You don't time it
you touch your thumb against your middle finger and then poke the pad at the base of your thumb. The steak should be that consistancy when cooked Medium Rare.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 18 May 2011, 13:37, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Wholly agree - best steak-cooking trick in the book, that one.

(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Wed 18 May 2011, 13:40, Reply)

I thought my mate was taking the piss when he first told me
then I saw Gordon Ramsey doing it.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 18 May 2011, 13:41, Reply)

good advice
but it should generally take about 3-4 minutes if you were inclined to time it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 May 2011, 13:42, Reply)

Oh, just to let you know
neither I, nor CHCB, have received our wedding invites yet so it looks like they go lost in the post, but she says she and catface have no dietary requirements, but they will need a high chair for the baby. Me and the mrs will eat anything.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 18 May 2011, 13:46, Reply)

I only received the invites from the printers yesterday

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 18 May 2011, 13:50, Reply)

Oh phew.
I was getting worried for a minute.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 18 May 2011, 13:57, Reply)