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I need an intelligent, non judgmental person to read my statement of purpose essay for grad school and tell me how it sounds. Any takers? I need to submit it by Dec 1st and with thanksgiving on thursday there is no way academic advisor is going to get it back to me in time now. I don't even think shes in the rest of the week.
I'm a medium-rare (or rare on occasion) steak person. But I was always told to get burgers medium or well because ground beef is a lot more harmful if undercooked or something like that. My grandpa taught me that, and he's a man who loves his steak really bloody, so I just took it as truth.
I think it has something to do with the ground beef being more exposed to air/bacteria so making sure it's cooked through is a more significant concern. Whereas only a steak's exterior is exposed to air/bacteria so eating it medium-rare is fine as long as the outside parts are cooked.
*i have no idea if this is true.
It also has to do with the fact that ground beef often comes from hundreds, if not thousands, of cows. additionally, there are a lot more parts of the cow that go into ground beef, and meat packers uses meat recovery processes to get as much meat as possible out of each cow. If even one source has e.coli or other dangerous bacteria, it is mixed with lots of other meat before being separated and packaged. So the risk of e.coli is much greater than for a steak, which comes from a single cow.
Finding a place where you get a medium-rare burger when you order a medium-rare burger is one of the true joys of life. Luckily there are a lot of them around here.
I think it has something to do with the ground beef being more exposed to air/bacteria so making sure it's cooked through is a more significant concern. Whereas only a steak's exterior is exposed to air/bacteria so eating it medium-rare is fine as long as the outside parts are cooked.
*i have no idea if this is true.
That sounds like what I remember being told
The cooking rule is true, but the reasoning isn't exactly right. It's more because if you're buying pre-ground beef, you're getting a bunch of little stray beef that could have come in contact with intestine and exposed to ecoli at the packing plant. If you were to buy a chuck steak and grind it at home, you could cook your burger medium rare, no problem.
On a related note, I know it sounds crazy and high maintenance, but I absoultely recommend grinding your own beef. It saves money, it's easy, it's better for you, and your burgers will taste infinitely better.
Post by thepeppers on Nov 26, 2014 12:52:50 GMT -5
I'm surprised at all the love for medium-rare steaks, is that the most popular cooked way in the US? I have honestly never looked into it. I'm a medium guy, feel like its the best balance between medium-rare and medium-well...but I am not picky. If its little under-cooked I will enjoy it, if its a little over-cooked I will enjoy it.
On a related note, I know it sounds crazy and high maintenance, but I absoultely recommend grinding your own beef. It saves money, it's easy, it's better for you, and your burgers will taste infinitely better.
Word. I don't have much experience with beef but we have all the grinding equipment a the shop. It's mostly for venison and boar. Homemade sausage is the shit.
On a side note, we're going to build a new dehydrator this Winter to make deer jerky.
Post by heyyitskait on Nov 26, 2014 13:07:15 GMT -5
Ground beef is a risk because of the surface area exposed during the grinding process and that all the meat doesn't come from one animal and who the hell knows who touched it and if they were following sanitary policy & procedures.
And if you've gone to a place and ordered something medium-rare but it's come out medium, try ordering one step down from what you actually want. Carry-over cooking causes the meat to continue cooking off heat. So even if the cook takes it off heat at medium-rare, it'll keep cooking on the plate. A skilled chef should know this and remove it from the heat at the appropriate time.
This year, I'm thankful for my coworkers, who as of yet have not berated me for whining singing along to Neutral Milk Hotel in the office. I'd hate me right now if I weren't me.
So i think I just had the most ridiculous customer ever.
A student that lost his wallet 2-3 weeks ago in a classroom (he thinks) and has made zero attempt to locate it until tonight, the night before Thanksgiving at 6pm, because he has a flight in the morning and needs his ID.
And just to make it better when I said we would of emailed him if we got his wallet he said he hadn't checked his email since then.
So i think I just had the most ridiculous customer ever.
A student that lost his wallet 2-3 weeks ago in a classroom (he thinks) and has made zero attempt to locate it until tonight, the night before Thanksgiving at 6pm, because he has a flight in the morning and needs his ID.
And just to make it better when I said we would of emailed him if we got his wallet he said he hadn't checked his email since then.
This is so great! It sounds like something my little brother would do.
So i think I just had the most ridiculous customer ever.
A student that lost his wallet 2-3 weeks ago in a classroom (he thinks) and has made zero attempt to locate it until tonight, the night before Thanksgiving at 6pm, because he has a flight in the morning and needs his ID.
And just to make it better when I said we would of emailed him if we got his wallet he said he hadn't checked his email since then.
So i think I just had the most ridiculous customer ever.
A student that lost his wallet 2-3 weeks ago in a classroom (he thinks) and has made zero attempt to locate it until tonight, the night before Thanksgiving at 6pm, because he has a flight in the morning and needs his ID.
And just to make it better when I said we would of emailed him if we got his wallet he said he hadn't checked his email since then.
Most of my family moved to Florida awhile back. I'm still not sure how I feel about there not being snow on the ground or it not being really fucking cold. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to eat all this food at this temperature. I'm scared because..stuffing. Gravy. Pie. Swoon.
Most of my family moved to Florida awhile back. I'm still not sure how I feel about there not being snow on the ground or it not being really fucking cold. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to eat all this food at this temperature. I'm scared because..stuffing. Gravy. Pie. Swoon.
Pssh... do you have any idea how much I've been craving Thanksgiving foods all day? What I would give for your stuffing and corn and mashed potatoes and what-not. So in the spirit of the holiday, be grateful you're stuffing your piehole with stuffing and pie. I would do terrible things for a slice of pumpkin pie right now - but it's summertime, and nobody eats pumpkin pie here anyway (vegetables for dessert? WTF mate?)
We tried to do a Friendsgiving here many years ago; unfortunately all the turkeys are bred for Christmas, so we could only get a wee li'l bird. It was interesting with the summer produce, but it didn't really feel like Thanksgiving.
Post by monkybunney on Nov 27, 2014 14:09:58 GMT -5
2 hours until go time & dreading it. I'm on my 3rd beer. I sincerely love my family but today I shall endure our profoundly dysfunctional dynamics displayed in its full glory. Make that my 4th beer.
Most of my family moved to Florida awhile back. I'm still not sure how I feel about there not being snow on the ground or it not being really fucking cold. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to eat all this food at this temperature. I'm scared because..stuffing. Gravy. Pie. Swoon.
Work outside during the summer for two years, you'll think it's cold by the second winter.