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Beef steak doneness by core temperature

Guideline core temperatures for beef steak: medium rare, medium and well done.

Time
⏱ 2 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • Meat thermometer

How to do it

  1. Measure the core temperature with the meat thermometer.
  2. Compare it with the guideline values: medium rare 48–54 °C, medium 55–59 °C, well done from 60 °C.

Variations

  • For rare, some sources give 48–50 °C.

Sources

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