I don’t order burgers at restaurants that often, but when I do, I’m never sure how to answer when they ask how I want it (if they ask). Sometimes I’ll say medium, other times medium well, but I’m never sure. I always order steak medium rare, but I think maybe burgers should be cooked a little more? If I ordered them all the time I could make comparisons. But since I don’t, I thought I’d throw this out to the collective wisdom of the Pit. So how do you order them?
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The common question around here in the “ nicer” burger joints is “ pink or no pink” my answer is “ who doesn’t love pink?” My wife gives me a dirty look and I get a burger somewhere between still alive and dies in a horrible fire…
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After our granddaughter finished a hockey game last week we went out to eat before heading home. Applebee's was right next door, so that was where we went. Waitress asked for "pink or no pink?" Son in law and I ordered the same burger. He ordered his no pink, I got pink. It was pretty good, nice and juicy. One of my guilty pleasures is raw beef, including hamburger. Hasn't killed me yet.
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I've recently noticed that some of the higher end restaurants are now offering "double patties" smashed style, with great toppings and rolls, which I assume takes the question of ,"how cooked" out of the equation and insures safety as well. Fine with me because they taste great!
BTW Steaks medium rare.
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If not a smash burger, I order mine rare. As in kicking and screaming, fighting back, arguing with me, etc. Of course these days I never receive it that way. It usually comes medium well. I never complain. It’s the times.
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Medium rare. If the RESTAURANT won't do that, I leave. If it's fast food you pretty much have to take what they serve.
I broke down and tried a Arby's "Wagyu Steakburger" the other day. I ordered just meat and bun. Two bites and the whole thing ended up in the trash. It may as well been a charcoal briquette considering how hard, overcooked, crunchy, and dry it was.
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I don’t. Instead, I’ll typically get some sort of chicken or fish sandwich for which the “how do you want it cooked” question never comes up.
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Funny (to me at least) - my first thought was "1 at a time". I haven't ordered a burger at a restaurant in ages, well except for our favorite local fast food place (used to be a Fatburger, now called "Biggies" which has no option for how it is cooked like most fast food places), or one at our golf club. Then we ask for medium 'cause you never know what the line chef is gonna do.
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I like my steaks rare; burgers medium-rare to medium. Something I've noted that at a lot of places, if you order medium-rare, you get closer to rare, because they're afraid you'll complain if they overcook it, and closer to medium-well if you say medium, so the folks that are adverse to too much pink don't complain.
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