How do you like your steak?

Today we are going to talk about steak. If you go to a steak restaurant the waiter will pretty much always ask you:

"How do you like your steak?"

There are 6 ways to answer this question:

"I'd like it..."

...very rare.

This is barely cooked, the inside is still red and bloody.

...rare.

The outside is cooked but the inside is still red and a bit bloody.

...medium-rare.

 The outside is cooked, the inside is mostly pink.

...medium.

This steak is mostly cooked but it only has some pink in the middle.

...medium-well.

This steak is mostly cooked and has only a hint of pink inside.

...well.

This steak is completely cooked on the outside AND inside. There is NO pink anywhere.

If you want to see some photos of this you can find them here:

http://bbq.about.com/od/steaks/ss/aa101606a.htm

Have a nice weekend,

Phil