Picture this: you’re hosting a luxurious Friendsgiving feast, complete with a rare and expensive A5 Wagyu steak. You’ve spent hours preparing and cooking the perfect meal, only for a guest to demand their steak well-done. As the host, would you stick to your culinary principles or cater to their request? One steak enthusiast faced this very dilemma, and the fallout was nothing short of dramatic. Let’s dive into the juicy details of this meaty conflict.
A Friendsgiving to Remember ️

The Guest List and the Menu

The Steak Connoisseur

The A5 Wagyu Experience

The Offer of Medium ️

The New Girl’s Shock

The Host’s Stand

The Escalation

The Microwave Incident

The Dogs’ Feast

The Aftermath

The Invoice

The Menu Disclaimer

Steak Showdown: The Aftermath ️
So, our steak-loving host found themselves in quite the predicament. Despite offering a variety of dishes and even the option to cook the steak to medium, the new girl’s well-done demand led to a heated exchange and a ruined Friendsgiving. In the end, friendships were severed, and our host was left questioning if they were in the wrong. But what do you think? Was the host justified in standing their ground, or should they have catered to the guest’s request? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this sizzling situation…
Controlling host and ungrateful guest clash over steak preferences. ESH

YTA for not respecting your friend’s steak preferences.

Gracious hosting is key. Don’t deny guests food over preferences.

Debate over meat color turns into rude behavior. ESH ♂️

OP’s fake post gets called out for being a ‘shitpost’

Guest demands special steak, insults host, gets meat juice on dress #NTA

Steak debate turns into microwaving mishap. YTA verdict given.

Cooking A5 wagyu to personal preference is disrespectful to culture

Microwaving A5 Wagyu until well done is a felony

Don’t be a , respect your guests’ food preferences

Vegetarian commenter appreciates OP’s expertise and NTA judgement.

Fear of undercooked meat due to past trauma. YTA.

Newcomer made uncomfortable at Friendsgiving, OP is YTA

Steak snob meets rude guest in Friendsgiving showdown. ESH.

New partner’s friend causes scene, NTA for serving steak rare.

NTA. Asking for A5 wagyu steak well done defeats the purpose

Cooking clash at Friendsgiving: ESH for escalating the situation.

NTA. You had a great meal with friends, don’t worry.
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Well-done steak wasted on NTA who thinks it’s for safety
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YTA for dictating how she likes her steak

Cooking steak well-done and using steak sauce is a crime?

Be a gracious guest, don’t act entitled to expensive food.

A5 isn’t everything, don’t be immature and physically intervene

ESH steak may be your religion but hospitality seems foreign. A gracious host accommodates his guests within reason.

Friendsgiving feud over steak cooking methods ends in disaster. ESH.
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Steak cook-off leads to menu mishap and passive-aggressive offer.

NTA. Don’t waste a perfectly good Wagyu steak on someone unappreciative

Steak preferences cause Friendsgiving feud. ESH, but snobbery abounds.

Respect the steak or pay the price

Guest chastised host, tried to hijack kitchen: ESH, but guest worse

Steak as a religion, but shoving it down someone’s throat? YTA

Steak preferences cause heated debate. Respectful cooking or overbearing judgement?

NTA. Guest complains about steak, gets shut down by chef and guest.
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A5 Wagyu is a sin, and so is her behavior. #NTA

Steak snob host gets roasted for not accommodating guest’s preference

Steak microwaved and dropped, YTA for physical interference.

Foodie turned bully in Friendsgiving steak showdown

Controlling host gets roasted for refusing to cook steak to preference

EHS for grabbing steak, but blocking everyone was weird.

Petty drama makes for top-tier entertainment

YTA comment: Fiery response to a steak showdown

Passionate host defends against high-maintenance guest, no a-hole here.

Expensive steak drama! Commenter not the a**hole for eating it.

Respectful comment defending personal taste with cultural differences.

Tactful communication is key. YTA for saying “not a chance”

Let her eat it her way, YTA was an awful host.

Cook the steak to guests’ preference, not yours. YTA.

You should have let her enjoy her steak her way.

Why prioritize steak over people? Let’s move on, folks

Steak showdown: ESH, OP could have handled it better

A commenter defends well-done steak and calls out a snobby chef.

ESH but you’re the bigger AH. Awful and pretentious host

Setting the menu and informing ahead, NTA. Losing her, no loss.

Well-done steak defender gets roasted by commenters

ESH but the commenter needs to jack down their ego ♂️

Steak lover defends Wagyu from unappreciative guest

Respectful cooking is a two-way street NTA

Eating the meal on OP’s terms was the right thing to do ️

Friend called out for being pretentious and controlling over steak.

Microwaving a steak? NTA for sure!

Zero manners displayed by all. ESH for their behavior.

Polite requests are fine, entitlement is not. NTA

Hosting is an art form, but this Friendsgiving was ruined. YTA

Cook the steak to everyone’s liking. It’s just food.

Well-done steak eater gets kicked out of Friendsgiving

Cooking a steak to someone’s preference is better than forcing.

Cook your own steak if you’re so picky! YTA

Steak preferences cause parenting concerns. Yikes!

Steak preferences cause drama at Friendsgiving feast. ESH.

Well done steak debate leads to Friendsgiving feud. ESH.

Sous vide steaks aren’t that special, YTA for being pretentious.

To eat or not to eat? The steak dilemma and friendship.

Grabbing something out of someone’s hand is pretty intimidating.

ESH – Miscommunication leads to steak disaster and dog feast

Pretentiousness over A5 wagyu makes commenter the a**hole.

Cook your meat well-done, especially if pregnant or with health issues

Gatekeeping steak? ESH, but dry cleaning bill makes it worse
