While most chefs and butchers agree that fine cuts of steak shouldn't be cooked to well-done, even medium-rare is too done for some cuts. Tasting Table talked to steak expert Nicole Brisson ...
We still eat steak tartare and beef carpaccio. Ordering steak well done continues to invite judgement and jokes on Saturday Night Live. Medium rare is the preferred level of doneness in the ...
rather than to the 145° F (typical for medium-rare) that the USDA recommends for non-tenderized steak. Use a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the beef rather than simply judging by ...
Extra rare is another temperature category and means a steak is only cooked to 115 degrees - which isn't as worrisome as eating raw beef, but is still far from being considered safe to eat.