Saturday, July 27, 2013

Ways To Order A Steak

By Lori Buenavista


A new juicy steak, cooked perfectly will make a delicious, satisfying dinner. However do you realize how to order a steak? All steaks aren't created equal-there's a significant difference between cuts and cooking solutions. Discover how to differentiate from a steak which will be tasty and one that will cause you to feel uninspired.

Cuts of Steak

Steak is available in a range of cuts, which means that it's taken from various parts of the beef. Cuts vary in tenderness, flavor and cost.

Steaks are usually prepared in one of three ways:

1) Broiled

2) Grilled

3) Braised

The method of preparation varies, depending on the cut. The less tender the cut, a lot more likely it is to be braised instead of broiled or grilled. Less tender cuts are also much more likely to be marinated.

How Do You Like That Cooked?

In the event the waiter questions how you'd like your steak prepared, she's expecting you to select from one of the subsequent: rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well done. Word on the street is that chefs hate it whenever you order a steak cooked "Well-done." Why? Because you're ordering a really high-priced cut of beef, and a talented chef prides himself on serving the perfect steak. A steak that is prepared to perfection: Is delicious, without overwhelming spices, has a nice "bite"-not too chewy, yet not mushy, is juicy, not dried up, has the accurate internal temperature requested.

Rare Steak

Any time you order your steak rare, it needs to have the subsequent features: warm in the center, internal temperature of 120 to 130 degrees F, bright red in the center, soft to the touch, and evenly browned on the surface. Rare steak is cooked at a much lower temperatures than recommended by food health and safety authorities, who state that steak should be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.

Medium Rare Steak

Medium rare steak is: warmer in the middle, internal temperature of 130 to 135 degrees F, dark pink in the center, uniformly brown on top, firm on top and soft on the inside.

Medium Steak

Medium steak is typically grilled to U.S. Food Safety Standards, and must appear: very warm at the center, internal temperature of 140 to 150 degrees F, some light pink at the center, dark, rich brown on the exterior, firm on top and slightly less firm on the inside.

Medium Well Steak

A lot of steaks which are cooked medium well become tough. They are: hot in the center, internal temperature of 155 to 165 degrees F, a little hint of pink in the center, darkish brown with charring externally, firm all over and with just a small give internally.

Well Steak

Steaks that happen to be cooked "well" are usually pretty chewy and tough-even the very best chef can't get most steaks to turn out very edible when grilled this hot. Well steaks really should be: hot at the center, internal temperature of 170 F. or higher, browned throughout, like the center, dark brown with charring on the exterior but not burnt.




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