How to know if the steak is cooked properly?

How Can We Know If the Steak Is Cooked Properly?

June 15, 2024

It is a very challenging and fruitful journey to cook the restaurant-quality steaks at home for ourselves and the ones we love. But what we should take into consideration before start the cooking?

Here are some useful steak cooking tips and process for your reference:

First is first, how do we know if the steak is cooked properly?

The golden standard for a well-cooked steak is a beautifully charred surface and tender interior. We need to monitor the conditions especially the inside steak temperature and cooking time all the time while it’s cooking. If we do not have large enough grill at home, we can use a ribbed bottom to replace the grill to enjoy a satisfactory result. Brushing the pan with butter is not a must, however if we add some butter on the steak just right before we finish the cooking, it will yield a golden curst and deep fragrance.

Then what are the right processes we need to follow to cook the perfect steak?

Pick up the right steak;

How to pick up the right steak? Please read the article here.

Set up the doneness you would like to cook the steak;

How to know the right doneness you want? Please read the article here.

Prepare all the cooking ingredients;

Follow the right steak cooking process:

Do not rush to cook. We need to take the steak out from the fridge and warm it up for several minutes under the room temperature;

Seasoning is a must task; we need to season the steak by rubbing salt and pepper;

Set up the right steak cooking temperature and time based on the doneness target and the steak’s thickness;

Please do use a food thermometer such as JIMUTO INSTANT READ THERMOMETER IRT-10 to monitor the inside temperature of the steak when cooking and a timer to monitor the steak cooking time such as JIMUTO DIGITAL TIMER JDT-303;

Do not over or under cook the steak.

If we would like to create the latticed pattern on the steak, we need to use a pan with a ribbed bottom, but we need to turn the steak 90 degrees from time to time;

Flipping the steak and keep monitoring the cooking temperature and time;

Do not rush to eat it. We need to put the steak on a plate and rest it for however long it is cooked;