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2001 Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Serv ice 1 Food Safety for Seniors: Grilling Meat ___________ County Cooperative Extension Service

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Food Safety for Seniors: Grilling Meat. ___________ County Cooperative Extension Service. Basic safety. Use a clean platter for every step. Is the hamburger cooked?. Grinding mixes bacteria throughout the meat Some bacteria can make you sick. Isn’t color change okay?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Food Safety for Seniors: Grilling Meat

2001 Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

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Food Safety for Seniors:

Grilling Meat ___________ County

Cooperative Extension Service

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Basic safety• Use a clean platter for every

step

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Is the hamburger cooked?

• Grinding mixes bacteria throughout the meat

• Some bacteria can make you sick

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Isn’t color change okay?

• May turn brown at a low temperature.–Meat still unsafe to eat

• May not turn brown or people overcook for safety–Meat dry and tough

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Use a meat thermometer• Cook ground

beef to 160oF• Other meats

have different end point temperatures

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Taking a burger’s temperature• Take meat from grill• Put on a paper plate• Insert thermometer from the

side to the center of the meat• Wait for the temperature to

stabilize• Cook to 160oF

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What next?• Not to 160oF?

– Back on the grill.

• At 160oF?– Enjoy your

burger!

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Hot dogs• May contain

bacteria that causes serious illness

• Cook until steamy hot in the middle

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Summary• Use a clean platter, plate or tray

for each step in cooking.• Use a meat thermometer when

cooking meat, inside or out.• Cook ground beef to at least

160oF.• Cook hot dogs until they are

steamy hot in the center.

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Stay healthy by grilling meat safely.