...Heres my dilemma. My wife will not eat medium or rare meat of any kind. So it is an issue every time I want steak or a beef roast.
...Anyone else have this problem? How do you handle well done vs rare?
I have not prepared a rib roast for over 20 years because of this.
I have the same issue. I agree she deserves her meal prepared the way she likes it.
SO likes her burgers cooked through. No hint of pink. I use a pound of ground beef and divide it into two pattys - 10 Oz and 6 Oz. I shape hers thinner and toss them on the grill. 3.5 minutes per side. Mine's medium and her's is well done.
There is less of a difference when we have steak. She can live with medium while I like rare to med. rare. I take the bigger steak so it takes longer to cook and if I put them on the grill a minute or two apart, it comes out right.
When I cook any roast or meatloaf, It's understood she gets the end slices. I slice them a little thicker so she gets a decent portion. Beyond that, she is willing to put her portion in the microwave to completely destroy it just the way she likes it. OK by me.
This issue goes way beyond my SO. Everyone in my family has a host of food idiosyncrasies. It's practically impossible to navigate them all for a holiday dinner.
My daughter and SIL are polar opposites. She likes her meat RARE!! while he wants his medium well. I do my best. My other daughter doesn't like any fat on her meat so spends a lot of time trimming it off. As a result, I don't do prime rib when she is here. I do a tenderloin roast and everyone is happy.
One daughter loves ham the other hates it. One doesn't like any dessert that contains fruit. SIL doesn't like onions, peppers, mushrooms and a whole bunch of other stuff. I'm try really hard to expand my grandson's palate but I fear it's a losing battle.
I grumble about it but it's so much more important to have them all here with me that I deal with the rest.