The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

(Nandana) #1

Score:



  • Commandment I: Perfect Crust? Check.

  • Commandment II: No Gray Zone? Check.

  • Commandment III: Full-on Juiciness? Check.


As you can see above, a crisp brown crust, no gray
overcooked meat, and a rosy pink from center to edges.
But wait—there’s more!
The best part? I found that by using this two-stage
method, I had a much larger window of time within which
to serve the beef. Once I finished the initial low-temperature
phase of cooking, as long as I kept the roast covered in foil,
it would stay warm for over an hour. All I had to do was
pop it into the 550°F oven for 8 minutes, and the roast

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