I have been watching lots of DDD and they always cook the burgers to medium rare.
In Canada I believe you cant serve burger anyway but well done. Are they using a better grade of ground beef?
I grind my own GB at home and will cook my burgers to medium rare , but never with store bought GB.
Thanks
Mike
I am medium well
I am medium-rare.
The problem with ground beef is that the least bit of surface bacteria is mixed in - through and through.
With a cut of steak, all ya gotta do (safety-wise) is get the outside hot.
Burgers should be at least medium (whether you like them that way or not).
Especially regarding kids and old folks.
Awrighten.
Hey, I'm an "old folks"!
If you grind it yourself, wash, dry and chill the meat. Grind (preferably in a cold grinder) and then fridge or freeze. I keep my "cold drawer" at 33 so it'll keep for a while.
I don't want my burger mooing at me when I bite into it.
I am medium/medium well burger dude.
Me no like steak tartare
I like mine just slightly pink in the center.
I get grossed-out if the burger gets the bun bloody. :P
But I don't mind med-rare steaks though. :D
They can moo at me.
Carolyn
When I was a kid, Abe Lincoln and I ...
Anyway, my father was German so I guess I am too.
They'd have a summer picnic at a park with raw ground beef, minced onion, raw egg and S&P on a bun. I liked it at the time but it doesn't sound so good now :-\
No one ever died from it as far as I know. But there was usually a line at the outhouses. ;D
Sounds like raw meat loaf minus the bread crumbs. :D
Carolyn
Med Rare
We might have to define 'burger'.
If I know my source well or do it myself, I have no problem with medium rare.
The frozen patties made in a factory somewhere - I don't even buy them let alone medium rare. They seem to recall 100's of tons every year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare
Medium Rare
Medium, medium rare.
I always cook HB's to medium because of the danger but Mrs Jan sneaks a pinch or two before I get it to the grill.
Quote from: ArnieM on June 23, 2010, 08:49:14 PM
They'd have a summer picnic at a park with raw ground beef, minced onion, raw egg and S&P on a bun. I liked it at the time but it doesn't sound so good now :-\
I was introduced to that when I was young and still enjoy it minus the raw eggs. In the old country they used pork, according to my parents, but I don't think that's a good idea. I still enjoy it if I know the source of the ground beef. As far as burgers I like 'em well done. Have to be juicy in the middle, not dried out.
I have a hard time enjoying a burger that is not at least pink in the middle. Thick, juicy and medium rare pink. I realize that it is a matter of time before a bad bug gets the better of me but so far so good.
I believe David Farragut would say, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead."
Good luck and slow smoking,
Pachanga
Burgers I like medium to medium well. I like my steak medium rare but a burger I like a little more done. My current favorite thing to put on a burger is wing sauce and blue cheese.
I cook mine Korean style... The recipe is in the recipe database here (http://gnipsel.com/).
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/johnplctech/Cooking/KoreanHamburgers01.jpg)
JT
I'm a well done guy, always have been always will be.
I'll give the marketing answer -- that depends. If I buy the cuts and grind the beef myself, it's bloody rare (and it's probably half rib eye too). If it's anything else it's medium rare to medium.
I love steak tartar but gave it up at restaurants as the incidence of contaminated beef started increasing. I keep wondering, for several reasons, what's happening with our meat supply? A lot of enhanced and flavor added stuff and a lot of recalls for contamination, and then there's the mad cow thing added on top because of feed practices. Makes you wonder.
Hot and Pink!
When I grind my own meat for hamburgers I grill to no more than medium rare. My favorite combination of meats to grind are short ribs / chuck / flank steak. Makes for expensive burgers versus only ground meat but the taste is well worth it. Well season meat with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper prior to grinding and then lightly again when on the grill. Typically grind several pounds of meat, GENTLY form into patties, usually 6 ounces, and then place between wax paper, wrap in saran wrap, and place in freezer bag.
Take out when needed no need to defrost use low flame and take off between rare and medium rare. Use your favorite condiments but remember you want to taste the beef not the ketchup. (never use the stuff on burgers)
Medium for me. :)