kitamaria wrote:

> Maybe that is my problem, I think I have always overcooked steak. I do
> appreciate the scientific take on it. thanks!

I never liked beef when I was a kid. My mother used to cook it until it was
grey, tough and flavorless. They were from a generation that was squeamish
about meat that looked like it might not be cooked. Somewhere along the
line I discovered that if it was cooked only until was was pink (at most)
it was much tastier nd had a nicer texture.