Medium rare. I was raised thinking the only way to eat a steak was too cook it all the way through. I used to think friends who ate rare steaks were insane and disgusting. But then I gave it a chance and realized that it was so much easier to eat and has SOOOO much more flavor. If you are one of those people who eat well done steaks and have yet to try a medium rare steak, I'm willing to bet you would really enjoy a medium rare steak if you tried it.