# Cooked my First Steak - It was overcooked

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cooked-my-first-steak-it-was-overcooked/8920>\
**Category:** Anova Precision® Cooker\
**Tags:** beef\
**Created:** [August 17, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cooked-my-first-steak-it-was-overcooked/8920 "2017-08-17T13:20:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![AlyssaWOAH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/alyssawoah/32/2946_2.png) [@AlyssaWOAH](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/AlyssaWOAH)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 6:56am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cooked-my-first-steak-it-was-overcooked/8920/21 "2017-09-15T06:56:47Z")

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I hope it comes out perfect next time! Any tips or any other questions you have - the community is here to help. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Ember](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/ember/32/729_2.png) [@Ember](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Ember)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 8:59am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cooked-my-first-steak-it-was-overcooked/8920/22 "2017-09-15T08:59:32Z")

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Yes, to shock chill just drop the bag into an ice bath. Water, ice and salt will give you the best result, but as you’re only really looked to cool the outside a bit, cold water will do.

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**Author:** ![Grace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@Grace](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Grace)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cooked-my-first-steak-it-was-overcooked/8920/23 "2018-05-08T23:44:44Z")

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Hi I received my Anova yesterday and my first attempt at using it was overcooked. I followed the recipe in the app for Pork Chop to the letter. I set the temp at 140f for 1 hour. It was supposed to be pink, but was def overcooked. I also used my cooking thermometer, which showed the water was several degrees hotter than the set point. I wasn’t sure which was accurate at the time but now think it was the thermometer. In future I will check and adjust the temp down.

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**Author:** ![Ember](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/ember/32/729_2.png) [@Ember](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Ember)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cooked-my-first-steak-it-was-overcooked/8920/24 "2018-05-09T13:07:43Z")

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135F will give you lovely pink pork. But if you can check the water bath with a second thermometer and still find that it’s over temperature I’d contact Support.

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