Medium Steak Temperature and Cooking Tips

Temperature plays an important role when cooking any type of food. Most significantly, if you are cooking prime rib or steak then you must pay attention to the suggested temperature. There are a few cooking temperature points such as rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well to cook food on. However, food cooked at any temperature will have the same taste and flavor ultimately.

Steak Temperature from Rare to Well

Rare (125-130°F)/(51-54℃)

Rare is the most initial temperature and the meat or steak that is cooked at this temperature is different than a “raw”. Moreover, it is very simple to grill steak at this temperature. As you will only have to season the steak with some of your favorite ingredients and place it on the grill. The steak will be so soft on the inside and crispy outside with a little brown color. The center will still be a little bit cool to the tongue.

Medium Rare (130-140°F)/(54-60℃)

You will taste a medium-rare steak and feel it warm in the center. Medium rare is always considered the best and suggested temperature to cook steak on as the taste and flavor of the meat remain the same with the red color on center of the steak. You will see a small ring of pink and light red begin developing around the edge. This is the perfect temperature for a steak where the fat begins to liquefy and add flavor into it making it look flavorful and juicier to eat.

Medium (140-150°F)/(60-65℃)

Medium is the temperature at which steak will be most likely pink in color. A strip of red will remain in the center and a small ring of grey may form on the outside.

Medium Well (150-160°F)/(65-71℃)

This is the temperature where steak starts becoming very firm – a medium-well stage. In this stage, the steak will become a little bit grey and only a silver of pink will remain in the center. Cuts at this temperature will begin to shrink as the fat starts to liquefy. The steak cooked at a medium-well temperature will be juicier and appetizing to have in dinner.

Well (Over 160°F)/(71℃)

Many people like to eat steak that is a bit grey in color rather than red or pink. The steak will be very firm and grey throughout while cooked at this temperature. However, with most of the water and fat eliminated the steak would lose a great deal of its sizes. Moreover, it may be crispier but lose its original taste as well due to the high-temperature point. Cooks and chefs around the world don’t suggest cooking steak at this temperature. Rather, they suggest temperature points like medium, medium well or especially medium-rare for an enhanced cooking experience.

Well (Over 160°F)/(71℃)

Using Meat Thermometer for Medium-Rare Temperature

Since temperature is crucial when cooking any kind of food, especially steak, you must consider investing in a meat thermometer. Meat or an instant-read thermometer will help you better manage and control the cooking temperature to the medium-rare point. However, with various options available in the market it becomes tricky to decide which can be the best thermometer. A Finaltouch X10 thermometer is the recommended one for accurate and precise temperature readings.

Features of Instant Read Meat Thermometer

The Finaltouch X10 meat reading thermometer integrates innovative technology enabling chefs to experience a healthy cooking experience. The thermometer features:

Accurate and super-fast– it uses high-quality technology to help cooks get the perfect temperature readings as well as maintain medium-rare temperature to cook on your desired point.
270 Degrees rotating probe– an important feature that makes the product ideal, especially for left-handed chefs allowing them to check food temperature efficiently.
Automatic backlight– the backlight is useful in the dark that is bright enough for the dimmest conditions to help you check the temperature.
Big sharp display– largest size screen makes this a perfect temperature reading thermometer.

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Using a Thermometer, You’ll Get Your Desired Temperature – Medium-Rare

Here are the ultimate benefits of using an instant reading meat thermometer while marinating medium-rare temperature to cook steak perfectly.

You can use it to continuously check the temperature.
A thermometer helps avoid overcooking or undercooking food.
The guesswork about the status and the temperature of the food will be stopped.
It helps avoid foodborne illnesses that can happen due to imperfectly cooked food.
It enables you to cook food at the right temperature to maintain its taste and flavor.
It will enable you to check the internal temperature of food any time you want just by inserting it into the food.

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Suggested Cooking Time and Temperature for Steak

In a 350°F(176℃) Oven 20 to 25 min per pound – medium 15 to 20 min per pound – medium-rare 25 to 30 min per pound – medium-well In a 225°F(107℃) Oven 35 to 40 minutes per pound – medium. 30 to 35 minutes per pound – medium-rare. 40 to 45 minutes per pound – medium-well. In a 325°F(162℃) Oven 25 to 30 minutes per pound – medium. 20 to 25 minutes per pound – medium-rare. 30 to 35 minutes per pound – medium-well.

Suggested Temperature	Degree of Doneness	Cooking Time
In a 350°F(176℃) Oven	Medium prime rib. Medium-rare prime rib Medium-well prime rib	20 to 25 min per pound 15 to 20 min per pound 25 to 30 min per pound
In a 225°F(107℃) Oven	Medium prime rib. Medium-rare prime rib Medium-well prime rib	35 to 40 minutes per pound 30 to 35 minutes per pound 40 to 45 minutes per pound
In a 325°F(162℃) Oven	Medium prime rib. Medium-rare prime rib Medium-well prime rib	25 to 30 minutes per pound 20 to 25 minutes per pound 30 to 35 minutes per pound

Conclusion

Now, when you are all familiar with the right cooking temperatures for cooking steak, you can fire up the grill any time you want. Just remember that whether you decide to cook on medium, medium-rare or medium-well temperature, you have the right temperature reading thermometer.