Pretty damn rare. Blood better pour out and plenty of red. With some good seasoning, some corn, a roll, baked potato and a Pepsi, fuckin DINNAH.

All agree, ma'lady! Ketchup on steak is amazing!

I prefer my steak medium well off a grill, not skillet, with a bit lesss worschtershire sauce than it should. I prefer a slow cook, but still done well on outside and inside. I prefer using butter in my seasoning list to pull all the seasoning INTO the meat. I don't mind a little bit of salt, but I never go overboard. I always prefer my steak to be thick, as thin steak doesn't have much flavor since there's nowhere for it to go but drip off he steak. And absolutely no steak sauce. Ketchup.

Obviously, I prefer to grill my own steak.

Oh, I love ketchup as well. I don't get how people can justify Heinz 57 which has a tomato base, but not ketchup.


But, I loves the pink. I actually had a rare Elk steak for lunch today.

Ketchup on a steak???

^ This. Give me A-1, BBQ sauce, fine. Not ketchup.

Why the hell does A1 get a pass and not ketchup?

A1 sauce includes: Tomato paste, raisin, paste, distilled vinegar, corn syrup, salt, crushed orange puree, dried garlic and onions, herbs and spices, caramel color, and xanthan gum.


Ketchup includes: tomato Concentrate Made From Red Rip Tomatoes, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavoring.


Differences, but not enough to constitute the disparity between A1 and Ketchup!

well, if we're posting Ramsay pics...

They TASTE different.

I only like ketchup on fries SOMETIMES. In most scenarios it's gross.

Medium-rare. I'll use A1 or Worcestershire if the steak wasn't seasoned well.

A-1 gets a pass because it's STEAK sauce.

For me, I don't like putting anything on my steak.

I feel a well cooked steak doesn't need a sauce. Besides, I hate A1.

Don't judge me. lol

Anywhere between rare and medium is good with me. I definitely want at least some pink, the more the better, but I don't want much blood. I don't like steak sauce either, it's best with a 24 hour marinade and a bit of seasoning to give it all the flavor it will need without drowning it in that stinky sauce, heh. I made a london broil with a maple syrup, mustard, soy sauce, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, etc... marinade a couple of weeks ago that was freakin' incredible. I love making marinades.... Last night I made one with chopped green olives, the liquid from the olive jar, lemon and lime juice, olive oil, lemon pepper, garlic, and oregano. Fingers crossed it doesn't just taste like pickled meat, heh....

I love ketchup, but not on steak. That shit is nasty. I love some steak sauce though, nothing like taking something that's already good and making it better.

I'm too lazy to marinade food. lol

I very much applaud those that do, though.

Medium to medium-rare. Nice and tender.

I could take a crap on a steak and call it STEAK crap. But that doesn't justify putting it on my steak.

Crap also doesn't go perfectly with steak. A-1 does.

Speaking of marinades, I need to try out my dad's next time I cook a steak. I know it contains soy sauce and brown sugar, but I can't recall what else is in it.

Blech. Anyone who would choose A-1 over Heinz 57 or Ketchup is insane.

A1 tastes like crap.

That's how I feel, anyway. It's all sour and tangy for no good reason. Steak should be of a smoky, mild flavor, with a slight saltiness to it.

Yeah, that's the stuff.

My man. This guy speaks true.

Usually I'll get it medium rare since that's the "official" way steak is supposed to be cooked but I highly recommend anyone who likes it pink to try Pittsburgh style or "black and blue." What they do is get the grill as hot as they can and sear the steak on both sides for a minute or so, leaving the inside essentially raw. It's absolutely delicious.

Anything above medium and you can count me out. I don't eat shoe leather. I want to taste the iron in the blood.

And so long as it's a good cut, I won't use steak sauce. The only time I'll use any is if its overcooked.

Blue is crazy good. The only reason I don't order it is because you're at the mercy of the meat quality. The flaws of a steak can really show, and even when it is top-grade, chewing each bite is a hell of workout. I'm a fan, but I almost never order it.