Chicken is the only meat that I'm paranoid about. Beef, pork, fish are all medium or under. But also most people overcook chicken for that same fear. I cook to close to 170 and it's done. For breasts use finger to test until the meat provides just the slightest resistance to pressing on it.
Beef...med. rare to medium.
Chicken...well done but not to the point of being dry and leathery.
Pork...well done but not to the point of being dry and leathery.
paronoid about what?
and not paranoid about undercooked pork?!
You may be a little confused at this point about how long to cook pork. In the past, we were warned to cook it to well done (that is, 170 F) in order to take care of any trichinae parasites, which are killed at 137 F.
These days, however, modern advances in pork production have all but eliminated trichinosis in this country. In fact, the few cases reported here in recent years have been traced to either wild game (bears, especially) or privately raised pigs. You no longer need to overcook pork in order to feel good about eating it.
Beef...med. rare to medium.
Chicken...well done but not to the point of being dry and leathery.
Pork...well done but not to the point of being dry and leathery.
Pork and chicken should be cooked thoroughly. Steak, medium rare.
no to bolded.
most people that eat undercooked beef (medium rare, medium, or even medium well)
LOL at "undercooked".
That's fine for you...I don't trust the pork industry enough to take a chance with trichinosis...
Hell, the entire meat industry is rife with fraud and cutting corners when and where they can...never trust the commercial meat producers to do what's right for the consumer...