatreni
Bottom
abaconsandwich
Bottom
MetricJester
Bottom
Ancient-Chinglish
Bottom
Lickitlikeyoulikeit1
Both look good but by the standard of medium rare, the bottom is more consistent and has a better sear
lingering_POO
Top is rare-medium rare. The bottom is medium rare – medium. The bottom one’s crust is fucking insanely beautiful.
Personally.. I’d eat the whole lot.. but if you made me choose, bottom.
Subject_Bass7511
Thank you to everyone who said bottom! To everyone who said top, I can only assume that you’re my friends alt accounts.
For anyone wondering how we cooked these: I did a cold sear. My friend did a classic sear on a hot cast iron.
Steak-n-Cigars
All the Bottoms around here I thought I wandered into the wrong sub for a minute.
OstrichOutside2950
Bottom is definitely the better of the two. I’d eat both though
Bladerunner9mm
Bottom
j_bravo_82
Verdict is way too cool for that grade of steak.
Super nicely done, but also wanna add what most already have in that “rare, or closer to blue” would seem more like what y’all were competing toward lol. Don’t really know what to judge at this point, unless you guys already know that they are closer to rare and you’re trying to figure out which one is warmer of the two…
Again, not busting balls (or labes, idk), because they’re beautiful steaks!
D3niss
Bottom wins the contest but i would rather eat the top one
LeTigre71
Bottom is definitely closer to medium, but i would still pick the top one.
mrRabblerouser
Bottom looks like a perfect medium rare. Top looks like a gradient from medium rare to rare. Bottom is the correct answer.
One_Ad1737
Top is better, but bottom is more “true to medium rare”
jollygreengeocentrik
The bottom one is medium. The top is medium rare, with a slight emphasis on the rare. It could have rested a touch longer.
Responsible_Mud_7033
Bottom is medium top is medium rare both look good tho
Pater_Trium
Medium rare? Top wins. I’d smash both of those steaks though, in a heart-beat.
Acrobatic-Web9881
Bottom
No_Possession_8585
The bottom would be my expectation for a medium rare steak. But I would eat both lol
Squall9126
Bottom is a pretty perfect medium rare so it wins but I’d choose the top steak to eat because I like it rarer
36 Comments
Bottom
I would choose the bottom one, looks amazing. But everyone is different and some like that blue section in the middle on the top one. Both are actually great but I aim to make the bottom one every time. Nice work whoever did that.
Bottom gets my vote
Bottom for me
Bottom
Bottom
Bottom
Bottom is more consistent, top is leaning more toward rare but, better cooked steak is the bottom my opinion.
Bottom one on the cooked and cut up pic (last pic), for the fact of the wall to wall pink, and just because I don’t know actual grade of the beef or where it’s sourced. Well marbled choice can be chewy at lower temps than prime at higher temps. Looks like the pictures have the steaks moved top to bottom in each.
Did you win op?
Bottom
Some people are commenting their preferences, you asked which one was medium rare. The bottom one is closer to medium rare, the top is undercooked if that’s what was being aimed for.
Bottom. I respect the skills but that’s the one I would eat.
Both look great. the top is a little uneven and more to the rare side.
Bottom is closer to medium rare but slightly over.
All in all, I would enjoy both greatly, but if I had to choose, it would be the bottom cause I’m willing to bet the center of the top one is a little cool to the touch.
Bottom
Bottom
Bottom
Bottom
Both look good but by the standard of medium rare, the bottom is more consistent and has a better sear
Top is rare-medium rare. The bottom is medium rare – medium. The bottom one’s crust is fucking insanely beautiful.
Personally.. I’d eat the whole lot.. but if you made me choose, bottom.
Thank you to everyone who said bottom! To everyone who said top, I can only assume that you’re my friends alt accounts.
For anyone wondering how we cooked these: I did a cold sear. My friend did a classic sear on a hot cast iron.
All the Bottoms around here I thought I wandered into the wrong sub for a minute.
Bottom is definitely the better of the two. I’d eat both though
Bottom
Verdict is way too cool for that grade of steak.
Super nicely done, but also wanna add what most already have in that “rare, or closer to blue” would seem more like what y’all were competing toward lol. Don’t really know what to judge at this point, unless you guys already know that they are closer to rare and you’re trying to figure out which one is warmer of the two…
Again, not busting balls (or labes, idk), because they’re beautiful steaks!
Bottom wins the contest but i would rather eat the top one
Bottom is definitely closer to medium, but i would still pick the top one.
Bottom looks like a perfect medium rare. Top looks like a gradient from medium rare to rare. Bottom is the correct answer.
Top is better, but bottom is more “true to medium rare”
The bottom one is medium. The top is medium rare, with a slight emphasis on the rare. It could have rested a touch longer.
Bottom is medium top is medium rare both look good tho
Medium rare? Top wins. I’d smash both of those steaks though, in a heart-beat.
Bottom
The bottom would be my expectation for a medium rare steak. But I would eat both lol
Bottom is a pretty perfect medium rare so it wins but I’d choose the top steak to eat because I like it rarer
Top is rare bottom is medium rare
I would eat the top tho