{"id":686,"date":"2020-05-13T22:47:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T22:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/?p=686"},"modified":"2020-05-13T22:53:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T22:53:34","slug":"how-do-you-like-your-steak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/how-do-you-like-your-steak\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you like your steak?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_687\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meat-testing-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Visual \" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meat-testing-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meat-testing-67x90.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meat-testing.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Use the fleshy part below the thumb to test the doneness of your steak.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>May is National Beef Month! What better way to celebrate than with a juicy Ponderosa Farmstead Steak? Read more to find out how to grill the perfect steak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rare:<\/strong> Bring your thumb to your pointer finger.\u00a0 The flesh area, right below your thumb should feel a little firmer than it would if your hand was laying flat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium Rare:<\/strong> Move your thumb so it touches the middle finger. You will notice the fleshy area, below the thumb, is tensed but still has some plumpness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium:<\/strong> Move your thumb so that the tip of your thumb touches your ring finger. As you touch the area below the thumb, there won&#8217;t be a lot of &#8220;give&#8221;. The area will feel tight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Well Done:<\/strong> Bring your thumb all the way to your pinky. The area below the thumb will be firm.<\/p>\n<p>Using the &#8220;hand-test&#8221; is recommended by chefs because you do not puncture or cut into the meat, letting out its juices. The juices provide flavor and keep the meat moist.<\/p>\n<p>At the Ponderosa, we prefer our steaks medium-rare. However, we must warn you that &#8220;consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to fill your freezer with farm-fresh, Ponderosa Farmstead, limousin beef? To order a quarter or half, contact Bryan at 388-1051.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May is National Beef Month! What better way to celebrate than with a juicy Ponderosa Farmstead Steak? Read more to find out how to grill the perfect steak. Rare: Bring your thumb to your pointer finger.\u00a0 The flesh area, right below your thumb should feel a little firmer than it would if your hand was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/how-do-you-like-your-steak\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  How do you like your steak?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16,5,7,8,15,17,13,12,18,10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagelsponderosa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}