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One idea I heard... LordPerrin Send a noteboard - 23/02/2012 03:23:35 AM
You really should cook hamburger to well done (160 F/71.1 C). Unless you are 100% sure of your source, it becomes a pretty big risk to under-cook ground beef. Regulation on the testing of ground beef is one of the huge holes in the industry right now (the USDA is in the process of trying to fix it, but these things take time). The worst part about infected ground beef is that it's almost impossible to trace it to the farm the cow came from, so it's difficult to "fix the problem" at the source.

Trust me. I love medium rare burgers. But a properly made burger still tastes good cooked all the way through, and it has a much much much lower chance of causing any food poisoning or bacterial infections. The risk with ground beef is just so much higher than with steak. IMO, it's worth the risk to at least cook it to medium well.

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is to grind your own meat. You know, some chuck with some sirloin and cook that up, and you have a better chance of having a safe medium rare burger.I don't know how accurate that is, but it seems that, since A) your grinding your own, and B) you're buying whole cuts, you have a lower chance of getting something nasty. I don't know how accurate that is, but there you are.
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Also, holy cow. nossy - 22/02/2012 03:39:41 PM 1096 Views
creepy. *NM* LadyLorraine - 22/02/2012 03:43:05 PM 234 Views
I'll reserve judgment until someone actually tries it A Deathwatch Guard - 22/02/2012 05:54:32 PM 457 Views
Does this solve the problem for the "cruelty to animals" vegetarians? *NM* Dannymac - 22/02/2012 06:27:17 PM 249 Views
Well, it did say PETA was in favor? nossy - 22/02/2012 06:53:53 PM 450 Views
Why wouldn't it? And as the article says, PETA endorses this *NM* kHz1000 - 22/02/2012 06:54:13 PM 242 Views
I win. *NM* nossy - 22/02/2012 06:58:49 PM 239 Views
Just barely *NM* kHz1000 - 22/02/2012 07:14:30 PM 241 Views
Potentially a great idea. I'd love to hear more about it kHz1000 - 22/02/2012 06:51:55 PM 478 Views
The idea is that it'll become cheaper and more efficient in the future A Deathwatch Guard - 22/02/2012 07:44:33 PM 382 Views
It's CATTLE! Soylent Beef® is made out of cattle! Joel - 22/02/2012 06:53:12 PM 396 Views
This feels like it's going in the wrong direction. Sareitha Sedai - 22/02/2012 07:27:17 PM 375 Views
... well, then. This causes a problem. jh - 22/02/2012 07:39:07 PM 390 Views
Leather *NM* Bored - 22/02/2012 07:48:34 PM 186 Views
Nah. Too stringy. *NM* jh - 22/02/2012 10:04:25 PM 154 Views
I'll take my burgers from real cows, thanks. LordPerrin - 23/02/2012 12:21:01 AM 432 Views
*wince* as good as it tastes.. LadyLorraine - 23/02/2012 12:47:01 AM 386 Views
One idea I heard... LordPerrin - 23/02/2012 03:23:35 AM 482 Views
it's quite accurate. self-grinding is a much safer way to go! LadyLorraine - 23/02/2012 02:03:47 PM 460 Views
Your life is banal and devoid of meaning! beetnemesis - 23/02/2012 04:05:18 AM 440 Views
there certainly is and there are many foods I take risks with. LadyLorraine - 23/02/2012 02:02:08 PM 432 Views
No. Sareitha Sedai - 23/02/2012 01:50:10 PM 411 Views
of course it does. I mean, look at the success of fast food burgers *NM* LadyLorraine - 23/02/2012 02:07:08 PM 158 Views
Wow, I never even heard of NOT cooking the burger through ironclad - 23/02/2012 02:35:31 PM 367 Views
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