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Old 04-26-2010, 12:52 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo View Post
Still rather risky having a rare burger... It really isn't worth the eColi risk. Save the rare stuff for steaks and make sure your burgers are cooked all the way through. Where in the lower mainland can we access in a 'good butcher' where the meat is guarenteed to be e-coli free? The risk comes from the slaughtering of the cow, sometimes the large intestine is ruptured, so poop gets on the surface of the meat.

Better safe than sorry.
When I was in Vegas they would ask how you wanted your burger done just like steak. At charles de gaulle airport in France they were selling raw ground beeef with an raw egg on top.

If beef is ground fresh it's no different then cooking a streak.
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