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Seeking Opinions – Is this Rare, Blue or Breathing?


I’ve been experimenting with reverse searing lately, tried it last night on a smaller roast.

I cooked in the oven until 122° internal, then I did the sear on cast iron with oil, butter and garlic cloves.

Personally, I’ve been aiming for this level of cookedness for a while and am very happy with it, but I also know many people do not like they’re meat this rare.

I’m having friends over next weekend and want to cook this again, but I wanted the community opinion – would the average person consider this Rare, Blue, or still alive?

by JohnBlake91

47 Comments

  4. Fun_Contract_1265

    The ends will probably be medium rare, but the center is rare by definition. Cool red center

  7. LeeRjaycanz

    Its a perfect rare on it way to mid-rare just how i like it.

  14. Bababooey1818

    I think you’ve hit the elusive Rare+

  17. Chefben35

    That is an absolutely beautiful looking rare steak. The very centre of the right hand piece is blue, but for a steak to be correctly cooked ‘blue’ there would be this non ‘set’ protein structure for a larger percentage of the cross section. A proper blue steak, at least in France would be closer to what you would expect from a tataki preparation-seared hard on the outside, but with the majority of the interior at around or just above body temperature.

  21. Broken-Cast

    Rare, I guess it’s the lighting as the right looks like the outer part is quickly approaching med. rare

  24. trelod

    Depends on who your friends are. There are a lot of people who would freak out over any bit of pink in the meat and demand it be well done

  26. worldlovesmarciii

    I like rare meat but that shit is breathing

  31. SmokedCarne

    I went to my steak house and this is what they served as medium rare.

  34. whistlepig4life

    My opinion is let it rest after the first cook completely. Min 20 min. 30 is best.

    Then do your sear. Because you clearly weren’t patient enough to let it rest and cut into it and it peaked a damn river out.

  37. Friendly_Roll4556

    That’s fuckin perfect!!! Excuse the language but..That’s fuckin perfect 🥰

  39. deez_blank

    That’s a perfect rare steak. What cut is this?

  42. boverton24

    Rare but needs more rest time where it would get a bit past rare

  44. Simple-Purpose-899

    122° plus a sear is solid medium rare. Pictures mean nothing due to saturation and colors just not looking correct.

  46. barebackguy7

    Pedestal rare and omg I want to have sex with it

  47. Genesis111112

    Still has the moo. That said, you do you, OP. To each their own.

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