Then there's the one person who waits til the end and asks where their mid-medium over easy is
It's in magical unicorn land, Jen
I cannot grill twenty-three burgers to order while I'm plastered
I cook them all the same, and just have everyone come up in order of preferred doneness.
Oh, this is smart.
Burgers are ground beef and should never be cooked anything less than well done. Its just not safe. With a steak all the dangerous bacteria is on the surface so you can cook it less. If you grind it you introduce the same bacteria into the inside of the pattie so it far less safe so have medium rare or any less than cooked through burger
*german noises*
I dunno sounds like the beef is of shitty quality.
You’re getting downvoted but what about beef tartar?
Delicious just like Mett (raw finely minced pork)
Never had it, but I've had filet americain , which is like a Belgian/Dutch steak tartare, and it's surprisingly delicious. Reminds me a bit of liverwurst.
The last (and only) time I remember reading about filet americain is from this comic from like 2009. Kinda makes me not want to try it 😆
Damn you, Ea-Nassir!!
I've heard this said many times, and I'm sure there's truth to it. Raw meat needs to be treated carefully because the risk exists.
I'm not sure the risk is as severe as this comment suggests, though since many cultures have a version of raw minced beef like this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare
The bacteria reside in the surface of the meat, which is why you can pretty much briefly sear the outside of a steak and have it bloody in the middle and be fine.
If you grind up the meat, it's all surface now.
That wiki mentions it has become less common due to all the potential health issues. If you do the mincing at the time you prepare the meal, it's likely less of an issue. But making this from US ground bread out of a carton, you're asking for trouble.
Tartare is cut from inner muscles, less likely to have any infections etc.
It's also sold separately from ordinary minced meat.
It’s also supposed to be consumed within 15-30 minutes of being prepared if memory serves.
It's also frozen at some point which does kill most of the bacteria
The level of risk is not quite that severe for healthy individuals. People at high risk certainly shouldn't take any chances, though.
I think you're more likely to get injured in a car accident than have an issue from eating a medium burger.
you say that as if it's difficult to get injured in a car accident
Freshly butchered and grinded, with grinder very regularly cleaned, then it should be reasonable safed. The question is, how well do you trust the cooks to keep everything well cleaned.
Burgers are ground beef and should never be cooked anything less than well done
Lol, no
“You can have your meat any way you like it as long as you like well done to overdone.”
Well done IS overdone.
As a Canadian, this has always weirded me out. Ground beef should be cooked through, anything on the rare side is asking for trouble
I’ve been eating medium-rare burgers my whole life. Restaurants, at home, random neighbors BBQ - and not once can I recall getting sick.
I had no idea people were eating their burgers well done as the norm. The reasons people have posted regarding bacteria seem sound but still… I am so so sorry for you.
Are you maybe just using very lean ground beef? In my experience, 15% ground beef is very hard to overcook.
Typically 85/15 or 90/10. Can’t say for the restaurants or random BBQs.
He never had the makings of a varsity chef
But I said VEGGIE burger.
They'll just cook it on the same nasty spot they cook all the meat. It's what all the restaurants get wrong with their Beyond/Impossible options. My wife loves Beyond Burgers at home, but she won't order them from any restaurant because they cook them on the same grill that's been used to fry up greasy beef all day. She doesn't care if the grill has been cleaned. She just can't do it, and I get it.
Medium rare is the only acceptable answer anyway
Uh not for ground beef unless you want to get sick.
Have you ever gotten sick from eating a medium rare burger? I bet you haven’t.
This thread is full of scared babies.
Enjoy your shit flavored burnt meat.
I watched half my family get sick after eating undercooked burgers (medium rare) at a family gathering.
I've never gotten sick from undercooked chicken either, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to take the risk. Gastro is no fun, and well done burgers taste great (unless maybe if you use very lean meat?) so it's all upsides with no downsides.
For a solid cut of beef, that's my goto. But for ground beef, I would go closer to medium, both for food safety and so it doesn't fall apart in my hands too easily
Just keep flippin' them til they bounce!
Why's he striking a match? It's obviously not for the bbq, and it's not for the cigar either cos he could light that on the bbq.
You don't really want charcoal taste in your cigar, so that's to be avoided.
Taste the meat, not the heat.
You wouldn't get that if you lit it in the flame.
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