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Originally posted by boombexus
Medium Rare for me.
Alex, you should try rubbing a papaya over your steaks and let them sit for about an hour or so. Papaya's contain an enzyme that helps break down the tissues in the meat making it more tender.
Tenderizing is a common misconception of marinating. Marinating meats does not make the meat any more tender, it actually makes the meats tougher due to the acids that marinates can contain. Acids will actually cook protiens by themselvs which make protien strands shorter and tougher.
I rarely marinate any of my steaks. I just add plain old kosher salt and fresh ground pepper. But add your seasonings, especially pepper at the end, because pepper will burn while on the grill.
Yuck! Not that papaya. One time my uncle did that. Oh that steat was tender. Kind of like someone already chewed and puked it up for me to eat again. I'd rather have it super tough than the stuff I had to eat.
For me, it's usually medium well. It's got aspects of both extremes, and it's safer if you are getting it from a restaurant. I love it.
OA