Can you make a case for cold leftover steak being better than fresh warm steak?

[out_of_touch]

The idea of eating leftover steak right from the fridge without reheating sounded awful when someone on ERA recommended it. I have now seen the error of my ways and you should too. For those who are woke, which do you prefer? Fresh warm steak or cold leftover? Let's leave reheated steak out of this argument. Let's not talk about reheated steak.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I think it would depend on the cut and such. You can definitely enjoy a cold steak, but it's not quite a "One size fits all" metric like say pizza.

 

[Fat4all]

cold steak contracts, might be good for salads, but if i wanna chew on a steak i want it to fall apart and be juicy

 

[Deleted member 19533]

I personally like it better, yeah.

 

[Kitsunebaby]

I'm okay with eating it cold, but of course warm is better for most cuts with any semblance of marbling. You cook it just enough that the fat starts to render, which makes it juicier. Otherwise you might as well just eat tartare all the time (delicious, don't get me wrong). I'd rather eat steak cold than reheat it and risk cooking it past medium-rare, though.

 

[KHarvey16]

Cold is as superior to reheated as warm and juicy is superior to cold.

 

[Stabi]

Cold is the only way I can eat a steak with European mustard and sometimes that's just what I want. Warm steak with mustard is bad.

But generally speaking he's right

Cold is as superior to reheated as warm and juicy is superior to cold.

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[Akira86]

well seasoned, cold beef can be good.

 

[AuthenticM]

no

 

[Deleted member 49319]

Solid fat is gross.

 

[Trickster]

Fresh warm steak is best. But damn if I don't love cold leftover steak as well, works real well as a snack

 

[Acorn]

No but cold takeout pizza is better than fresh takeout pizza when you're hungover.

 

[Vern]

I like cold tri tip, maybe on a salad or something straight from the fridge. But it doesn't beat a good cut of steak hot and cooked to perfection.

 

[R0b1n]

Cold hardened fat is awful

 

[ryseing]

Yeah, I'm not eating a ribeye cold because of the fat issue.

 

[Goldenroad]

Could you imagine going to a restaurant and paying thirt...any amount of money for a cold leftover steak?

 

[Maso]

I like cold chicken but not steak.

No but cold takeout pizza is better than fresh takeout pizza when you're hungover.

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I agree with this and I don't why.

 

[Rag]

This is crazy talk. There are good ways to reheat steak, but there's no way that cold steak is better than fresh off the grill or fresh off the pan steak.

 

[loquaciousJenny]

It's irrational but I don't like the idea of eating that kind of meat cold, I feel like all those bacteria I cooked it to get rid of will come back if it's cold

 

[MontlyCure]

yeah it's better when I'm being a lazy asshole and don't feel like reheating my cold steak

 

[bunbun777]

The key part of cold steak is to liberally pour the salt on it.

 

[Sean]

Air Fryers actually work pretty well for reheating steak. Far better than doing it in a microwave or oven anyways.

 

[Arebours]

maybe if it's been perfectly cooked to resemble a roast beef.

 

[Mantrox]

cold steak contracts, might be good for salads, but if i wanna chew on a steak i want it to fall apart and be juicy

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Listen to the pup

 

[regenhuber]

You only have a case if we're talking Filet steak.

No but cold takeout pizza is better than fresh takeout pizza when you're hungover.

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Yeah the case for "cold Pizza" is much stronger.

 

[Kyonashi]

cold... steak? madness.

you should never have leftover steak, eat the whole damn thing out of the pan as hot as you can get it.

 

[Mikebison]

Absolutely fucking not.

And you cold pizza lot can get in the bin too.

Clearly inferior.

 

[Teriyaki Blues]

Cold steak cut into "fries" and dipped into a little ketchup is a "weird thing" that I eat occasionally (maybe once or twice a year?) but it really depends on the cut, doneness, how lazy I'm feeling, how close I am to passing out because I forgot to eat, and so on. It is more common for me to use leftover steak as a steak (take the same strips of cold rare steak and panfry to medium rare), pop it into fried rice, or make something like spaghetti sauce or chili with it.

 

[Aztechnology]

Sure I can make a case, it'll just be wrong.