That doesn’t make sense. It’s beef.
If you can serve a steak medium, then you can also grind the steak, cook it medium and serve it.
A whole steak doesn't contain pathogens deep within, only on the surface, which is why ground beef is different situation entirely.
Then you get bacteria in the ground part, potentially, whereas a steak will be cooked on all the exposed surfaces.
A whole steak doesn't contain pathogens deep within, only on the surface, which is why ground beef is different situation entirely.