[Munki Bhoy]

For the last two days I haven't been able to get the term "stinkymeat" out of my head. I miss that web site.

[Sunny So Cal]

With blood in the center. Eurgh.

[Munki Bhoy]

Yay! http://www.stinkymeat.net - it's there in a new improved format!

[Sunny So Cal]

STOP IT, Munki! Everywhere I go, there's your stinkymeat! I feel like it's following me.

[Yudster]

It just looked dirty to me. And not in a good way.

[foot-loose]

Is there anything wrong with a burger being pink in the middle?

Yes

Burgers are made of minced meat, steak is not. The centre of a steak has never been exposed to the bacteria and general shit you get in the air whereas the mince in a burger (and sausage etc) has. Therefore, you can eat a steak with the centre more or less raw and it wont do you any harm.

Eating a burger that is raw in the centre could give you lots of nasty tummy problems.

I was a butcher... I know these things.

[TIAL]

So then how come Steak Tartare is served in some places? Is it safer because it hasn't been partly heated?

[foot-loose]

No, its cos it will be very fresh. Minced meat will probably be quite old.

[TIAL]

Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't know you were a butcher. I guess it means you can steak a claim on the matter.

[foot-loose]

I'm not now.

I wasn't really then either, but I worked in the butchers for 4 years.

[foot-loose]

I guess it means you can steak a claim on the matter.

That was the wurst joke ever.

[TIAL]

That was the wurst joke ever.

Cow could you say such a thing when you come out with that!

[foot-loose]

Ahh, sorry. Didn't realise you were a bit tender about it. I was just ribbing you.

[Zoot]

Oh come on, you're just milking the joke now.

[foot-loose]

An wit?

You got a bone to pick?

[Andy B]

Oh god this is gonna turn fowl.

[TIAL]

You both have an offally bad taste for puns.

[foot-loose]

To be honest, I thought this thread was actually pretty well done. Which is quite rare round these parts.

[catherine]

Is there anything wrong with a burger being pink in the middle?

Yes

Burgers are made of minced meat, steak is not. The centre of a steak has never been exposed to the bacteria and general shit you get in the air whereas the mince in a burger (and sausage etc) has. Therefore, you can eat a steak with the centre more or less raw and it wont do you any harm.

Eating a burger that is raw in the centre could give you lots of nasty tummy problems.

I was a butcher... I know these things.

It is safe to have it medium if you buy meat and mince it yourself I think. I've seen Ramsay serve burgers medium so I assume in some cases it is safe.

[foot-loose]

Aye, if its been minced recently, I wouldn't argue about it. I wouldn't think TIALs local pub has a mincer though (no mincing gags).

[MK Chris]

Gourmet Burker Kitchen ask you how you want your burger done.

[Munki Bhoy]

I'd just assumed we'd all made the link between foots working in a butchers and the whole mincing thing.

[foot-loose]

What did I say??

(no mincing gags).

[Munki Bhoy]

That wasn't a gag, that was a statement regarding the unwritten gag.

[TIAL]

I wouldn't think TIALs local pub has a mincer

To be fair it is a bit of a gastropub that prides itself on its food. But I can see where you're coming from. Don't try this at home, kids!