Pink burger

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Please help settle an argument.

DH just cooked burgers and I noticed part-way through dinner that 5 year old DSs was pink on the inside.

I mentioned it was pink and DH said it would be fine. I disagreed and DH got all defensive saying they're always like that and we've eaten them pink before (not me, I have my steak well done!) and it would be fine.

I said I'd rather he didn't eat any more and got up to make something else for DS and DH said I was being ridiculous.

So MN jury, would you serve your kids pink-in-the-middle burgers, and AIBU for not wanting to??

Actually, with burgers it apparently isn’t okay because the meat has been minced, so anything that would have been cooked on the outside of pink steak has been muddled around. Having said that, if they were good quality burgers I probably wouldn’t have worried too much as risk is still quite low.

It's a burger not carved straight off the cow. IDK

YABU cos whatever blah blah kids eating meat

YANBU cos eww stupid man

I would have given him mine but I had eaten it! DS started on his corn on the cob whilst his burger cooled down, and I had finished mine when I noticed the pink in his.

It's a risk, but probably a small one. I eat my burgers pink and I'm still here. But I cook my kids' burgers all the way through just in case, so they have no idea that pink is yummier.

Burgers need to be cooked through, they can't be compared to steaks.

I wouldn't eat a burger that was pink in the middle, though I love a nice pink steak. Anything with mince, just no.

I don't how French children survive.

SORRy, massive x post due to v slow connection!

Steak tartare is raw ground beef. A bit of pink is fine.

Meat rules....
If you mince the beef yourself, make into a burger and cook straight away, you can eat it rare as the chances of it coming into contact with bad bacteria are very small.
If you buy the burger or buy the mince that’s made into the burger, the chances of it coming into contact with bad bacteria are higher which is why cooking guidelines say to make sure it’s cooked through, no pink.
Some restaurants mince their own meat which is why they can offer a rare/medium/well done option.

Undercooked mince meat is a no no. Steak yes, burgers no!

No worries Tanaqui

What's worse is that I just found out the burger DS had (I knew it wasn't the same as ours, but didn't think to ask what kind he was having) was a frozen one from a large pack that has been in the freezer since sometime last summer!

I can't see a bb date as it's been cut off at the top of the pack (wish I wasn't so paranoid about illness!!) I feel even worse now!

YANBU. But I would simply have put the burgers back in the grill/pan/whatever to finish cooking them.

@derxa by eating meat from a safe supplier and/or mincing up steak.

Steak: fine rare, burgers fine pink if the meat is from a trusted supplier/minced up steak and/or cooked to the correct temperature in the middle

otherwise the risk is higher than you think

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/national-burger-day-rare-beef-patties-can-you-eat-bacteria-food-poisoning-a7908631.html%3famp

Not ok.

I once sent a burger back because it was raw in the middle. Not pink, red. The waitress was arsey with me as apparently it's supposed to be like that. Err no thanks.

...@Fuckingitupforfree steak tartare is made using fresh steak that is ground into mince 'to order'...not from pre-packed mince beef from Asda 🙄

No.because burger is minced meat,needs fully cooked
A steak,yes yiu can seal it,serve bleu whatever
But equating pink steak fine to pink burger isn’t fine

Nope it's gross to me. If the internal temperature has reached a certain level (not sure what it is) then it's technically fine, but unless you use a meat thermometer you don't know that.

Steak isn't the same as the bacteria is carried on the 'outside' of the cut of meat. Steak is seared so the outside bacteria is killed. The bacteria in mince is all through it.

He's 5, it'll be fine. Not for pregnant women or under-1's though.

It really does depend on where you get the meat. If it's very fresh and a trustworthy source the likelihood is that it's fine. Many restaurants will serve their "gourmet" burgers pink. The official advice is not to.

Get a meat thermometer if you're not sure.

A pink burger won’t hurt, if you like your meat —overcooked— well done, Then it’s understandable that that is how you’d prefer to cook for your child. Your DH likes his meat pink, so obviously that’s how he cooks for your dc.
I’m going out with a friend next week, I’ve already decided I’m having the steak tartare. At least I’m not preparing your dc burger 😳

Your son will be fine.

Northern - but the argument was that pink steak was fine because of the surface area involved and mince or ground beef was not.

No mention of the quality of the beef or when it was minced/ground.

No need to cook anything else. Just stick it back under the grill for a bit if it’s too pink.