Question about steak
I let steak rest for 10-15 minutes after grilling and it is always perfect, tender and juicy. However, when I return to it after it has rested, there is a pool of juices around it. It has not been cut or pierced in any way. Can someone explain why this is happening?
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First off, some juice on the board is perfectly normal and unpreventable. There'd be even more on your plate if you didn't allow the meat a chance to rest before cutting into it.
As for how it "leaks out", it's simply a matter of there not being anything to prevent it. What normally holds moisture inside the animal, the skin, is obviously no longer a factor. And nothing, no matter what you've read or heard, is capable of "sealing in the juices".