The Steak Resting Myth Debunked: Science Shows It Doesn't Actually Retain Juice
Chris Young, co-author of Modernist Cuisine, uses controlled experiments to prove that resting steak does NOT reduce juice loss — and even debunks his own previous writing on the subject. He also explains why carryover cooking is far more unpredictable than the common '5–10 degree' rule, and offers a thermometer-based technique to nail doneness every time.
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by Chris Young
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