Which doneness level is described as warm pink center?

Which doneness level is described as warm pink center?

• A. Rare
• B. Medium Rare
• C. Medium-well
• D. Medium

Answer: (D)

Warm pink center describes a medium level of cooking. As meat cooks, heat penetrates from the outside in, changing the center from red and cool in rarer levels to pink and warm as it reaches medium. So while rare and medium-rare have red or very red centers, and medium-well or well-done have little to no pink, a warm pink center is the hallmark of medium. The exact shade and warmth can vary with thickness and cut, but the overall idea is that medium sits between the rare/middle-red stages and the more fully cooked, less pink stages.

Warm pink center describes a medium level of cooking. As meat cooks, heat penetrates from the outside in, changing the center from red and cool in rarer levels to pink and warm as it reaches medium. So while rare and medium-rare have red or very red centers, and medium-well or well-done have little to no pink, a warm pink center is the hallmark of medium. The exact shade and warmth can vary with thickness and cut, but the overall idea is that medium sits between the rare/middle-red stages and the more fully cooked, less pink stages.