Posted by hans on August 19, 1998 at 12:31:21:
In Reply to: Re: Ostrich Meat?? posted by Chef Rene on August 19, 1998 at 05:08:58:
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: : : Into what type of bacteria does Ostrich meat falls:
: : : ecolai or salmonella?
: : Chef Rene, that depends on what you stepped into, before you dropped the meat. Just kidding.
: : Meat, and that includes Ostrich, could be contaminated during slaughter with Ecoli, or could be infected with Salmonella. Either one is possible.
: : Sincerely,
: : HWK, CMC
: Hans:
: In my lunch menu we serve ostrich burgers. The question is:
: Meat has to be cooked well done to kill the bacteria or any other temperatures like rare, med. rare, etc.... is safe.?
: Thank you
: Chef Rene
Chef Renee,
to cook ground meat anything but well done would be like playing Russian Roulette, in my opinion. It's different with steaks, etc. since bacteria can't get that easily to the inside. When you grind meats you increase the surface area tremendeously, making bacterial action easy.
Check with your local health department and see what they have to say.
Sincerely,
HWK, CMC, Staatlich Geprüfter Küchenmeister (no period and not A.C.F. afiliated)