Had dinner at a friends place last nite ... over cooked the prime rib

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by Turbogyrl

Believe it or not, some of us LOVE medium well done meat! Kills of any bacteria and JEEZ I hate seeing blood on my plate. Not a cannibal...

AND it may come as a shock, but many of us also prefer thinner slices of meat on our plate... and can layer some lovely au jus or horseradish sauce in between.

Many years ago my Mother cut slices of roast thin so that we had enough for each plate. So.... just saying.

The ends can be well done, the center rare. Or cut off an end and cook it longer for those whose tastes vary.

[TheLastPatriot]

Originally Posted by jbgusa

The ends can be well done, the center rare. Or cut off an end and cook it longer for those whose tastes vary.

This is exactly what I have witnessed at dozens of prime rib servings.

I have even seen some who prefer medium well to well done actually grill a slice of prime rib on an outdoor grill on inside a kitchen on the stove top to cook it more done.

I think 80-90% prefer a med-rare slightly pinkish center and about 1 in 10 like it cooked completely with zero rareness at all.

That's the beauty of the rib roast... everyone is happy. I have never seen a cook intentionally prepare one to med-well doneness as an intended mission

[picklejuice]

Prime rib!!!!!!!

[cb at sea]

I don't mind med. pink, but the photo looks quite rare to me....I'd need it cooked a bit more!

[Ohiogirl81]

One does not accept a friend's hospitality, and then question the quality of that hospitality.

In other words, let it go. Do NOT get your friend a meat thermometer. Tacky, tacky, tacky.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by TheLastPatriot

Next year his gift will be a remote internal meat temp thingmajig

That's like giving someone an air sickness bag when they vomit at home because they're sick.