Aussies aren't into meat!

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LP...Yep my upbringing was everything meat cooked to within an inch of its life...I'm not that bad, when I say well done I mean browned up and cooked through but not however with
a inch of charcoal crust surrounding the meat and being like a piece of rubber either..
I know I am in the minority these days and when eating steak out I get the second look when I say well done and it usually never is when it arrives...Pubs are more accommodating to well done
connoisseurs but I find your more up market eateries loathe to meet my request and said piece of meat is usually well done on the outside but partially still moving on the plate and bleeding from the inside..

EB I was once in a bistro in Adelaide where the waiter/owner, whoever he was, (Fawlty-esque wanker imo), refused to serve one of our group a well done steak. Caused a bit of a kerfuffle and we ended up having to leave and find somewhere else to eat. Still have a laugh when I think about that.  )

Your family cooking story reminded me of the very rare culinary talents of my ex and dearly departed mother in law who could cook anything you threw at her down to the same consistency and bland flavour. I don't laugh much when I remember some of meals we had at her table.