Meat Cookery

Here is a test for doneness when cook meat that should not be applied as a blanket rule, but certainly helps when you are less than confident or do not cook meat on a regular basis.

First, open the hand you do not write with, palm facing towards you. Using the little finger of that hand, and applying only a little pressure, touch the tip of the thumb. Keep the hand in that position and, with the index finger of the other hand, touch the mound of fleshy muscle beneath the thumb of your non-writing hand — this feeling is what you should look for when you require meat well done.