What is the safest way to eat hamburger?
The safest way to eat hamburgers is to cook them until they are no longer red in the middle and the juices run clear. That doesn’t happen with rare-cooked meats, and it may not happen with medium-cooked ones. Cooking food, including ground meat patties, to an internal temperature of at least 160 °F (71 °C) usually protects against food-borne illness. Well-done meats reach that temperature. To be on the safe side, check cooked meat, fish and poultry with a meat thermometer to ensure that they have reached a safe internal temperature. For microwaved food, follow directions, including the standing time, either in or out of the microwave, after cooking. Microwave cooking creates pockets of heat in the food, but allowing the food to stand before eating allows the heat to spread to the rest of the food.
