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The proper temperature to cook a medium-rare steak is 130Â° - 135Â° F. Although, according to foodsafety.gov, beef, lamb, and pork should be cooked to at least 145Â° (or above, if desired). Ground meat must be cooked to at least 160Â° F. Ground poultry must be cooked to at least 165Â°.
So besides a large pot, you need to have a meat fork with long tines to pierce through a thick piece of beef. The USDA recommends that corned beef be cooked to an internal temperature of 158 degrees as a safeguard against pathogens, but we recommend a higher internal temp â 165-175 degrees.