How do you ruin a burger?
Chef's answer
8 common mistakes that can ruin your burgerBuying cheap and inferior quality beef. ... Over seasoning the patty. ... Do not forget to push a hole in the center. ... Cooking at low temperature. ... Smashing the patty too hard. ... Cutting the patty to check its cooking status. ... Not resting the patty. ... Sticking to the boring toppings. .
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How common is Vibrio vulnificus infection? Vibrio vulnificus is a rare cause of disease, but it is also underreported.
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How common is vibriosis? CDC estimates that vibriosis causes 80,000 illnesses each year in the United States. About 52,000 of these illnesses are estimated to be the result of eating contaminated food..
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In fact, about 25 percent of raw chicken pieces like breasts and legs are contaminated with the stuff, according to federal data. Not all strains of salmonella make people sick. Cooking the raw meat can kill the bacteria that is dangerous, but you still can get sick if you don't handle it exactly right.
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Because fish has very little connective tissue and fat, it is quite delicate when cooked. The benefit is that fish cooks quickly, but the drawback is that it's easy to overcook. To determine how long to cook fish, use the rough rule of about 10 minutes per inch of thickness at medium heat..
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Anisakid roundworms are the most common parasite found in marine fishes. Other names for these threadlike nematodes are herring worms, cod worms and seal worms. Freshwater perch, trout, and salmon (that spend part of their life in freshwater), may carry the tapeworm larvae of Diphyllobothrium..
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Bears appear to be heavily infected by the parasite, so much so that you should assume the meat is infected.
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