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The steaks looked beautiful, coated with charcoal grill marks and crispy spices, and the savory smell of freshly-grilled steak filled my kitchen. Even my 10-year-old dog was enthralled by the smell.
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When you cook the meat, some of that moisture evaporates but most of it remains. The brine also breaks down meat’s tough muscle fibers, preventing them from tightening up as they cook.
Various cuts of beef are used for steak. The more tender cuts, from the loin and rib, are generally cooked quickly, using dry heat, and served whole. Less tender cuts from the chuck or round are generally cooked with moist heat or are mechanically tenderized (e.g., cube steak). Beefsteak is graded for quality, with higher prices for higher quality.
Meat with the fat content deposited within the steak to create a marbled appearance has always been regarded as more tender than steaks where the fat is in a separate layer. [3] Cooking causes melting of the fat, spreading it throughout the meat and increasing the tenderness of the final product. [1]
Doneness is a gauge of how thoroughly cooked a cut of meat is based on its color, juiciness, and internal temperature. The gradations are most often used in reference to beef (especially steaks and roasts) but are also applicable to other types of meat.
No, you should not rinse steak—or most other meat for that matter. "You should not rinse freshly cut steaks, chops, or even chicken breast ,” World Master Chef Fred Tiess tells Southern Living .
For dry-aged beef, the meat is hung in a room kept between 33–37 degrees Fahrenheit (1–3 degrees Celsius), with relative humidity of around 85%. If the room is too hot, the meat will spoil, and if it is too cold, the meat freezes and dry aging stops.