tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post5876188053182202200..comments2024-03-27T20:45:01.098-04:00Comments on Beyond Salmon: Medium-rare Burgers (Video)Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271344371852988017noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post-79017726042857564962015-05-15T08:08:58.295-04:002015-05-15T08:08:58.295-04:00No, please don't cook chicken burgers the same...No, please don't cook chicken burgers the same way. They need to be more cooked through in the US. I did have medium-rare ground up chicken dish in Japan and loved it, but they test their poultry much more thoroughly for salmonella than we do in the US. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271344371852988017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post-42668816433483194032015-05-15T06:08:52.585-04:002015-05-15T06:08:52.585-04:00How about chicken burgers? Can I cook it the same ...How about chicken burgers? Can I cook it the same way as well?<br />nuhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post-41258601364352783132014-07-21T22:48:13.134-04:002014-07-21T22:48:13.134-04:00You are absolutely right. FDA wouldn't approv...You are absolutely right. FDA wouldn't approve of these burgers. If you want to make them completely safe, you should sear a solid muscle and then grind it yourself. The cooking method that I describe using a 200F oven and finishing with a sear would still apply and produce a wonderful burger. <br /><br />But it's good to put the risk in perspective. Last time I checked, there were way more injuries and deaths from car accidents in the US than from e.coli. Thousands of restaurants in the US are cooking medium-rare burgers from pre-packaged ground beef and serving it with a little * warning you about the risks. I am yet to hear of a diner who got sick from a medium-rare burger and I know dozens of people first hand who either lost loved ones in a car accident of were severely injured. As long as you understand the risk, it's up to you to decide whether to take it or not. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271344371852988017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17422713.post-65046537239426599802014-07-21T22:17:51.679-04:002014-07-21T22:17:51.679-04:00I don't want to be alarmist, but I don't t...I don't want to be alarmist, but I don't think what you are doing meets food safety standards. It is safe to eat medium-rare steaks and roasts because the interior of meat is generally considered to be sterile, and just about any cooking method will heat the very exterior to a high enough temp to kill any contamination. However for ground beef the recommendation is to cook it to 160F, which is clearly a higher temp than you are cooking those burgers. You don't know how the meat has been handled, and by grinding any surface contamination becomes spread throughout the meat.<br /><br />There *is* a way to prepare safe medium-rare ground beef, which you can find online. In a nutshell you buy whole cuts of meat such as chuck, kill any contamination on the exterior, and then grind it yourself in a meat grinder or food processor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com