[preachadaq]

I've been having a discussion with someone on YouTube about whether or not it's safe to eat steak cooked rare. He's arguing that it isn't, I say it is, and after I pointed him to a BBC article that confirms my opinion he mentioned using something called a "cooking needle". Goolging it didn't really help, so what is one and why would you want to use one when cooking a steak?

[CevepBiageCefm]

I've been having a discussion with someone on YouTube about whether or not it's safe to eat steak cooked rare. He's arguing that it isn't, I say it is, and after I pointed him to a BBC article that confirms my opinion he mentioned using something called a "cooking needle". Goolging it didn't really help, so what is one and why would you want to use one when cooking a steak?

You had an argument with someone on Youtube? Well, he's won.

[Evdokia]

A cooking needle is just what it says: you stick it through meat to keep it together. Also used for sate and such.

What u need is a meat thermometer :

[preachadaq]

You had an argument with someone on Youtube? Well, he's won.

Well, someone has to put these people straight.

A cooking needle is just what it says: you stick it through meat to keep it together. Also used for sate and such.

What u need is a meat thermometer :

So, in other words you wouldn't use one when cooking a steak?

[Evdokia]

Unless the steak is made up from smaller parts which u want to bake as 1.
No.

(or do some weird voodoo sh#t with it )

[preachadaq]

OK, cheers.

[CesseOveldset]

Let me counter your question with one of my own....what's Google?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=coo...ient=firefox-a

[preachadaq]

Let me counter your question with one of my own....what's Google?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=coo...ient=firefox-a

Goolging it didn't really help

filler

[Peapeuddedbaw]

Beef is the most secure meat to eat raw. Beef Carpaccio for example..

Pork or chicken always as good as well done. Prefer not too pink, a little is allowed, has to lean towards well done.

But as with everything, you can always become sick.

-edit- a cooking needle helps you also to prevent it from becoming well done if that is required. So the discussion is a funny one I guess.

[preachadaq]

So is a cooking needle the same thing as a skewer?

Beef is the most secure meat to eat raw. Beef Carpaccio for example..

And Steak Tartare of course.

-edit- a cooking needle helps you also to prevent it from becoming well done if that is required. So the discussion is a funny one I guess. How does it do that?

[newshep]

Well, someone has to put these people straight.

Good one. I needed a laugh.

[Peapeuddedbaw]

So is a cooking needle the same thing as a skewer?


And Steak Tartare of course.


How does it do that?

you need to know the temperature of when proteins start to get cooked.. If meat is well done with a core temp of lets say 50 degrees, 40 degrees will be medium, 45 medium rare...
Im not this far into cooking that I know the temps out of my head, but I have a core thermometer (cooking needle for the noobs) which i'll be using soon.


Sometimes it sucks to have english as a second language, because it comes short in vocab for explaining

[Ehlgamxf]

It's fine, I've eaten the **** raw as many have before.


Now the raw taco I made because I was drunk and had an extra taco shell left, that could make you sick. Raw ground beef has no flavor to speak of.

[Peapeuddedbaw]

It's fine, I've eaten the **** raw as many have before.


Now the raw taco I made because I was drunk and had an extra taco shell left, that could make you sick. Raw ground beef has no flavor to speak of.

we have two versions of ground meat:

Beef and 50/50 (50% pork which gives off more fat and juices and 50% beef) We make Dutch meatballs with 50/50..

Don't eat it raw though. It's gross.

[Ehlgamxf]

we have two versions of ground meat:

Beef and 50/50 (50% pork which gives off more fat and juices and 50% beef) We make Dutch meatballs with 50/50..

Don't eat it raw though. It's gross.

Yeah, we have certain specifications for what the ground meat can be called here in the states.

Ground Beef: 70-78% lean
Ground Chuck: 78-84% lean
Ground Round: 85-89% lean
Ground Sirloin: 90-95% lean

[Peapeuddedbaw]

Hmmm that is quite some choice... I guess it also depends from what part the meat comes of the cow/ox.

[preachadaq]

I asked him what one was, and here's what he said:

I can't link here. But use the word "stegenål" in google. And see pictures. I can't find a proper translation of the word. I use them for anything to get a feel for the tempature of what I am cooking. You could also use a thermometer

[Peapeuddedbaw]

I asked him what one was, and here's what he said:

Are we so low of IQ that you discuss a youtube dude?

[QualityReachOut]

you need to know the temperature of when proteins start to get cooked.. If meat is well done with a core temp of lets say 50 degrees, 40 degrees will be medium, 45 medium rare...

I think your cooking math is a little off. But yeah the temp is important. Or you could just buy one of those cheater thermometers that lights up to medium / medium well / well etc. Not sure how accurate they really are though, or if different meats need different temps.

[preachadaq]

you need to know the temperature of when proteins start to get cooked.. If meat is well done with a core temp of lets say 50 degrees, 40 degrees will be medium, 45 medium rare...
Im not this far into cooking that I know the temps out of my head, but I have a core thermometer (cooking needle for the noobs) which i'll be using soon.


Sometimes it sucks to have english as a second language, because it comes short in vocab for explaining

Yeah, but how does it do that, unless it's a meat thermometer you had in mind?

I think your cooking math is a little off. But yeah the temp is important. Or you could just buy one of those cheater thermometers that lights up to medium / medium well / well etc. Not sure how accurate they really are though, or if different meats need different temps.

Or you could just do what chefs do and feel the steak to see how done it is.