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Ribeye

Rib roast · entrecôte · côte de bœuf

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Cook sheet

Doneness, a counter swap, and the safety line for this cut — print this page.

Doneness

54–57°CMedium rare

Stop where the fat has just begun to render. The thicker the steak, the more a three-minute rest protects it.

Species target 52–57°C medium-rare for steaks

Ground beef needs 71°C / 160°F throughout.

Swap at the counter

  • Loin — High-heat steak energy without the beef price — pork loin browns fast and stays mild.
  • Rack — Showpiece ribs with a fat cap — roast hot, rest, carve between bones.

Safety

Whole-muscle steaks can follow a culinary centre. Mince and burgers still need a safe finish throughout.

Safety & freshness →

Last cook versus this cook

Pin the doneness and method you just left against the pick on this cut’s sheet. Last-versus-now stays on this device — teaching temperatures, not a diagnosis.

Not medical advice, a food-safety certificate or a guarantee. Use the published sheet temps and your own thermometer.

Last cook—
This cook—

Cook sequence from this cut sheet

Follow published Ribeye — teaching, not a thermometer app.

  1. Name the cut — Confirm Ribeye on the sheet.
  2. Pick doneness — Target Medium rare ~57°C.
  3. Pair first method — Lead with Grilling.
  4. Keep safety note — Stop where the fat has just begun to render. The thicker the steak, the more a three-minute rest protects it.
  5. Last-vs-now is a pin — Cook-pair is a bookmark, not a certificate.

Ribeye: Medium rare (57°C) via Grilling.

Editorial butchery teaching only. Not HACCP or medical advice.

Substitute cut and safety stop

After the cook sequence for Ribeye, a second sheet pass: published swap cut plus the safety line already on this page.

  1. Name the printed substitute — If Ribeye is missing at the counter, the sheet points to related cut Striploin — same atlas, not inventing a new primal.
  2. Check shared method fit — Prefer a published method that still fits the substitute; lead method on this sheet is Grilling.
  3. Hard stop on safety — Stop where the fat has just begun to render. The thicker the steak, the more a three-minute rest protects it.
  4. Keep cook-pair as a pin — Saving a cook-pair bookmarks this sheet; it is not a food-safety certificate.

Ribeye → swap toward Striploin; stop on the printed safety line before plating.

Editorial butchery teaching only. Not HACCP or medical advice.

Cook, swap, or skip

Choose what to do with Ribeye from the lines already on this page.

Use Grilling. Stop when you meet this safety line: Stop where the fat has just begun to render. The thicker the steak, the more a three-minute rest protects it..

Kitchen teaching. Not a food-safety certificate.

Doneness and method on this cut

What temperature does this page recommend for this cut?
The cut sheet already prints 54–57°C (Medium rare) for Ribeye. That is the published recommendation on this page, not a live thermometer reading.
Which cooking method fits this cut?
This sheet lists Grilling · Steak · Hot pot with fitness scores. Pair one of those methods with a doneness from the published scale (Blue 46 C through Well done 77 C). The cook-pair block pins last versus now — teaching, not a diagnosis.
Can I serve this cut pink?
Follow the sheet note already on this page: Stop where the fat has just begun to render. The thicker the steak, the more a three-minute rest protects it. Connective-tissue cuts ask for time; tender steaks ask for a rest after the published temp. The safety note at the bottom still applies.
Is the doneness scale a food-safety certificate?
No. The pair tool and the recommended temp are teaching numbers from this atlas. Use the printed sheet and your own thermometer. This page is not a medical or hygiene certificate.
Ribeye
JoeSmack · Public domain

The muscle sitting over ribs six to eight. It barely moves during the animal's life, so the grain stays fine and intramuscular fat settles through it in a dense web. This is where the most spectacular marbling on any carcass appears.

Profile

Tenderness88
Marbling94
Umami82
Price90

Pairs with

Grilling95
Steak88
Hot pot40

Recommended cooking

54–57°CMedium rare

Stop where the fat has just begun to render. The thicker the steak, the more a three-minute rest protects it.

How to pick it

The best pieces carry fine marbling all the way out to the fat cap around the spinalis, not just in the eye.

Grading & naming

Ribeye from Prime or 1++ shows the BMS scale most clearly — this is the cut the marble pictures are about.

Grading systems →

Nutrition · Per 100 g raw edible portion

291kcalCalories
17.3gProtein
24.5gFat
10.2gSaturated fat

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Temperatures are guidance for whole-muscle cuts. Ground meat and poultry need 71°C / 160°F throughout.