medium-well

IPA/ˌmiː.di.əmˈwel/
IPA/ˌmiː.di.əmˈwel/

medium-well — 形容詞

1. a level of doneness for cooked meat, especially steak, where the meat is heated

1.形容詞B1
釋義

七分熟

肉類烹調程度：中間僅保留少量粉紅色

a level of doneness for cooked meat, especially steak, where the meat is heated through yet keeps a narrow band of pink at the centre — firmer than medium but with a little pink left, unlike well-done which has no pink at all

例句

Chef Lee asked if I wanted my steak cooked medium-well or well-done.

李主廚問我牛排要七分熟還是全熟。

cooked medium-well — common position after verb

The Watanabe family ordered their burgers medium-well so they would stay juicy but not look pink.

渡邊一家點的漢堡要求七分熟，這樣吃起來多汁但不會看起來生紅。

order medium-well — restaurant context

常見搭配
  • cooked medium-well
  • medium-well steak
  • medium-well burger
  • order it medium-well
  • done medium-well
同義詞
反義詞
  • rare

    opposite end of the doneness spectrum — a rare steak is seared outside but red and cool in the centre

  • well-done

    the next level past medium-well where all pink is gone and the meat is brown throughout

用法筆記

Use this term only for meats that are safe to eat with a trace of pink at the centre — typically beef, lamb, and certain cuts of pork. Chicken and poultry must always be cooked to well-done for safety.

常見錯誤

I would like my steak medium-well done.
I would like my steak medium-well.
'well-done' is a single term for fully cooked meat; adding 'done' after 'medium-well' is redundant.
Can I have the chicken cooked medium-well?
Chicken should always be cooked to well-done for safety.
'medium-well' is only appropriate for beef, lamb, and some pork; poultry must have no pink at all.

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常用片語

  • cooked medium-well
  • ordered medium-well
  • done medium-well
  • prefer it medium-well