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My neighbor has a meat grilling chart that he uses for different meats and cuts?

Where can I find one that will show me the temperatures and the grilling times for different states of coooking – I mean rare, medium, and well?

I am always afraid of cooking a raw meal with a well done outside. I think I would be more comfortable with a simple guide to help me.

A chart is a great idea and I agree that wikipedia results are often wrong – although these seem accurate.

The catch is that you have to get your food to a certain temperature for a certain amount of time in order to kill the bacteria (read: e.coli).

I was able to find this site in a search too.

Good luck.

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4 Responses to “My neighbor has a meat grilling chart that he uses for different meats and cuts?”

  1. You needn’t go any further than wikipedia:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak#Degree_of_cooking

    Aside from steaks, fish and pork is safe when cooked to 145 F, chicken is cooked to 165 F., ground beef and ground pork is cooked to 155 F..

    Edit: The wikipedia information (on this particular page, anyway) is accurate. Also, my book on food safety and sanitation also agrees with wikipedia:

    "Essentials of Food Safety and Sanitation – 4th edition" – McSwane, Rue and Linton. – pg. 145
    References :
    chef
    culinary school grad
    serv/safe certified
    current food handler’s card
    29 years in the industry

  2. Get a thermometer. Most now a days have a temp guide on them. There really is no way to tell how well done something is just based on the look of it. You either have to touch it, or temp it. I mean if you burnt the ever living day lights out of it then I would assume it is..done. But just to be safe, chicken is at 165*, beef is at 145*, Pork is at 155*, and fish is at 145*. (And please don’t use wikipedia, that site has so many flaws in it!)
    References :
    Culinary Student :)

  3. Ask your neighbor to burn a copy of his chart and give it to you!
    E-mail me at dhw6153@yahoo.com and I will tell you what my chart says.
    References :

  4. A chart is a great idea and I agree that wikipedia results are often wrong – although these seem accurate.

    The catch is that you have to get your food to a certain temperature for a certain amount of time in order to kill the bacteria (read: e.coli).

    I was able to find this site in a search too.

    Good luck.
    References :
    http://www.grilling-cookbook.com/meat-grilling-chart.php

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