On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:53:44 +0100, Ophelia wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> news >
>> Are you kidding?
>
> No!
>
> I never use a thermometer. Cooking hamburger isn't
>> brain surgery. Cook them how you like.
>
> But I had never cooked them before, so I didn't know 'how I like'
>
> I like mine on the rare side;
>> but you may not if all you've ever had is a Wimpy burger. I use high
>> heat so they brown on the outside, but they don't cook through.
>
> As I have told you, I have never had a Wimpy burger. I told you I didn't
> like the look of them.... thin, flat, hard looking discs which was not
> something I intended to replicate at home.
>
> I went to the USDA site and got good information - cook slowly to 160f and
> they were perfect!

i love a happy ending.

your pal,
blake