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[bombermwc]

It's not red dye... It's water mixed with a protein called myoglobin

ok, but same result. Just cause it's pink, doesn't mean its not cooked.

[Roger S]

ok, but same result. Just cause it's pink, doesn't mean its not cooked.

True... smoked chicken is more often than not pink from a chemical reaction with the wood used to smoke it.

But my response was to the "blood" that comes from a steak. It's a chemical reaction to H2O and the protein found in meat called Myoglobin..... The redder the meat the greater the myoglobin content.

It's been equated to a steak being undercooked but it's really a clue to how juicy the steak is.