Why You Should Always Rest Your Steak

[@jackedkerouac4414]

I once went to a restaurant that let my steak rest for 40 minutes along with the baked potato and creamed spinach.

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

I would have sent it back

[@jasminepetal3972]

How was it ??

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

@@jasminepetal3972 I'm guessing it would have been cold .

[@jackedkerouac4414]

@@jasminepetal3972 Not very good for a $30 meal

[@jasminepetal3972]

@@MERCURYSUNSET ooo

[@offrodnolefmr7445]

I understand the need to allow a steak or any grilled/smoked meat to rest, but I hate cold or cool steak.

[@thebest-dq4tl]

Heard of a hot plate? Lol

[@user-kh9ki3kq8m]

rest it in a warm oven

[@tie7626]

tent it with foil the whole thing will stay hot

[@awbennen]

Won’t foil undo the labor of creating a nice crust?

[@ILoveTheAllCreator]

@@awbennen agree

[@Henrique-hl3xk]

Much better The first one, Hot and Juice, than The last one, cold as a rock

[@bigfootsburneraccount9160]

Lol, wrong

[@BlakeBigfoot]

​@@bigfootsburneraccount9160no he's actually 100% correct.

[@kevinwithers3781]

Exactly. Steaks taste best right off the grill.

[@norsetitan5776]

@@bigfootsburneraccount9160 the idea that a steak will have more moisture after sitting for 10 minutes is ridiculous

[@mav12345-z]

I've been bbqing for years and never knew this until now. Makes total sense

[@drd1924]

another tip, dont cut along the grain, cut crosswise

[@davidmcintosh4012]

This guy definitely knows his steaks. Exactly the info i was looking for. I was wondering if there was a difference in the amount of time it rests for and answered it perfectly. Thank you.

[@adamcoe]

resting steaks has been proven over and over again to not only not do anything, but basically ensure you eat a cold steak. the steak that rested for 10 minutes is super banded and half of that steak isn't done to the desired doneness. the time it takes to plate and serve your steak is more than enough resting time. read/watch anything from Meathead and/or Chris Young and this is explained and proven, in detail.

[@johnbarry4787]

I agree completely.

[@the_fleeing_dutchman]

Thanks for the video! I noticed that you let the steak rest on a grill, whereas I let my steaks rest on a plate in an oven heated to about 70-80 degrees Celsius. The result is that juices flow onto the plate which we mop up with some good bread as sort of an introduction to the meal and to savor the first sips of red wine we are about to have with the steak.

[@Crowbars2]

But, don't the juices leave the steak as it's resting anyway? How do we know that the juices that came out of the unrested steak wouldn't have left the steak anyway if it was rested? I think that you can see some liquid on the tray under where the steaks used to be at 1:32.

[@jasminepetal3972]

No it doesnt leave cuz its secured within the piece of meat

[@bigfootsburneraccount9160]

A very small amount is able to escape while resting, yes but not the degree you see when it's cut hot

[@BlakeBigfoot]

Yes, they do. If you actually measure the weight difference between the methods it's negligible.

[@BlakeBigfoot]

​@@jasminepetal3972that's actually not true.

[@travisrameysadler9924]

resting steak is a myth

[@thebest-dq4tl]

Lol all these people saying that the steak will get cold. Ever heard of a hot plate??? It's what restaurants do to their steaks all the time.

[@BlakeBigfoot]

At that point you're kind of defeating the purpose of pulling it off early. That being said, it's actually completely unnecessary to let it sit.

[@maxlindemann1011]

So true you can also rest it on the grill for an extra ten minutes

[@the7thseph]

That's a great way to show this. I appreciate it.

[@MrSupernova111]

Beautiful explanation! Now, should I sear the steak after I rest it to get that crispiness? Thanks!

[@user-bp4qq7tt1u]

No, just dry brine in the fridge and sear it hot 450+

[@jackieandre4319]

@@user-bp4qq7tt1u So when do you sear it then? For the whole cook? Do you rinse off the dry brine?

[@wesleyhanson4564]

This makes sense but will it cool off noticeably in 10 min?

[@Matt-kp7lu]

If you rest it on a counter, a piping hot steak fresh off the grill will become cold just after 10 minutes. You can rest it in the microwave or oven or even throw a lid over top of it, and it will help. Anywhere you can put it where it is warmer but not hot enough to keep cooking the meat.

[@BlakeBigfoot]

​@@Matt-kp7luAt that point you're kind of defeating the purpose of pulling it off early. That being said, it's actually completely unnecessary to let it sit.

[@Jduhon702]

@@BlakeBigfoot congrats on your dry steak. Quit repeating yourself

[@BlakeBigfoot]

@@Jduhon702 I don't believe I've ever made a dry steak, but ok. I'm sorry science isn't your strong suit..

[@pallesohrbeck6693]

How is it posible to serv it not cold..?

[@shahid-irshad]

The beat explanation.

[@tyleigh4309]

If you sear in a pan do I let the steak rest in the pan or put it on a plate

[@henrykopaol7183]

They all look good

[@josephgibney4018]

That was a great video!

[@Drewpost19]

Great news for everyone, this is a total myth! It makes absolutely no difference if you rest your steak or not. Actually you are better off eating the steak right away because those juices that will come out of the steak either way will at least end up on your plate where you can mop them up with your steak. I can’t blame this guy. This is a myth most everyone I’ve ever know has believed.

[@redplanet76]

100% accurate. People share this "secret" of cooking steaks like they've unlocked the mysteries of the universe and I just have to smile and do an internal eye roll.

[@fortunatusfortunatus]

Awesome tutorial 👍

[@Solo-gx2xc]

ty for the information im greatful

[@Duriel1000]

Thank you for this.

[@daniel-it2lw]

so basically do you like your steak hot, warm or stone cold??

[@eyeswideopen7126]

Exactly

[@davidmillan2057]

no need to let rest see chris young

[@bastbe2764]

I like people that find solution to the problem they created 😂 Why do they cut the meat? Why can't the person eating cut his own meat? If you don't cut it, the juice will stay inside and then you have the happiness to enjoy your meat hot. If you like it rose, then cook it until that point and eat it. If you like it rare, then if you let it rest it still cooking then it rose and cold. If you want to rest it while having it rare, the meat will be so lightly cook that it will just be totally cold. For me the best way is to eat the meat right in the pan, cut the part you want to eat, slide it in the juice and eat it hot. Easy

[@edwin260]

Why would the juices be wasted? Cut the steak on the your own plate and mob up the juices.

[@Not_Ciel]

Pretty sure its something to do with the actual meat itself not being able to reabsorb the moisture so even if you "mob up the juices", the meat isn't able to retain it whereas with the rested steak, the juice is locked inside of the meat itself.

[@bigfootsburneraccount9160]

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[@WolfHeathen]

@@Not_Ciel That's not how muscle fibers work. You either lose the juices in the pan, while resting, or when you cut it.

[@adamcoe]

@@Not_Ciel that's absolutely a myth. you cannot "lock" juices inside meat.

[@rmcculloch234]

@@WolfHeathen or when you bite into it, which is the most ideal

[@reddrunkenneck6744]

I loke hot food, not luk warm, no need to rest if it's all on one plate ya?

[@alexgalvez7506]

so basically after reading comments, its on your very own preference?

[@mgmt4597]

He said the outside of the steak that was cut instantly was overcooked... so if he is correct, resting the steak will allow the outside of the steak to time travel back to not being overcooked

[@slreythuge8113]

The juice is the best

[@inthebucketoutdoors3333]

When I hungry nothing is resting

[@Razta_S]

so basically we want the well done dry meat to soak up the juices in the medium middle

[@royroddey]

Great info but poor camera work. Would liked to have seen cut meat from above instead of from the low angle.

[@KristianDowling]

Who cuts the steak like that when eating it anyway? Its just going to get cold and juice let out

[@bob.bobman]

I was following until he insinuated resting makes it more rare towards the edges than a fresh off the grill one.

[@MrEagle8697]

So much tastier right away. Rested with slightly more juice < eating piping hot. Resting is overrated.

[@dantegw]

I dont understand thisresting and juices, i mean i get my steak nice and hot and eat it, and the juices that flow in my plate i usually scrab them with a piece of meat or bread and enjoy them. I just cannot foce myself to wait 8 mins when the smell of barbequed stake is under my nose :)

[@AmandineClaireDubois]

This is the time when you prepare or finish off any sides or sauces.

[@LAAM619]

After 8 years of "let it rest" i stopped doing it, its a bunch of bs. Just cause juices came out does not mean its not juicy anymore, you cant even tell the difference and its not like the juices just disappear, ITS RIGHT THERE ON YOUR BOARD, just pour it over tge meat.

[@PandaGorger]

Fire the camera man or production crew. The angles are terrible and that was a choice.

[@YouArentSlick]

This is why you just eat the entire steak whole while it’s sizzling hot

[@mytrigger5613]

I'll take that 5 minute slice. It will be gone before any more juices get away.

[@colinkamoda9502]

Somebody got to eat three steaks to clean up.

[@robertsrt]

🙄🙄🙄

[@mumenrider862]

so juicy and cold vs kinda juicy and warm vs not really juicy and hot.

[@bigfootsburneraccount9160]

It's not cold

[@Jduhon702]

you could tell you don't own a BBQ pit and spend way too much time on video games

[@M157-04LLY]

Don’t forget to give your meat a rest boys. Got it?!

[@gd5830]

Chris Young disagrees :D :D

[@fvw1187]

Uh oh... I just saw a different video where this was disproved

[@paulsturgess6646]

If you like it cold juice doesn’t stay in the meat myth

[@fatboyeno1234]

10 mins and its cold😂

[@bigfootsburneraccount9160]

Incorrect

[@thinghappened]

This video didn't rest well.

[@fireside007]

Naaaaaa . . . Off the Grill . . . Some like it Hot 🔥

[@ptre21]

They literally look the same...

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

Resting steaks are overrated

[@BlakeBigfoot]

This is nonsense. The actual difference in the amount of moisture lost between the methods is negligible and you actually risk drying out your meat by overcooking it if you let it sit longer.

[@AmandineClaireDubois]

You aren't going to dry out medium rare if it's cooked under. It should rest to reach medium rare.

[@BlakeBigfoot]

@@AmandineClaireDubois that's true, but you're still inevitably drying out the meat more the longer it stays at a higher temp whether it's over direct heat or sitting on the counter.

[@AmandineClaireDubois]

@@BlakeBigfoot I get you, but if it does go over it will end up somewhere between medium rare medium, and for me I can work with that.

[@BlakeBigfoot]

@@AmandineClaireDubois I like my steaks blue to medium rare. Anything more than a slight medium rare is overdone to me.

[@eyeswideopen7126]

5 minuets or 10 minuets eating a luke warm steak? Naaa

[@offrodnolefmr7445]

Agreed. I like my steak hot off the grill. It can rest in my stomach.