"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "jjfjksdf" > wrote in message
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>> I've been working on being a good "griller" for several years.
>> I like my steaks medium or medium rare. Wife likes hers well done
>> to my dismay. My biggest problem in getting her to accept less
>> than rare is the blood. Whenever I grill a medium steak, I place it
>> on the plate, then a pool of blood collects underneath. I doesn't
>> bother me but it doesn't look appetizing especially to her. Could
>> I be doing something wrong that causes the blood to drain? My
>> medium steaks always look medium and I check them with a thermopen.
>
> Will your wife believe you when you tell her it is not blood? Does it
> matter that it is not blood? It is water and proteins, but we've been
> told for years that blood is red so therefore . . . . . .
>
> When cooking the steak, sear it well and let it cook on one side, then
> flip and let it finish on the other side. Turn the heat down at the end.
> It should give off quite a bit less liquid that way. The cold plate may
> be part of the problem. Try putting the meat to rest on a wood cutting
> board first. It may give off les, and secondly, one it has rested and
> transferred tot he serving plate, there will be no puddle.
>
Rest the meat for a minute or so on whatever you used to bring the steaks
back into the house.
I do this especially with a thick sirloin. When you dish up pour all the
drippings onto your
plate, blot your wife's steak with a paper towel, dish up, and forge ahead
with dinner.

Kent