How long to let a ribeye steak rest

A very important step in cooking meat happens after it’s taken off the grill, or out of the oven. A couple of things are happening while your meat is resting, and it’s important to know exactly what those are so you can account for it and have the best possible result every time.

After cooking and before slicing and serving meat should be allowed to rest undisturbed.

During the cooking process, protein fibers uncoil and then coagulate, recoiling and becoming firm. As the protein molecules become firm they expel the moisture that was previously held by the proteins.

How long to let steak rest before cooking

While resting, the protein fibers are able to relax and reabsorb some of the moisture that was lost.

Cooked meat should be allowed to “rest” after cooking and before cutting. This permits the juices to be reabsorbed into the fibers of the meat.

If you skip resting, you will lose more flavorful juices when the meat is cut. The internal temperature of the meat will always continue to rise a little during the resting period, so you should remove your meat from the oven or grill prior to reaching its target do

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