“Well Done” Wagyu A5 😳

Medium Rare vs Well Done Wagyu A5

I’m a firm believer that there IS such thing as too much fat when it comes to steak. Don’t get me wrong, I love getting to experience a wagyu A5 steak. But at the end of the day they are often so rich and fatty it’s hard to enjoy more than a couple pieces. This was before I tried cooking wagyu A5 to well done.

The reason well done steaks are less juicy than medium rare is that they are cooked to a higher internal temp. In this process more moisture is lost and more fat is rendered. For a normal steak, this is bad. But for a wagyu A5 steak that is made up of over 50% fat, this isn’t necessarily a problem. Think of it like bacon (which is also 50% fat). It only starts to taste good once it’s “well done”, rendered, and crispy.

All of this to say, most of us significantly preferred the well done steak. It remained juicy, didn’t have the slimy texture rare wagyu can have, and didn’t feel too rich.
But keep in mind this was a flap steak which isn’t the same as something like a ribeye. But the takeaway is I’ll likely be cooking my wagyu closer to medium or even medium well… It feels crazy to say, but are the days of medium rare Wagyu A5 over?

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[b.r.fowler]

That "well done" looks medium well.

[aaronth]

My issue with fatty cuts is the texture. Your medium rare wagyu looks like it has a layer of chewy film on it.

[bun-n-cheese]

Living in Japan now and having my steaks cooked to medium with these fatty cuts and I can confirm they are still amazing

[westongrant]

The few times I’ve had high grade wagyu I typically cook it to medium/medium well for that exact reason

[ImSoTiredAnimations]

Bro your bacon jerky is actually amazing

[MoustacheMan]

Max never fails to make my mouth water 🤤

[coolcarenvy]

That second one was a nice medium-well..they both look delicious

[dragonsamurai]

This def makes sense. It's like cooking beef patties thoroughly yet still come out moist & flavorful. I'm also curious: if u slow cook the whole section where the tenderloin & strip area is covered by all the suet/fat to well done, would the tenderloin still be moist & tender after separating? Also, why is it that chicken breast can be cooked thoroughly & be moist/tender, but people don't try with beef tenderloin? Like slow cooking tenderloin thoroughly like with chicken breast, or brining the tenderloin like with turkey?

[AbdimajiidMohamed-htvj]

Most well done steaks I see usually look very grey but this one looks a lot better in color and so much juicer and it seems the type of beef changes the quality by a lot no matter how you cook it.

[Galactic]

I've never wanted a well done steak before today, that looks insanely good.

[gulkoify]

For a hyper fatty cut like A5 wagyu a lot of chefs actually do reccommend cooking it well done, as when cooking it medium rare or medium you dont give the fat enough time to render properly., which results in a less delicious steak

[SomeGuy]

Whoever came up with steak names was high, legendary, rare, medium rare, well, well done, congratulations😭😭

[ClappedByWar]

The video I didn’t know I needed but I did

[graysonsandeberg]

Finally I’ve been waiting to see a video of someone doing wagyu well done

[hailongnguyen]

Uncharted territory for such a prestige cut like wagyu a5 that actually turned out pleasant is something we do not see everyday.

[tommyb]

I remember suggesting this like 2 weeks ago

[clark]

I’m so glad Max is willing to hundreds of dollars on an experiment for our enjoyment and his curiosity

[Duck_knight]

I think this is the one exception you will ever see max make on well done steaks

[YourLocalBSS_BasicBee]

THE. WELL. DONE. STEAK. LOVERS. HAVE. F#CKING. WON.

[elinogales]

Well done is the best way to go because it is in fact, well made.