Rare Steaks and Burgers?
Answers: During slaughtering, contamination of the fecal contents happens as rare meat is drawn across other parts of the animal, like bowel contents.
A steak have 6 sides, and when cooking a steak, all 6 sides are seared, thus burning the surface microbes.
However, in a hamburger, every little surface have the potential to have deep bacteria on it, so every surface of the hamburger must be cooked "until the liquid runs clear (not red at all). Gone are the days when hamburger meat could be eaten lightly cooked or rare. E coli 0157 is a deathlike bacteria and can put to death those who have eat contaminated beef.
A recent recall of hamburgers took place only just this week, and is one of the largest recalls surrounded by the history of the meat industry.
One death from E. coli 0157 it too much. So, cook your hamburger all right done, so it will be safe to munch through.
You can google Ecoli 0157 to see the toxic effect of this bacteria.
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