Ground meat

Ground meat

Ground meat is meat finely chopped by a meat grinder. It is called mince or mince(d) meat outside North America.

A common type of ground meat is ground beef, but many other meats are prepared ground in a similar fashion, including pork, lamb, chicken, and turkey. In South Asia both lamb (mutton) and goat meat are also minced to produce keema, though the process of mincing is manual. Turkey burgers are relatively popular in the US, especially among dieters.

Food safety

Ground beef and other ground meats have food safety issues not associated with whole cuts of meat. If undercooked, it can lead to sickness and food poisoning. In a whole cut from an animal, the interior of the meat is essentially sterile, even before cooking; any bacterial contamination is on the outer surface of the meat. When meat is ground, bacterial contamination from the surface can be distributed throughout the meat. If ground beef is not well cooked all the way to the center, there is a significant chance that enough pathogenic bacteria will survive to cause illness [Committee on the Review of the USDA E. coli O157:H7, "Farm-to-Table Process Risk Assessment", Slaughter Module in "Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef: Review of a Draft Risk Assessment", 2002, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC.] [Honikel, K. O., "Minced Meats", in "Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences", Jensen, W. K., et al., eds., 2004, Elsevier, New York.] . Undercooked Jack in the Box hamburgers contaminated in this manner were responsible for four deaths and the illness of hundreds of people in 1993. [ [http://www.ou.edu/deptcomm/dodjcc/groups/02C2/Jack%20in%20the%20Box.htm Case Study] : Jack in the Box "E. coli" crisis]

Due to these concerns, some ground beef is now irradiated.

ee also

*Mincemeat - a conglomeration of bits of meat, dried fruit and spices, commonly does not contain any meat.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • ground meat — meat which has been pulverized into a pasty texture …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ground meat — мясной фарш forced meat фарш meat fly мясная муха meat soup мясной суп meat diet мясная пища meat fluid мясной сок …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • Ground beef — Ground beef, beef mince or hamburger meat (in North America), or mince or mince(d) meat (in the rest of the English speaking world) is a ground meat product, made of beef finely chopped by a meat grinder. It is used in many recipes including… …   Wikipedia

  • Meat carving — is the process and skill of cutting portions of meat, such as roast and poultry, to obtain a maximum or satisfactory number of meat portions, using a carving knife or meat slicing machine. A meat carver disjoints the meat and slices in uniform… …   Wikipedia

  • meat|ball — meat ball, or meat|ball «MEET BL», noun. 1. a ball of chopped or ground meat, cooked and usually served in gravy or sauce, especially with spaghetti: »a spicy Italian meat ball. 2. Slang. an uninteresting and uninspired person: »“What have these… …   Useful english dictionary

  • meat ball — meat ball, or meat|ball «MEET BL», noun. 1. a ball of chopped or ground meat, cooked and usually served in gravy or sauce, especially with spaghetti: »a spicy Italian meat ball. 2. Slang. an uninteresting and uninspired person: »“What have these… …   Useful english dictionary

  • meat paste — noun A spread made of ground meat • • • Main Entry: ↑meat …   Useful english dictionary

  • meat loaf — meat′ loaf n. coo a dish of ground meat baked in the shape of a loaf …   From formal English to slang

  • Meat thermometer — A meat thermometer with a dial. Notice the markings for each type of meat A meat thermometer is a thermometer used to measure the internal temperature of meat, especially roasts and steaks, and other cooked foods. The degree of doneness of meat… …   Wikipedia

  • meat loaf — noun a baked loaf of ground meat • Syn: ↑meatloaf • Hypernyms: ↑dish, ↑loaf of bread, ↑loaf • Hyponyms: ↑fish loaf * * * a dish of ground meat, often mixed with other ingredients, as bread crumbs and seasonings, molded in the shape …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”