i just got through eating half of a half-cooked hamburger

[Nocturnal]

anythink i should SERIOUSLY worry about right now?

no jokes guys, should i be watching, worrying about anything?

im sure you wouldnt want to hear of a ATOT'r dying overnight due to salmanella (SP?)

i didnt even look because these guys burger's are usually always cooked all the way.

I got through half way, and I looked and saw this kinda pinkish thing I was like WTF

 

[spanky]

u might get the runs...

here is a preview of what u might have to look forwad to.

 

[N8Magic]

If it was "kind of" pink, you needn't worry.

If anything you may get food poisoning (a fate I wouldn't wish on ANYONE.), but even that is highly unlikely.

 

[Amused]

<< anythink i should SERIOUSLY worry about right now?

no jokes guys, should i be watching, worrying about anything?

im sure you wouldnt want to hear of a ATOT'r dying overnight due to salmanella (SP?)

i didnt even look because these guys burger's are usually always cooked all the way.

I got through half way, and I looked and saw this kinda pinkish thing I was like WTF >>



Not really. The chances the meat was tainted by E-coli is pretty slim.

People forget that medium burgers was the norm before we started fretting over E-coli, yet E-coli has always been there. I grew up eating medium burgers, as did most people over 30 and have never been ill from them.

 

[Nocturnal]

it was like cooked all around, except for the middle was kinda pinkish.

im saving the burger too. just in case i get sick, im going to sue them

 

[Kadarin]

Figure it this way: Your body has an immune system for a reason...

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

burgers taste horrible when cooked all the way through. "A little pink" in the middle is the norm at anywhere but fastfood places.


You're completely overreacting.

 

[Spagina]

Yeah, a little pink is nothing to worry about. I always eat my burgers that way, my parent's always have. I personally think it tastes better that way. You should be fine.

 

[Nocturnal]

ok ok, thanks guys. ive never really had a half cooked burger in my life.

thanks.

 

[gooseman]

Pink is good.

 

[shiner]

Bah...I still eat my burgers medium rare....have been for years.

 

[Jerboy]

I heard beef is served raw in some Korean dishes.

 

[rgwalt]

It isn't "half cooked". It is just medium to medium rare. The only reason to worry is if it looked absolutely raw and wasn't very warm. There is a difference between pink cooked meat and raw meat. You were just eating pink meat, but it was cooked. Overcooked meat is the worst. I always get my steaks medium rare and my burgers medium. Chicken and pork aren't an option when eating out, but from what I understand, one can eat slightly pink pork nowadays with very little risk. Mmmm... pork...

Also, just an FYI... People tend to overcook a lot of meats. If you are worried, get a digital probe thermometer and check the temps. Get on-line and look at recommended cooking temps from both the FDA and a cooking website (like www.foodtv.com). The FDA temps will always be higher. For instance, the FDA recommends cooking a turkey to 375F (I think) while the bacteria all die at 362F.

Ryan

 

[Jerboy]

<<

Also, just an FYI... People tend to overcook a lot of meats. If you are worried, get a digital probe thermometer and check the temps. Get on-line and look at recommended cooking temps from both the FDA and a cooking website (like www.foodtv.com). The FDA temps will always be higher. For instance, the FDA recommends cooking a turkey to 375F (I think) while the bacteria all die at 362F.

Ryan >>



I believe it is 160°F. All the water will be boiling off at 212F.

 

[rgwalt]

Sorry, you are right Jerboy, the recommended final temp is 175, but the bacteria die at 161.

The oven is supposed to be at 350 though...

Ryan

 

[Amused]

<< Sorry, you are right Jerboy, the recommended final temp is 175, but the bacteria die at 161.

The oven is supposed to be at 350 though...

Ryan >>



The fed recommendations are excessive in my mind. If you cook a hamburger to 175 degrees all the way through, it is medium-well with no pink whatsoever.

The E-coli worries are over-rated. Like I said, I grew up eating very pink medium burgers. My mom and dad liked them medium-rare. None of us ever got sick from a burger.

They've even had people cooking their steaks well done, which is stupid because the bacteria cannot penetrate a solid steak. The only reason they suggest cooking burgers so long is because the bacteria is mixed inside the ground-beef when the beef is ground up.

BTW, the ONLY way to have a filet is medium-rare. YUM! It's sad that ignorance has people cooking these things well done.

 

[Kaieye]

Nocturnal, Let me guess...

I bet you like your steak well done, right??