There’s something undeniably satisfying about pairing a perfectly cooked, medium-rare steak with a bubbling dish of creamy, ...

A meat thermometer is a great tool for checking whether your steak is rare, medium rare or another temperature. But if you don't have one, your hand and a few fingers can help you determine the ...

1. Heat the pan: Place a heavy skillet (cast iron is best) over medium-high heat. Let it get really hot — like 3–5 minutes until it’s just starting to smoke. 2. Sear the steaks: Add the oil to the pan ...

Cooking the perfect steak at home might seem intimidating, but with the right technique, it’s entirely doable.

Reverse searing also requires that you keep a pretty close eye on the temperature of the steak ... and let it cook for 10 minutes for a medium-rare steak. My steak was 113°F at this point ...

Adding “plus” is a way for diners to denote that they want their steak cooked just a bit more than a standard rare or medium rare ... room between each meat temperature, and it’s a ...