20-minute experiment
Cut now or wait
Watch where the juice goes.
The idea
A chop cut right away loses more juice onto the board than one that rested.
The one thing you change: Resting time
You need
- 2 pork chops or small steaks of the same size
- A cutting board
- A thermometer, if you have one
Steps
What you should find
The first one floods the board. The rested one keeps more juice in the meat.
Rest meat before cutting
Heat tightens muscle fibers, and hot juice is thin and runny. Cut right away and it floods the board. Rest the meat and the juice thickens as it cools a…
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