How To Cook A Good Steak: From Rare To Well-done

Always use a thermometer

How can you really know if a steak is cooked perfectly without cutting into it? Judging meat doneness only by its color is one of the most common food handling mistakes home cooks make. To cook a good steak, all home cooks should invest in a meat thermometer. Judging meat doneness by its color can be unreliable because it varies based on the types of meat you are cooking. Another reason to use a thermometer instead of subjective eyesight is that steaks can be less forgiving as they aren't a cheap cut of meat.