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??

Yeuch. Just sounds a bit....off, for the age alone! If steak/other cuts are seared to kill any surface bugs it can be minced up and served as rare as you like. Thats how decent restaurants do it.

Wouldn't bother me, or my children. If you dont like his cooking then you should do it.

thejoy I like my steak rare, I wouldn’t eat a rare frozen burger though because I’m not stupid.

Why does 'good quality' mince make any difference?? Germs will still be present.

Would anyone half cook a pack of mince (even 'good quality' etc) and eat it? It's the same.

(steak is a different matter and medium rare is yum!)

Yes, just grill it a little more if you're concerned. Is it necessary to make something else?

just cook it more why waste food?

Minced beef is not safe pink (well I wouldn't eat it!) Steak is but that's personal taste. Certainly wouldn't serve a pink burger to a child (or anyone actually!)

No I wouldnt - pink mince is dangerous

I agree dogs the quality of the meat doesn’t mean anything, it’s the length of time that it has been minced. Bacteria in the mince needs time to multiply. Freshly minced steak, no problem, prepackaged mince/burgers....hell no. It’s basic food hygiene!

What a ridiculous post walking
We share the cooking in our house. That doesn't mean I don't have the right to be concerned about undercooked meat.

I've had food poisoning from a burger so personally wouldn't serve it to my child or anyone else no.

Just bung them back in the oven or drying pa

It depends entirely on when the steak was minced. If it was minced that day, you’re fine. I always serve mine pink but buy freshly minced steak.

Personally if they are very high quality I'd have em rare. Anything else, cook it well.

The reason steak tartar is so expensive to order is down to the cut and the high-quality butchery of the meat.

As Northen says it is also made to order so bacteria wouldn't have time to gather on its exposed services like ordinary mince.

Burgers are just not meant to be pink/bloody like steak. DS1 will normally order a burger when we eat out and it really pisses me off when he is asked if he was it's medium or well done.

Just cook it properly ffs. Raw mince isn't gourmet.

Doesn’t matter Whether you bought your meat in supermarket or Harrods
If the bacteria and ecoli is present you’ll get unwell irrespective of where purchased

surfaces* Doh.

There's nothing "edgy" or "foodie" about eating undercooked burgers as some posters seem to be suggesting

Maybe I should have just grilled it a bit more.
As DH and I argued about debated whether it was ok to eat, DS was squeezing it (deliberately) and red juice was running into the roll So the roll couldn't be saved and we didn't have any others.
He probably wouldn't have eaten it without the roll.

Here's my penny's worth;
Were you unreasonable to worry about pink burger? No
Were you unreasonable to chuck it and make something else? Yes just cook it through in a pan!
Were you unreasonable to criticise dh's cooking in front of the dc? Yes

A while ago I had this issue in a pub. They served it up very, very rare and, unlike me, I sent it back. Having had food poisoning numerous times, all from food when out, I don't want to risk it. I think you did the right thing personally - is it really worth the risk of getting that ill? I was severely ill.

I wouldn't eat a pink burger.

And I like rare steak.

It's a risk of EColi food poisoning if eaten rare. Many people can eat it and not be unwell, but some have and unwell enough to be hospitalised (and worse). Is it worth the risk?

Personally as a parent I'd just not risk it for my DC. Adults can judge their own risks themselves.

Exactly how I eat my burgers! yum!

Technically, it should be 155* F in the middle. So just check it with your meat thermometer.

Personally, I think medium rare is the only way to eat a burger.