[Normy]

I have a strong sense of smell and taste. I can't eat an egg, have never eaten any, and to this day if someone has eggs I have to leave.

On one or two occasions when I was a kid, my dad got rained-out and they took the steaks inside and put them in the range. The result? I ate one piece and gagged!

Think this is just me? Think again: My brother, age 39 is exactly the same. Someone eats eggs at the table, he has to leave. And me and him were both gagging on that range-grilled steak!

-I suspect that the smoke that the grill creates when drippings burn off is what really makes a good steak work. Further proof: I like a steak thick and very rare- as rare as is safe frankly. Blood red is perfect!

I only rarely eat steak- my cholesterol is under control. But when I do, I think that my dad's idea of hogging-out the orifice to make the grill hotter is a good idea. Beef is just like tuna- you want to sear the outside, but leave the inside rare.

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