Surf and turf. Question

[mattmountz94]

Made some filet and scallops tonight. The filet turned Out amazing but I have some questions. My mom gave me the filets and she had them frozen for a long time and they were rough looking. I used the reverse sear for the first time which was awesome! Then gave it a quick sear.. My question is my thermapen r600 was reading 137 when I pulled them off and 150 after rest. Clearly the steak isn't well done. What could be the issue

[MacEggs]

I just poked my monitor with my orange Thermapen, and I got the same readings ....

[TheDude]

Meat continues to cook during the rest. Try pulling at 125°. Looks pretty damn good though. I need to try scallops on the grill. Bout how long on each side did you go. Can't imagine very long.

[mattmountz94]

I put the potatoes on the same time as the meat which was reverse sear at 275. I moved them to direct heat after an hour and for 10mins to crisp them up. The scallops and cabbage I put on direct heat (400) for 8 mins. I understand the get warmer during resting. My issue is the steak clearly isn't cooked to 150.. So why is the thermometer that is correct giving me a reading that is way to high luckily I know how to feel a steak if it's correct

[mattmountz94]

2x2x2x2 scallops

[austin87]

The Thermapen is super accurate and the temperature probe is really small. Maybe you went too deep past the middle (or not far enough in) and were getting a reading closer to the edge.

[Chuck]

My non-scientific answer.

Cooking via the reverse sear method doesn't result in a classic looking well done steak. Temperature wise, you're well done. But because those temps were achieved mostly in indirect heat, the meat does not turn brown all the way through. With a direct cook to well done temps, the outside is actually a higher temp and more done than the middle when it achieves the well done temp.

What I've done for family members that want a well done steak is cook indirect to a lower temp, then finish it off over direct heat longer than the mediums. This gives the classic well done look to the meat while still being more tender than a well done steak cooked over direct heat. I've spoiled a few of them doing this:)

I've also overdone steaks in this same manor by accident and given them to people who like mediums and they don't complain (too much) about the taste and texture, just the color.

[MikeRocksTheRed]

Not really sure to say about temp after they were removed...maybe cook indirect to about 5 degrees lower next time.  I usually don't take a temp once I start the searing process so this might be typical of how most steaks come out after reverse sear?  Either way it looked like one hell of a meal.   When I have weird technical results but a great finished product, I don't share the technical results to the person(s) eating the great results!

[MINIgrillin]

A little article on myoglobin

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/04/the-red-juice-in-raw-red-meat-is-not-blood/0