Comments on: How to Tell When a Steak is Done

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:14:00 +0000

This is good advice. I worked as a waiter at a nice steak house long ago. The manager told me how the cooks did the poke test, though I never internalized it for my amateurish back-yarding. He said their poke test feeling example was to poke at your own fleshy palm under the thumb with the thumb relaxed. This feels like rare. Then flex your hand open, and it feels like mid-rare. Then, flexed feel the center of your palm for medium. For higher temps, just burn the steak and don’t worry about it. Hehehe.

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:41:04 +0000

That was some very valuable information. It was exactly what I needed. Thanks for sharing.

By: starla

starla — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:37:21 +0000

THANK YOU !!! juat what I was looking for , being a single woman now, I really want to be able to cook a GREAT steak to perfection , and this was MY 1st google search for temps. THANK YOU !! ~~ great info and straight to the POINT !!! MED. RARE ~ YYUUUMMMYYY~~~ lol

By: Tips for Grilling Organic Beef

Tips for Grilling Organic Beef — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:19:06 +0000

[...] 5) Cook. Turn the meat once during cooking. Adjust time for size of steak or burger and desired doneness. The most foolproof way to test a steak for doneness is to use an instant read thermometer. The internal temperature for rare beef is about 120 degrees; medium-rare is between 125 and 130 degrees; and medium is 135 to 140 degrees. With practice, you’ll learn how to tell doneness visually and through touch (with a “poke test“). [...]

By: jesus

jesus — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:19:05 +0000

thanks you!!!!!
important information!!!
very complete!!!!!!