In cooking terms, what is the opposite of "rare" when describing how meat is cooked?

• A. Medium
• B. Juicy
• C. Well-done
• D. Charred

Answer: (C)

In cooking terms, doneness levels describe how thoroughly meat is cooked. The opposite of rare is well-done because rare means the center is pink or red and only lightly cooked, while well-done means the meat is cooked all the way through with no pink. Medium is a middle ground between rare and well-done, so it’s not the opposite. Juicy describes moisture and tenderness, not how thoroughly the meat is cooked, and charred refers to a burnt surface, not the interior doneness. So the term that best fits the opposite of rare is well-done.