to disobey these instructions?

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I get a steak in a shrink-wrapped tray from the local convenience store. Instructions say to remove from packaging and place on a large plate for 10 minutes before cooking.

A LARGE plate? Pfft! I'm such a rebel, I put it on a SMALL plate for 10 minutes.

Take that you authoritarian food nazis!

Ok.

Ok.

You might get raw steak juice everywhere.

Then there will be GERMS

I hope it's special colour coded raw meat plate

Lol

Is it a white Asda plate or one with a floral pattern? That's what I'd like to know. And are you in the North East OP?

Live on the edge, I say.

YABVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVU

Whatever you do don't lend a friend the plate, she might give it back on a night out and start crying.

Uncrushed, I think you mean 'liver on the edge'....

I'm wasted in my day job.

Call yourself a rebel?! Pah!

Now if you were a real rebel you would have only left it on the plate for 9 minutes before cooking

You should have got some naice ham for your dinner tea. You will never fit in here otherwise.

That's exactly the kind of small victory I would revel in too.

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your steak will be vile

I put some flea stuff on the back of my cats' necks earlier and was idly (because I've done it monthly for ever) reading the instructions and it says 'Caution: Flammable. Keep animal away from fire and flames for 30 minutes after application'.

I ignored their silly instructions and threw the cat on the fire anyway. Pah! Take that with your diktat!

I think they should specify what sort of plate, glass, ceramic, bone china. Makes a difference you know.

Ahhhh! The big plate was to catch any blood as the steak comes to room temperature. After you've cooked your steak you should let it 'rest' for a couple of minutes, so that the meat can relax and any excess liquid will be rejected and needed liquid will be absorbed. Obviously it should be served on a lovely white ASDA plate!

I don't put it on a plate, I just cut the plastic and let it hang out on its tray for about an hour- yes a full hour

I do the high adrenaline version and tip my meat straight from it's packaging into the pan! Woo Hoo!

oddfodd

Hahaha - 'stick it to the man' indeed. I am with you on this one. Joking aside I take a disproportionate amount of pleasure in disobeying unimportant instructions (because am far too polite/diligent to ignore important ones) but I can't stand being told what to either

Doing this is what stops me be an actual arguementative difficult arsehole - here's to petty rulebreaking !! hope your steak tastes even better for your truimph

So put it on a plate for 10 mins before cooking. Then cook, then put on another plate (as last one contaminated with raw meat) to rest and then serve on a 3rd lovely white ASDA plate.

Too much washing up for one bloody (i like mine rare) steak!

When the travelator voice demands I stand still & hold the handrail I shimmy and do jazz hands till I get off.

If I fall it's my own look out. If I wanna dance on the travelator, then by deuce I shall!!