There are actually a couple of other poke or touch tests you can do to tell when your steak is done, although we think the method above is the easiest and most accurate.
Feel free to cook longer if you’d prefer no pink at all.
In full disclosure, we aren’t fans of well done steaks, and we couldn’t quite bring ourselves to (in our opinion) over cook and ruin ? a really good steak. *Some of you may still feel that the steak shown here really isn’t well done because some pink is still showing. The inside of your steak will be (mostly) brown in color. Poke your finger near the base of your thumb. The inside of your steak will still be mostly pink in color with some brown around the edges.įinally, do the same with the tip of your pinky, touching the tip to the tip on your thumb. This is what medium well meat feels like. Repeat with the tip of your ring finger, touching it to the tip of your thumb. The inside of your steak will be warm on the inside but still red to pink in color. This is what medium rate meat feels like. The inside of your steak will be very red.ĭo the same thing with the tip of your middle finger, touching it to the tip of your thumb. With the same non-dominant hand, touch the tip of your index finger to the tip of your thumb. With the index finger of your other hand, poke near the base of your thumb. Hold out your non-dominant hand (not the hand you write with), relaxed with the palm facing up. Throughout your cooking or grilling process, poke the steak with your finger – then match it up to the picture below. Instead, the easiest way to tell when your steak is done is to use what is called either the “Poke Test” or “Finger Test”. While we love using meat thermometers – especially probe thermometers that can stay in your meat as you roast, so you avoid the leaking juice issue – we mostly recommend using those when you are cooking roasts. Additionally, depending on the thickness of your steak, it can be challenging to get the thermometer inserted just-right into the middle of your steak. But the main disadvantage is that once you pierce the steak, a lot of the juices will leak out and that is not ideal. Many folks recommend using an instant-read meat thermometer – and it IS a very accurate way of testing the internal temperature of a steak. There are actually lots of different methods you can use to tell when you steak is done. Some people like their steaks rare, while others can’t stand seeing any pink remaining and want their steak cooked well done. When it comes to steak, everyone has their own idea as to how it should be cooked. Learn the easiest way to tell when your steak is cooked to the perfect level of doneness.