'Steak' countable and uncountable.

[learning54]

Hi teachers,
I know 'steak' can be countable and uncountable, but I can't really differentiate when to use them, could you help me?

Are both correct?
Eg. There's a steak on the plate.
There's some steak on the plate.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Tdol]

Yes, they're both correct. I would use it uncountably when thinking of the meat (I like steak) and countably when thinking of an individual piece of meat (I had a good steak there last night).

 

[learning54]

I would use it uncountably when thinking of the meat (I like steak). So, when thinking of the 'meat' as a 'mass noun'. Right?

Hi,
Thanks for you reply and please see above.

Learning

PS. Sorry I wrote 'steak' instead of 'meat' in my blue question. Now it is correct.

 

[Barb_D]

Yes.