Well done steak?

[mommyaof2]

I will probably have steak at least a couple of times on our trip. Will I have an issue with having my steaks cooked well done? I mean I can handle med-well but no less than that. I just can't handle blood coming out of my steak!

 

[Farro]

I don't think you will have an issue at restaurants in Disney.

It won't taste good, , but it shouldn't be a problem to order it that way.

 

[slsorange]

I learned on my trip last year that QS restaurants always cook it medium (or medium well) and will not accommodate you if you want well-done. However, all TS restaurants cook it to your liking!

 

[Figmentmommy]

I will probably have steak at least a couple of times on our trip. Will I have an issue with having my steaks cooked well done? I mean I can handle med-well but no less than that. I just can't handle blood coming out of my steak!

I am sure you will have no problems at TS restaurants. I have even been able to request well done beef at 'Ohana. The server just came back with a well done skewer for me. I do find - not specifically at Disney - that some servers will push back about serving well done steak/beef stating the loss of quality to the cut of meat, but I just let them know that I am aware of what I am asking for and that it is not a problem for me. (DH usually says I'm killing it) Any good steakhouse should be able to serve you a well done cut without a problem - if I'm unsure of how the chef will handle it I sometimes ask for a cut like fillet mignon to be butterflied. The way I see it is you are paying for your meal and should have it prepared to your liking. Enjoy!

 

[Tozzie]

I don't think you will have an issue at restaurants in Disney.

It won't taste good, , but it shouldn't be a problem to order it that way.

Taste is really subjective, I only eat meat well done anything and I get nauseous and well done tastes delicious to me.

 

[Tozzie]

I will probably have steak at least a couple of times on our trip. Will I have an issue with having my steaks cooked well done? I mean I can handle med-well but no less than that. I just can't handle blood coming out of my steak!

I am the same way and will only eat well done meat. I am going you won't have a problem for the most part once is awhile you may have to send one back to be cooked more, gee nobody saw the blood coming out of it when you put in on the plate. The only other thing I do is if I order filet, tell them to butterfly it, it cooks quicker and is well done.

 

[Tozzie]

I am sure you will have no problems at TS restaurants. I have even been able to request well done beef at 'Ohana. The server just came back with a well done skewer for me. I do find - not specifically at Disney - that some servers will push back about serving well done steak/beef stating the loss of quality to the cut of meat, but I just let them know that I am aware of what I am asking for and that it is not a problem for me. (DH usually says I'm killing it) Any good steakhouse should be able to serve you a well done cut without a problem - if I'm unsure of how the chef will handle it I sometimes ask for a cut like fillet mignon to be butterflied. The way I see it is you are paying for your meal and should have it prepared to your liking. Enjoy!

My response when I am told is that I am killing it is to tell them, it is better than still moooing.

 

[DLgal]

Just so you know...it's not blood that you see when you see red meat juices.

The red liquid, instead, is a mixture of water and a protein called myoglobin, whose purpose is to help ship oxygen to muscle cells. Myoglobin is deeply pigmented, which is why the more myoglobin a meatcontains, the darker (or redder) the meat will be.

 

[mommyaof2]

Thanks so much for all the responses! I really do love steak and for the most part where I live, I know where to go to get a good well done steak and it tastes good to me! It's just been so long since I've been to Disney and I didn't remember eating a lot of steak the last time we went. And I used to not be so weird about it being well done years ago. My dh eats his medium and he thinks I'm weird to want well done! I even like my chicken over cooked!

 

[Saxsoon]

I will probably have steak at least a couple of times on our trip. Will I have an issue with having my steaks cooked well done? I mean I can handle med-well but no less than that. I just can't handle blood coming out of my steak!

It won't be different from any other restaurant. By that I mean they will listen to you when you say well done

 

[FelisLachesis]

I've heard of restaurants that will actually cheat the diner on well done steaks. For the more honest chefs, they'll give you the proper cut of meat, but give you quality that isn't necessarily up to their standards. Think of things like end pieces or too much (or too little) fat in the meat. They don't cook properly, but at well done, the slight lack of quality gets lost.

Some of the more dishonest chefs will actually change the meat to a cheaper cut! Ask for a New York Strip well done, out comes a well done rib eye. Ask for a well done flat iron steak, might be getting well done flank.

 

[DLgal]

I've heard of restaurants that will actually cheat the diner on well done steaks. For the more honest chefs, they'll give you the proper cut of meat, but give you quality that isn't necessarily up to their standards. Think of things like end pieces or too much (or too little) fat in the meat. They don't cook properly, but at well done, the slight lack of quality gets lost.

Some of the more dishonest chefs will actually change the meat to a cheaper cut! Ask for a New York Strip well done, out comes a well done rib eye. Ask for a well done flat iron steak, might be getting well done flank.

This is pretty common. Many chefs feel insulted when diners ask for steak well done, or do not want to "ruin" a good piece of meat by overcooking it, so they use the lower quality steaks for well done orders. In a way, it does make sense...if a piece of meat is going to end up tough and chewy anyway, why use the prime cut?

 

[Stacybaeasm]

This is pretty common. Many chefs feel insulted when diners ask for steak well done, or do not want to "ruin" a good piece of meat by overcooking it, so they use the lower quality steaks for well done orders. In a way, it does make sense...if a piece of meat is going to end up tough and chewy anyway, why use the prime cut?

Well, I would say they need to use the cut of meat I am paying for regardless of how I want it cooked. If I am paying the price for a filet, it darn well better be a filet I get. If the chef decides he doesn't want to "ruin" a good piece of meat, then he better make sure I am not paying for the good piece of meat.

 

[Kingdome8]

My response when I am told is that I am killing it is to tell them, it is better than still moooing.

What the servers really thinking is it will take forever to cook. Want to turn tables for more tips.

 

[DLgal]

Well, I would say they need to use the cut of meat I am paying for regardless of how I want it cooked. If I am paying the price for a filet, it darn well better be a filet I get. If the chef decides he doesn't want to "ruin" a good piece of meat, then he better make sure I am not paying for the good piece of meat.

A filet can vary in quality, though. Restaurants buy the filet as a whole piece (the tenderloin) and cut it onto portions. The end pieces are generally "lower quality" than the "center cut" pieces. However, everything that gets cut from that one tenderloin is "Filet Mignon." I guarantee you are getting the end piece or the pieces that have membrane/gristle running through when you order Filet Mignon "well done." This is standard practice at almost every restaurant. Only the highest end steakhouses will use the end cuts for other dishes like "filet medallions," ground filet mignon tacos or burgers, or sandwiches. Otherwise, those cuts are the ones reserved for "well done" orders.

I'm not saying it's right, but that is what is done.

 

[LoopyDoopy]

Well done steak?! You, madam, are worse than Hitler!

J/K

BTW, that's not blood. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/04/the-red-juice-in-raw-red-meat-is-not-blood/

 

[ShellieMimi]

A filet can vary in quality, though. Restaurants buy the filet as a whole piece (the tenderloin) and cut it onto portions. The end pieces are generally "lower quality" than the "center cut" pieces. However, everything that gets cut from that one tenderloin is "Filet Mignon." I guarantee you are getting the end piece or the pieces that have membrane/gristle running through when you order Filet Mignon "well done." This is standard practice at almost every restaurant. Only the highest end steakhouses will use the end cuts for other dishes like "filet medallions," ground filet mignon tacos or burgers, or sandwiches. Otherwise, those cuts are the ones reserved for "well done" orders.

I'm not saying it's right, but that is what is done.

Exactly. Some chefs refuse to cook and serve well-done meat. Assuming they agree to cook it that way, you are getting the garbage cut (still filet, but the garbage area of the filet) because that is what you are ordering.

 

[pooch]

Ya know that burger that's been on the grill since the picnic began, the one nobody ate cuz it looks like a hockey puck? That's mine!!! If it don't crunch, it ain't done. Been eating them that way since I was pregnant with my now 26 year old son. Don't do it with steak but the only way I like burgers!! No accounting for taste.

 

[Tozzie]

What the servers really thinking is it will take forever to cook. Want to turn tables for more tips.

Too Bad So Sad, I am someone who knows what cut of meat I am served and will say something if I am not served what I ordered. I sent a filet back 4 times in a restaurant, the chef came out and I told him to cook something well done does not mean burn it, a experienced chef knows how to cook it correctly even if well done, I had a manager in a restaurant tell me the only way to cook it well is to burn it. I told both of them to either go back to school or quit their jobs because if they did not cook it the way I want they failed. It may not be the "recommended" way to cook something but if I can't eat it then the recommended way is a fail to begin with

 

[Karau614]

To answer, I'm positive any place at Disney will cook to death any steak you wish.

On side notes, So many filet lovers that think they know what they eat. I guarantee a good butcher could pass off a few cuts as a Filet. I've seen it first hand and never heard a complaint.

Such a sad thing to see an animal be killed then cooked in such a manner though. It's like they gave their life for no reason. I know of places that serve their cuts without even asking how you want it cooked. They will say how it will be prepared so you know. It comes a perfect med rare as it should. If you don't like it then you obviously aren't their type of patron they seek and they have no issue if you eat somewhere else or choose a cheaper menu option. The customer isn't always right with food, the chef or butcher can be.