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Questions tagged [meat]

Questions about the flesh of an animal (especially mammal) used as food.

Use this tag if you are trying to create a certain effect in a piece of meat without concern for the rest of the recipe.

Questions about how to marinate meat, how to make it tender, how to butcher it, and which one to use are appropriate for this tag.

This tag will be often coupled with a specific tag, like , or .

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How does bacterial contamination grow on food, and is the standard advice to cook your food to a high internal temperature wrong?

The standard advice, for both steak and fish is to cook them to an internal temperature of 160 degrees to kill any bacterial contamination. Is this overly simplistic advice that's mostly incorrect? Please hear me out: In the case of fish, the…
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What determines if something is easy to chew? A lot of liquid or totally dehydrated?

On one hand, we have foods like jelly or melted cheese which are primarily liquid and seem very easy to eat and swallow. On the other hand, we have astronaut food or some pastries (or cotton candy?) which have no liquid at all. They essentially…
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If you boil food in water, does the volume of water matter for the amount of flavorful compounds lost to the water?

Let's say that you'd just put pieces of meat or other food in plain water, for science, and don't season or do anything else to the food afterwards. You use two amounts of water, both of which are enough to cover the food, and boil until cooked…
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Is it safe to assume that potential pathogens are only present on the surface of animal meats?

In this Seasoned Advice answer regarding meats, the writer states: Additionally, we generally assume that any potential pathogens are only present on the surface of whole muscle cuts. Is this a valid assumption for all animal meats (animal meats…
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How long would meat stored (in jars) and fish (whole) in a ice-water bath last?

For various reasons I'd like to store fresh meat and fish without freezing for as long as possible. I should preserve its original state as fresh and taste, so salting, cooking, vinegar is out of the question. I have this idea to put meat in glass…
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Blood essential to making delicious Bison Meatballs?

We got a few more bricks of bison than usual due to the Whole Foods sale - they seem to get more bloody the longer they sit in the fridge (1/14 date). Tried making meatballs for the very first time. I'm not a cook by any chance and the first time I…
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What's the least fatty meat to use in this recipe?

Mashed potato hash 1 cup mashed potatoes 1 cup ground meat (it doesn't matter what kind) 2-3 slices cheese (it doesn't matter what kind) 3-4 tablespoons herbs/spices of your choice Cook the meat for 15 minutes, drain the fat into a paper…
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Chicken defrosted on Saturday can I eat it on Monday

I defrosted chicken on Saturday. Can I eat it for lunch on Monday?
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I have a jar of Hannah's Pickled Sausages. What now?

Having never eaten a Pickled Sausage and yet I now have a jar of Hannah's Pickled Sausages. What now? I have never been severed any in my neighborhood but I had no qualms about picking it up in some store when I was out of state. Is it intended to…
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Pork Belly - served with soft fat

I have been to two restaurants now and been really disappointed with their pork belly as I was expecting the fat would come crispy. When it didn't, the waitress said "Chef said it's slow cooked, so supposed to be like that." It really puts me off…
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How long does it take to cook ground meat on a skillet?

I was wondering how long it exactly takes to cook ground meat in a skillet on the stove on medium heat for these meats? 1) pork 2) bison 3) beef 4) chicken
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Really pink Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu): Safe to eat?

I know Chinese BBQ Pork is definitely red/pink on the outside extending into the meat somewhat, and I know that the USDA now says that pink pork is safe to eat (another taboo from my youth gone) - but is this package safe? I've seen pink Chinese…
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