If you're serving beef for dinner....

We did medium across the board. It was cooked perfectly!

We're doing a braised short rib for this very reason (we were debating steak, but our friends/family run the gamut from liking blue rare to very well-done). Because it is slow cooked, it is cooked all the way through but incredibly tender. We had our tasting on Friday and it was by far my fave part of planning thus far!

I agree with Mrs Gee, as much as FH and I personally prefer beef cooked medium rare, medium is a safer bet. That way you'll still have a little pink in the center, and people who would prefer it medium to well-done may not mind as much as if it was more red in the middle.

Medium rare is the correct way to serve most beef. If someone doesn't like it who cares. It's no different than likely in gt h esau ceor saladdressing.

We are also doing the braised short rib because I know our group also likes everything from blue rare to as charred and overcooked as possible.

I never even thought of this. we're having Chateaubriand and i always just assume it would be cooked to order. however, if i was ordering prime rib, it would be medium rare, so i think you're fine.

This is a great question.

My family all likes theirs well done, its a caribbean thing, they don't like to see any pink. After moving to the US I have really grown fond of medium. FH's side are mainly vegetarian so they don't count, so I was going to ask them to make them all well done.

Do you think people are more likely to be okay with eating meat if its a little overcooked for their taste or undercooked? because I am able to still enjoy meat when it over done but my family can't stomach any pink at all? So I wonder if its the safest bet to have it overdone than underdone

We are doing a braised brisket. I think for your case medium is the safer option because a lot of people don't like a lot of pink (which is crazy talk) but I think it's better to have it over cooked than undercooked in these circumstances.

I like my beef well done. Most people like it medium. IMO beef is a made to order type of food. I'm not a fan of mass produce beef because most people like it medium and that's how most caterers make it to please the most people.

Ugh, this is something we've talked about a couple of times too as we will have a couple of beef options to choose from for our carving station, including prime rib. Personally, I prefer my beef medium-well which I know makes alot of folks cringe. I'd just stay on middle ground though and have it done medium personally.

I've been to wedding where the roast was super rare and others where it was more well done. I think you should just go with your preference and what you think your family would like.

We did filet and had it MR. Especially with prime rib I would err to the MR side rather than medium. Your guests will feel that medium is overdone. Our venue waitstaff mentioned while clearing the salads that the meat would be prepared MR and only a few people requested it cooked up.

I think medium rare is the most common way prime rib is served! I think you'll be fine! It sounds yummy to me...hehe!! =)

I would say medium rare. It can always be cooked more if someone can't tolerate it. Personally, I won't eat beef at all if it is overcooked.

I think medium is safe. We decided against a filet for this reason. We still haven't decided but it'll most likely be kabobs or a slow-roasted beef (well done but juicy).

I had prime rib recently at a work event, and it was cooked 'medium rare'. For the people that liked their meat 'well done', the carvers were able to cut pieces off near the end of the slab which is usually cooked a bit more than the center part of the meat. So there should be some variances in the doneness of the meat for people to choose from.