{"id":5227,"date":"2021-04-06T21:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chef.shangeryou.com\/know-your-meat-temperatures\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:47:06","slug":"know-your-meat-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chef.shangeryou.com\/fr\/know-your-meat-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Temperatures! How Hot Are You?"},"content":{"rendered":"Whether you\u2019re roasting, grilling, braising, or broiling – in the kitchen or in your backyard – the key to learning to cook meat is to know your temperatures. Understanding how long too cook your meat, and at what temperature, is the essence of becoming a self-taught chef. Overcooked meat is no fun to eat, while undercooked meat can pose serious health risks for you and your guests.<\/span>\n\nThe world\u2019s top chefs know that getting your temperatures right is all-important when it comes to cooking meat. Precision in temperature will help you cook delicious meat and build your confidence as a chef over time.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nAs you increase your meat-cooking mastery, you can play around with subtle variations in temperature, and use the temperature checklist below, first as a hard set of rules and then as guidelines.<\/span>\n\nAs you get more comfortable with how fast your meat will cook, consult this simple meat cooking temperature chart, which will help you familiarize yourself with the process – and the tasty results.<\/span>\n\n\n
Ideal Temperatures for Meat<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\nWhether you\u2019re making a roast or grilling burgers and steaks, these represent your Ideal temperatures for cooking, grilling, braising, or broiling. Don’t forget to gauge temps with a meat thermometer.<\/i><\/span>\n
ChefsTemp Quick Tip:<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n

Well done: 160 degrees Fahrenheit<\/span><\/p>\n

Medium well: 150 degrees Fahrenheit<\/span><\/p>\n

Medium: 145 degrees Fahrenheit<\/span><\/p>\n

Medium rare: 135 degrees Fahrenheit<\/span><\/p>\n

Rare: 125 degrees Fahrenheit<\/span><\/p>\nNote: If you want to serve your meat rare or medium rare, use requisite practice and caution. If you\u2019re just starting out, we recommend serving it medium or medium well.<\/span><\/i>\n\nhttps:\/\/www.chefstemp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ChefsTemp-3-e1617744281959.jpg\n

How Pink is Your Meat?<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\nIf your meat is medium or well done, it should not appear pink in the center. If your meat is still rare, it should still be somewhat pink in the center. However, it is <\/span>not <\/span><\/i>recommended that you check your meat by sight, especially if you are just starting out. Checking the doneness of a piece of meat by sight is unreliable at best and can result in failed experiments or worse.<\/span>\n
Meat: How to Check its Temp?<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\nThere\u2019s only one way to be entirely sure your meat is as hot as you want it to be, and that\u2019s by using an accurate<\/span> thermometer. Even the best cooks in the world use highly accurate digital meat thermometers to eliminate variables from their cooking process and make sure their meat is right where they want it before they serve it to their guests.<\/span>\n\nHere\u2019s how to check the temperature of your meat using a meat thermometer, and what to do with it when it\u2019s close to being done<\/span>\n