Table 2. Effects of different cooking methods on water content of beef steaks

Part Cooking method1)
Oven Searing
Whole 63.08±2.34 63.26±1.18ab
Outside 63.83±1.20 61.09±1.44b
Inside 65.88±1.69 66.75±2.61a
Oven, cooked until 60°C internal temperature in an oven at 180°C; Searing, cooked until 35°C in an oven, then grilled in a pan at 240°C until the internal temperature reached 60°C.
Different letters within the column differ significantly (p<0.05)