What range of burger doneness should be offered to guests for burgers and grilled items?

• A. Rare/Medium Rare to Well Done
• B. Medium to Medium Well
• C. Rare to Medium
• D. Well Done to Extra Well

Answer: (A)

Offering burgers and grilled items across a wide range of doneness lets guests choose exactly how their food should be prepared, from a juicy rare center to a fully cooked well done burger. The best range to offer is Rare or Medium Rare through Well Done because it includes the most common preferences—from pink and juicy to fully cooked—without leaving out guests who want either extreme.

Choosing a narrower range misses part of what guests expect: some want a rare burger, others want it cooked all the way, and many fall somewhere in between. The other options shorten the spectrum by excluding either the rare end or the well-done end, or by focusing only on the middle, which makes it harder to satisfy everyone.