Extra rare is another temperature category and means a steak is only cooked to 115 degrees - which isn't as worrisome as eating raw beef, but is still far from being considered safe to eat.

Here are the essential tips he used to create a perfectly seared, medium-rare steak ... better for searing steak, which is likely why Jay uses light olive oil instead of extra virgin olive oil.

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She also recommends smoking the steak for an extra flavor kick and mentions that ... the grill for approximately 35 minutes if you want rare steak or 40 minutes for medium rare.