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Open the palm of your hand. Relax the hand. Take the index finger of your other hand and push on the fleshy area between the thumb and the base of the palm. Make sure your hand is relaxed. This is what raw meat feels like. (Check this out the next time you have a raw steak to cook.)

A finger touching the palm of an open hand to demonstrate the finger test for the doneness of cooked meat (raw)

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Now gently press the tip of your pinky and your thumb together. Again feel the fleshy area below the thumb. It should feel quite firm. This is what well done meat feels like when you press on it. (Check this out the next time you overcook a piece of meat.)

A finger touching the palm of a partially closed hand to demonstrate well done using The Finger Test to Check the Doneness of Meat

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Press the tip of your ring finger and your thumb together. The flesh beneath the thumb should give a little more. This is what meat cooked to a medium doneness feels like.

A finger touching the palm of a hand, thumb and rung finger touching, to show medium for The Finger Test to Check the Doneness of Meat

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Gently press the tip of your middle finger to the tip of your thumb. This is medium-rare.

The Finger Test to Check the Doneness of Meat for medium rare

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Press the tip of your index finger to the tip of your thumb. The fleshy area below the thumb should give quite a bit. This is what meat cooked to rare feels like. Open up your palm again and compare raw to rare.

The Finger Test to Check the Doneness of Meat for rare meat

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