What are you eating right now?

[Mong]

According to every latest study that comes out everything is bad for me and is going to kill me so that doesn't bother me in the slightest

 

[Hallatia]

I am sort of with Twizz. I like my meat cooked but not burnt

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

BBQ Chicken, mmm...

 

[TooheysNew]

can also be chockers with bacteria if is still red in the middle

Nope. So long as the outside is cooked, and it's decent quality meat, it's fine.

 

[IanG]

A Bubble O Bill

 

[Bazal]

Yeah Coby is right. Pink beef still goes over 65 degrees in the centre and there's just not that much bacteria in red meat to start with. Thats part of why it can be dry aged with no ill effects. Unless it's off...doesn't matter how its cooked then, you're getting sick

 

[HowHigh]

Only eat meat if its well done...if i order a steak out I have to ask for very well done...half the time their definition of well done still seems a bit uncooked to me

 

[Cliffhanger]

Weak

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Cannot stand well done or medium red meat. Has to be all-out rare, even pushing blue.

 

[umina panther]

Three banana sandwiches. I had forgotten how good they are

 

[Hallatia]

Only eat meat if its well done...if i order a steak out I have to ask for very well done...half the time their definition of well done still seems a bit uncooked to me

so you like it burnt. My dad is kinda the same.

 

[Hallatia]

Three banana sandwiches. I had forgotten how good they are

How awesome are bananas, it's so good to have them affordable again.

 

[Twizzle]

Yeah Coby is right. Pink beef still goes over 65 degrees in the centre and there's just not that much bacteria in red meat to start with. Thats part of why it can be dry aged with no ill effects. Unless it's off...doesn't matter how its cooked then, you're getting sick

To kill all strains of bacteria you must maintain a minimum temperature of 121 degrees for 15 minutes so you are taking a risk by eating rare steak.

Assuming the meat is bacteria free to start with, there is a low rick especially if its refrigerated but that wont stop air borne contaminants.

Having said that, thats not why I eat meat well done, I just like it better.

 

[HowHigh]

so you like it burnt. My dad is kinda the same.

Yeah pretty much lol

 

[Hallatia]

a delicious delicious banana

 

[dogslife]

Kraft Cheese snackabout, what am I 6?

 

[Cliffhanger]

Does anybody remember those Uncle Toby's things called dip its or something, where you get the kangaroos, this chocolate or strawberry flavoured dip this other thing that looks like granulated nuts. All this talk of being six has made me crave those.

 

[dogslife]

Yeah Dunkaroos they were the shit! And roll ups, when they brought out roll ups in tape form, I thought my life was complete

 

[Bazal]

To kill all strains of bacteria you must maintain a minimum temperature of 121 degrees for 15 minutes so you are taking a risk by eating rare steak.

Assuming the meat is bacteria free to start with, there is a low rick especially if its refrigerated but that wont stop air borne contaminants.

Having said that, thats not why I eat meat well done, I just like it better.

Australian Health standard is above 65 degrees C or below 5 (or thereabouts). It's probably changed a few degrees since I had to use it, but it's roughly that. That'll handle pretty much everything bar the extremophiles or the very tough.

Remembering, of course, that the guidelines are not about killing the bacteria....even taking it to 120+ won't do that entirely, and to do it you would have to make food inedible...they're about managing it at safe levels.

 

[Twizzle]

yeh, fair enough

I know of a thin rod strain of bacteria that doesn't die off at those temperatures, not sure if it would ever be found in meat though.