Depends on what's meant by "safe". A steak may have bacteria but it's
on the outside and easily killed by simply searing the meat. Hamburger
has those same outside bacteria mixed up inside during the grinding
process where they are also put into a better growing medium. But
eating hamburger is perfectly safe as long as you cook it well. It's
not suitable for eating rare... unless you grind it yourself.
I've been eating hamburger for most of my 67 years. As far as I know it
has never made me sick. But I also don't care much for very rare beef.
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/5/2011 9:25 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> Where does one see this? I certainly haven't seen anything labeled like that
> in a store. I understood that stuff went to processors so I suppose it could
> be available in prepared ready to cook sstuff in places like Sams Club, but
> I have a friend that deals in meat, mainly trimmings that go to a major
> manufacturer of deli meats. He has said that there is no such thing as safe
> hamburger, by the way, unless you grind it yourself.
>
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