Should I sear that steak?
QUESTION:
It is summer BBQ time and I need to know, does searing a steak seal in its juices? Bobby R.
ANSWER:
Hi Bobby,
Although many cooks will tell you that searing a steak will seal in its juices, they are not entirely right. When you sear a steak at a high temperature, you create a crispier crust on the steak, but the crust doesn’t keep in any liquids. If anything, muscle proteins at higher temperatures squeeze out liquids instead of keeping them in.
It is summer BBQ time and I need to know, does searing a steak seal in its juices? Bobby R.
ANSWER:
Hi Bobby,
Although many cooks will tell you that searing a steak will seal in its juices, they are not entirely right. When you sear a steak at a high temperature, you create a crispier crust on the steak, but the crust doesn’t keep in any liquids. If anything, muscle proteins at higher temperatures squeeze out liquids instead of keeping them in.
