"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> brooklyn1 said...
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>>>> Yes, one of the many advantages of grinding your own hamburg fresh and
>>>> grilling it immediately is that you can cook it quite rare with good
>>>> safety.
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>> When you grind beef yourself you can cook it to whatever level of
>> doneness you like or you don't need to cook it at all, you can eat it
>> raw. All beef someone else grinds needs to be cooked well done.
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> I'd suggest that is fairly untrue. The bacteria that collects on the
> surface will get ground into the meat. You CAN cook the same steak to rare
> since the outside bacteria will be killed off.
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>
Naturally normal brained folks understand that when one grinds beef themself
they don't turn it into preground mystery meat by saving it for days....
instead they cook/eat it right away, before bacteria can multiply.