Forking the Meat

The most comical thing I have ever seen (culinary) is to see someone spend a lot of time rubbing a roast, cutting the mire poix, going through all the steps of cooking, basting, sweating, and on and on, and you stick a fork in the meat! How stupid! Forking meat is bad, very bad! What happens when you stick a fork in any meat…all the juices leak out! Let the meat rest for about 15 minutes.  This gives the meat time to cool, tighten back up, holding the juices in. Once the meat has rested then cut it. I suggest putting gloves on and holding the meat and cutting, but it is then ok to fork the meat.