food safety for seniors: grilling meat
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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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.