How Come?

**J'Bo** · 05-13-2003, 08:37 AM

HOW COME you can eat steak rare but when it comes to ground beef you are supposed to cook it until its well done? Just a dieters question of the day.

**Twin Peak** · 05-13-2003, 08:42 AM

Because in the packaging, shipping, etc, the meat is subject to contaminents. When the beef is ground, they can get on the inside. On steak, stays on the outside.

**TJohn** · 05-13-2003, 08:43 AM

Originally posted by Twin Peak
Because in the gringing process, as well as packaging, shipping, etc, the meat is subject to contaminents. When the beef is ground, they can get on the inside. On steak, stays on the outside.

Nice reply

that's exactly right.

TJ

**Jodi** · 05-13-2003, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by Twin Peak
Because in the packaging, shipping, etc, the meat is subject to contaminents. When the beef is ground, they can get on the inside. On steak, stays on the outside.

I go to a butcher and have my beef speciallay cut then the butcher takes some of that cut sirloin and grinds it for me. Is it safe then?

**TXDeb** · 05-13-2003, 09:17 AM

Good answer, I was wondering this too.

Originally posted by Jodi
I go to a butcher and have my beef speciallay cut then the butcher takes some of that cut sirloin and grinds it for me. Is it safe then?

So... Jodi... are you seriously wanting to eat your ground sirloin rare?

I eat ground sirloin too, but havent ever had the thought to eat a burger or otherwise browned meat in any form other than fully cooked... now a steak I like a little on the raw side... but ground meat, never even occurred to me.

**Twin Peak** · 05-13-2003, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by Jodi
I go to a butcher and have my beef speciallay cut then the butcher takes some of that cut sirloin and grinds it for me. Is it safe then?

No more so. The grinder could contain contaminents from other products.

Indeed the steak itself, on the outside might contain them, and once ground are moved into the inside.

**Jodi** · 05-13-2003, 09:24 AM

I like my Steak Rare and my burgers Med Rare/Medium. I know I'm a weird one.

**CourtQueen** · 05-13-2003, 09:34 AM

No Jodi you are not -
I think that is considered the "Proper" way to cook and eat them by most of the culinary arts world. At least used to be before everyone got all sanitary safety extreme.......

That is exactly how I like 'em too.

**Twin Peak** · 05-13-2003, 09:41 AM

Originally posted by CourtQueen
No Jodi you are not -
I think that is considered the "Proper" way to cook and eat them by most of the culinary arts world. At least used to be before everyone got all sanitary safety extreme.......

That is exactly how I like 'em too.

Course, you like red wine also.

**nikegurl** · 05-13-2003, 09:52 AM

think of it this way - when you grind the meat you increase the surface area. more surface area means more area for bacteria to grow...

**Jodi** · 05-13-2003, 09:54 AM

Yummmy Rare Meat!!

**J'Bo** · 05-13-2003, 10:04 AM

thanks guys....another question answered by the pros on im....

**CourtQueen** · 05-13-2003, 10:19 AM

red wine & red meat
a beautiful beautiful thing

**Twin Peak** · 05-13-2003, 10:28 AM

Originally posted by CourtQueen
red wine & red mean
a beautiful beautiful thing

Last Saturday, I was sitting on my patio by myself, overlooking the water, drinking an overfilled glass of red, while the six burners on my grill cooked a bunch of New York strips.

Cheat days are a beautiful thing.

**I Are Baboon** · 05-13-2003, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by Jodi

Yummmy Rare Meat!!

I like my red meat thoroughly cooked, charred to the bone.

**Jodi** · 05-13-2003, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by Twin Peak
Last Saturday, I was sitting on my patio by myself, overlooking the water, drinking an overfilled glass of red, while the six burners on my grill cooked a bunch of New York strips.

Cheat days are a beautiful thing.

Since when is eating NY Strips a cheat day? I'd eat it every day if I could afford it.

Oh and IAB -

How's that Rawhide

**CourtQueen** · 05-13-2003, 10:43 AM

He must be into giving the jaw a workout........

**Jodi** · 05-13-2003, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by CourtQueen
He must be into giving the jaw a workout........

OMG that can be taken wrong on soooo many levels.

**Twin Peak** · 05-13-2003, 10:47 AM

Steak and red wine, is always a cheat.

Besides, I didn't mention the sides.

**Fade** · 05-13-2003, 10:49 AM

Butterfly and I will go to Outback, order the same filet mignon only she gets hers well-done and mine's still mooing

**I Are Baboon** · 05-13-2003, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by Fade99
Butterfly and I will go to Outback, order the same filet mignon only she gets hers well-done

Now there's woman who knows how to order meat!

**CourtQueen** · 05-13-2003, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by Jodi

OMG that can be taken wrong on soooo many levels.

OH MY

ROFLMAO

**I Are Baboon** · 05-13-2003, 11:13 AM

Originally posted by CourtQueen
He must be into giving the jaw a workout........

Originally posted by Jodi

OMG that can be taken wrong on soooo many levels.

I think I just got beat up by two women!

**J'Bo** · 05-13-2003, 12:06 PM

I agree with Jodi....i like my meat rare and ready to be eaten.

**Prince** · 05-13-2003, 12:19 PM

actually, you should not even eat steak rare these days, it should be cooked to at least medium.

**Tboy** · 05-13-2003, 12:41 PM

Originally posted by Prince
actually, you should not even eat steak rare these days, it should be cooked to at least medium.

You kinda answered the question I had.. But is it really safe to eat it with any pink left in it?

I like mine with a little pink. Is it really only the outside that can become contaminated?

**Prince** · 05-13-2003, 12:46 PM

supposedly you're okay as long as the outside is cooked on a whole piece of meat (pink or even rare), but with the manner in which meat is handled and processed these days I do not trust it, so I go for medium to medium-well.

**J'Bo** · 05-13-2003, 12:48 PM

well i eat med-rare steak everyday....not dead yet.

**Jodi** · 05-13-2003, 12:51 PM

I'm with you JBo, I'll take my chances and enjoy my steak.

**Malachor** · 05-13-2003, 08:28 PM

Originally posted by Fade99
Butterfly and I will go to Outback, order the same filet mignon only she gets hers well-done and mine's still mooing

their 22oz porterhouse... so delicious...so so so delicious..

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