How well do you know your meat doneness?

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What is the texture of meat when it is cooked to a well-done doneness?

  • Soft with jelly-like texture
  • Firm with a definite resistance
  • Springy and resistant
  • Hard and rough (correct)

What is the texture of meat when it is cooked to a medium-rare doneness?

  • Hard and rough
  • Soft with jelly-like texture
  • Firm with a definite resistance
  • Springy and resistant (correct)

When meat is cooked to a rare doneness, how does it feel when pressed with a finger?

  • Firm with a definite resistance
  • Springy and resistant
  • Soft with jelly-like texture (correct)
  • Hard and rough

Rare meat has a soft, jelly-like texture when pressed with a finger

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Medium rare meat feels hard and rough when pressed with a finger

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

There are five kinds of doneness in meat

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Rare doneness of meat is characterized by a soft, jelly-like texture when pressed with a finger.

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Well done doneness of meat is characterized by a firm and resistant texture when pressed with a finger.

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Medium rare doneness of meat is characterized by a hard and rough texture when pressed with a finger.

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Flashcards

Well-done meat texture?

Hard and rough texture.

Medium-rare meat texture?

Springy and resistant texture.

Rare meat texture?

Soft with jelly-like texture.

Rare meat texture (True/False): Soft, jelly-like?

A soft, jelly-like texture is the correct description.

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Medium-rare feels hard & rough? (True/False)

False. Medium-rare is springy and resistant, not hard and rough.

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Meat doneness: Only five kinds? (True/False)

False, there are more degrees of doneness than five.

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Rare: Soft and jelly-like? (True/False)

This is correct

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Well-done is firm & resistant? (True/False)

This is incorrect. Well-done is firm and hard, not firm and resistant.

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Medium-rare: Hard and rough? (True/False)

Incorrect. Medium-rare is springy and resistant, not hard and rough.

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Study Notes

Meat Doneness

  • Meat cooked to a well-done doneness has a firm and resistant texture when pressed with a finger.
  • Meat cooked to a medium-rare doneness has a hard and rough texture when pressed with a finger.
  • Rare meat has a soft, jelly-like texture when pressed with a finger, characteristic of rare doneness.
  • There are five kinds of doneness in meat, each with distinct textures when pressed with a finger.

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