The cooking times below are in minutes and based on using fully thawed steaks.
Pan Searing – Preheat pan over medium heat with small amounts of cooking oil.
1-2″ Thick Steak
| Doneness | Internal |
First Side (time in minutes) |
After Turning (time in minutes) |
| Rare | 120° – 130° F | 4 | 3 |
| Medium Rare | 130° – 140° F | 5 | 4 |
| Medium | 140° – 150° F | 6 | 4 |
| Well Done | 160° – 170° F | 9 | 7 |
3/4″ Thick Steak
| Doneness | Internal |
First Side (time in minutes) |
After Turning (time in minutes) |
| Rare | 120° – 130° F | 5 | 4 |
| Medium Rare | 130° – 140° F | 6 | 5 |
| Medium | 140° – 150° F | 7 | 5 |
| Well Done | 160° – 170° F | 10 | 8 |
1″ Thick Steak
| Doneness | Internal |
First Side (time in minutes) |
After Turning (time in minutes) |
| Rare | 120° – 130° F | 6 | 5 |
| Medium Rare | 130° – 140° F | 7 | 6 |
| Medium | 140° – 150° F | 8 | 6 |
| Well Done | 160° – 170° F | 11 | 9 |
1 1/4″ Thick Steak
| Doneness | Internal |
First Side (time in minutes) |
After Turning (time in minutes) |
| Rare | 120° – 130° F | 7 | 5 |
| Medium Rare | 130° – 140° F | 8 | 6 |
| Medium | 140° – 150° F | 8 | 7 |
| Well Done | 160° – 170° F | 12 | 10 |
1 1/2″ Thick Steak
| Doneness | Internal |
First Side (time in minutes) |
After Turning (time in minutes) |
| Rare | 120° – 130° F | 7 | 6 |
| Medium Rare | 130° – 140° F | 8 | 7 |
| Medium | 140° – 150° F | 9 | 7 |
| Well Done | 160° – 170° F | 13 | 11 |
1 3/4″ Thick Steak
| Doneness | Internal |
First Side (time in minutes) |
After Turning (time in minutes) |
| Rare | 120° – 130° F | 8 | 7 |
| Medium Rare | 130° – 140° F | 9 | 7 |
| Medium | 140° – 150° F | 9 | 8 |
| Well Done | 160° – 170° F | 14 | 12 |
2″ Thick Steak
| Doneness | Internal |
First Side (time in minutes) |
After Turning (time in minutes) |
| Rare | 120° – 130° F | 10 | 8 |
| Medium Rare | 130° – 140° F | 11 | 9 |
| Medium | 140° – 150° F | 12 | 10 |
| Well Done | 160° – 170° F | 15 | 13 |
Omaha Steaks test kitchen equipment may vary from yours in the amount of heat produced. Verify degree of doneness by using your kitchen thermometer.
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