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Expression of IdeasMediumExplaining why meat is rested

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - As meat cooks, its juices are pushed toward the centre. - If meat is cut immediately, those juices run out onto the board. - Resting the meat for a few minutes lets the juices spread back through it. - For a steak, about five minutes of resting is enough.

The student wants to explain why cooks rest meat before cutting it. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Cooks rest meat because cooking pushes its juices to the centre, and a few minutes' rest lets them spread back through the meat instead of running out when it is cut.Correct
  2. B. For a steak, about five minutes of resting is enough.
  3. C. Cooks rest meat for a few minutes before cutting it.
  4. D. Resting meat lets it finish cooking more quickly.

Answer: A. Cooks rest meat because cooking pushes its juices to the centre, and a few minutes' rest lets them spread back through the meat instead of running out when it is cut.

The goal asks WHY. Choice A gives the cause and the consequence of not resting.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. For a steak, about five minutes of resting is enough.
A duration, not a reason.
C. Cooks rest meat for a few minutes before cutting it.
This states the practice without explaining it.
D. Resting meat lets it finish cooking more quickly.
The notes say nothing about cooking speed.

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