If we want to experience and enjoy a successful and high-quality steak cooking journey, we have to value the following factors:
- the weight or the thickness of the steak;
- the cooking temperature, especially the internal cooking temperature of the steak;
- the cooking time;
Here are the relations of steak cooking among the thickness, the internal cooking temperature and the cooking time:
Generally, the weight or the thickness of the steak is fixed after we buy it home, so we may experience the following results:
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fixed steak weight or thickness + the under internal cooking temperature + the under cooking time = the under cooked steak;
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fixed steak weight or thickness + the under internal cooking temperature + the over cooking time = the under cooked steak;
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fixed steak weight or thickness + the over internal cooking temperature + the under cooking time = the under cooked steak/the over cooked steak;
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fixed steak weight or thickness + the over internal cooking temperature + the over cooking time = the over cooked steak;
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fixed steak weight or thickness + the right internal cooking temperature + the right cooking time = the perfect cooked steak;
While the hardest part is how to master the right internal cooking temperature and the right cooking time.
If we need to control the cooking temperature and the cooking timer, we need to turn to the meat thermometer, the kitchen timer and a recipe.
- As for the cooking temperature, we need to test and monitor the internal cooking rather the surface cooking temperature, so as for meat thermometer, we do not recommend those laser thermometers;
- As for the cooking time, we need to do the counting or timing precisely, so we do not recommend those mechanical timers for their big timing errors;
- As for the recipe, we need to stick to the steps and ingredients, especially as for beginners;
Based on our steak cooking experience and the experience of using dozens of thermometers and kitchen timers, we would love to recommend the following to all for those who would love to experience and enjoy a perfect steak cooking journey:
JIMUTO instant read thermometer IRT-10;
JIMUTO digital timer/kitchen timer;
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