i think this is rare and my boyfriend says it's medium. what do you think?

by meimeiyng

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  1. __nullptr_t

    Rare is red, and has an almost translucent quality to it.

    Medium rare is starting to turn pink with a bit of red in the middle.

    Medium is pink and opaque. This looks medium to me, but not all restaurants define it the same way.

    You might prefer medium well, which is usually starting to grey around the outside with a bit of pink in the middle.

  2. Separate_Draft4887

    This is medium rare. No red in it at all, only pink so it isn’t rare. I think of medium being a lighter pink than that, so medium rare. Probably on the medium side though.

  3. OneDrunkAndroid

    Definitely not rare. The darker red (on the thicker portion of the steak) is a good reference for medium-rare, and the lighter portion is closer to medium.

  4. Daddlyness

    I think this is just past medium rare, but not quite medium

  5. ExpensiveSteak

    apparently 125-130 degrees F is rare, I was under the impression 135 was the right spot but it really depends how thick the cut is no? if you don’t have a meat thermometer they are about $12 on amazon get a digital one with a backlight, pretty much all of them have that, super helpful. I usually do 15-20 min on 425 then 3-4 min per side on a hot grill, everyone has their preferred method

    that looks delicious im sure he appreciated someone taking the time to make him dinner

  6. Impressive-Buy9706

    Medium rare, but on the more medium side.

  7. Looks medium rare to me closer to medium than rare. Looks absolutely perfect for my tastes 

  8. sebastian_fl

    I call it medium. Medium rare at least. there is no way it’s rare.

  9. CopeHarders

    It’s medium rare. Not even close to medium don’t listen to the morons in this subreddit they have no clue wtf they’re talking about most of the time.

  10. Monoferno

    Perfect medium I would say. A red colour with visible muscle fibers indicates medium to me. The sear area is as small as possible, which is ideal in my book. Maybe that is also why you believe this is rare, unlike the medium pictures on the internet.

    For this to be medium rare, I would expect a small part of it to be smoother and not show any fibers.

  11. GrandDetour

    Slightly more cooked than a perfect rare I’d say. Looks great though

  12. PattyPoopStain

    Looks like perfect medium rare to me. Def not rare. It’s probably closer to to medium than rare. Looks perfect.

  13. InterestingFactor825

    Looks perfect and probably cooked using sous vide?

  14. Probably in a pan, but it looks dry and a medium rare to medium.

  15. Visualize_

    In between medium and medium rare but looks closer to medium to me

  16. Silly_Swan_Swallower

    I’d call that medium to medium-rare. Looks good!

  17. illrichflips1

    This is medium in a sous vide then reverse seared.

  18. washed_king_jos

    this looks medium rare, it has reacted with the air causing the redder look and the lighting is also making it look redder.

  19. Beginning_Coyote_785

    Depends on what the internal temperature was after resting

  20. Hulk_Crowgan

    Definitely closer to medium than medium rare

  21. Silly_Idiot111

    This is a good Medium

    People saying Med Rare are trippin

  22. finsfurandfeathers

    Sorry, definitely not even close to rare. Medium

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