Statistics tell us that when beef features on the menu in an American home, there's a 60% chance it's ground beef. That's probably because minced cow meat is so much cheaper than whole cuts and ...

Judging cooked ground beef is trickier as bad ground ... According to the USDA, raw ground beef has a very short shelf life of just one to two days, though you can still use your senses to ...

But cooking with meat is a lot more complicated ... No one wants a side of foodborne illness with their meal. Raw ground beef lasts one to two days in the fridge, according to FoodSafety.gov.

Prior to cooking, refrigerate raw meat rather than ... You don’t want to go right from handling raw hamburger meat to making a salad. Make sure to wash your hands well with soap and water ...

The microbiological quality of raw meat was good ... officials found the difference between the risks of a medium-cooked ground beef steak and a medium-cooked whole beef steak was not fully ...

Raw beef on rye bread is a holiday tradition ... involving more than 150 people during December 1994. Ground beef should ALWAYS be cooked to an internal temperature of 160° F.” ...