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travisstrick
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I just spent the last two days recovering from some major food borne illness.
My father in law cooked some burgers for Memorial Day. He doesn't use a food thermo. Everyone got sick but I got it way worse. I was the only one who ate my whole burger (and my wife's). They didn't like the bloody center so only had a bite or two.
I spent 24 hrs on the floor of my bathroom. I'll spare you the details but if there was an oriface that I could expel from, I did and violently.
ALWAYS COOK GROUND MEAT TO TEMP OR ELSE!
My father in law cooked some burgers for Memorial Day. He doesn't use a food thermo. Everyone got sick but I got it way worse. I was the only one who ate my whole burger (and my wife's). They didn't like the bloody center so only had a bite or two.
I spent 24 hrs on the floor of my bathroom. I'll spare you the details but if there was an oriface that I could expel from, I did and violently.
ALWAYS COOK GROUND MEAT TO TEMP OR ELSE!
Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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What temp do you hit?Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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If I didn't grind the meat, I do 160.Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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Ohhhhh that sucks. I had one of those about 4 months ago. Thought I was going to expire right them and there. FIL owes you some new underwear.Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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Sorry to hear that Travis. Those abdominal infections can be brutal and the cramping... Hope you get well soon.
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Large and Small BGE, Blackstone 36 and a baby black Kub.
Chattanooga, TN.
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Solid advice, but the mental picture you planted in my head is very disturbing.Flint, Michigan
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I doubt there was very much solid in that bathroom.Fred19Flintstone said:Solid advice, but the mental picture you planted in my head is very disturbing.
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Pictures or didnt happen!
Hope you feel better now.
"Hold my beer and watch this S##T!"
LARGE BGE DALLAS TX.
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bad stuff, hope you're feeling better now. Thermopen for Father's Day??
Damascus, VA. Friendliest town on the Appalachian Trail.
LBGE Aug 2012, SBGE Feb 2014
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Wow ! Bummer. I like my HB pink and juicy, but I do grind my meat, usually from brisket. Now, you've got me worried.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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Been there, done that. But a burger done past medium still sucks...
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Hope you are better now.Ground beef, because it has a lot of surface area, is very susceptible to contamination. Sounds like you got Staph food poisoning which is very violent and painful. Clean kitchen and clean hands most important in food prep (and changing gloves often too).The only piece of meat that I want served "dead" is ground meat.Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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Little Steven said:__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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Man that stinks so sorry.
Sounds more like bad meat than undercooked. But bloody is way different than pink. Usually when I eat a rawer burger I just get a little liquid urgency, nothing from the top.
Buy pops a thermopen for Father's Day!!
Gotta be careful with ground beef. Especially store bought. It's got all kinda stuff in it. If I ground my own, I wouldn't be worried about it depending on what kind of binder I used._______________________________________________XLBGE -
Never had an issue with hamburger, or at least I don't think I ever did. Some other suspect foods, absolutely. Needed sometimes to flush out the system, but Trav's situation is more than desired. Glad you feel better.
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Sorry about your mishap but glad that you are doing better now.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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Good advise for all of us! Hope you feel better
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Yeah, but I love those pink burgers. :-)Great thing I've found is that if you mix them right, and cook them correctly you can have safe and juicy at the same time.Hate you had to go through this. Pace yourself for a few days. Guaranteed you are dehydrated and depleted of several minerals and vitamins after a bout like that.Charlie
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Bad meat !
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Oh man, that is horrible. Another reason to grind you own meat or cook it through if its store bought. Soudns like he needs a Thermopen for Father's Day.
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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Charlie tuna said:Bad meat !
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Griffin said:Oh man, that is horrible. Another reason to grind you own meat or cook it through if its store bought. Soudns like he needs a Thermopen for Father's Day.
"Hold my beer and watch this S##T!"
LARGE BGE DALLAS TX.
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The sad part is he was a butcher for 20 years.Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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Sorry you and everyone else had to experience that... Had food poisoning several years ago; had I had a firearm handy, I may have ended it...
That's some bad mojo...
+1 on getting him a Thermapen...
MSV Chill Spot
Chester County, PA
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Sorry to hear about this. Makes you afraid to eat something someone else has cooked. I would recommend drinking Pedialyte for a few days. It's better than Gatorade for such things.
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When my first wife & I were newlyweds, she would make dinner, go to work & eat when she got home. I had some bad chicken & was sick for days. The following Christmas her brother gave her a "365 Ways to Cook Chicken" cookbook.Flint, Michigan
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Dredger said:Sorry to hear about this. Makes you afraid to eat something someone else has cooked. I would recommend drinking Pedialyte for a few days. It's better than Gatorade for such things.Look up "WHO rehydration solution". We recommended this to patients with severe green apple two-step. The "easy" version is Gatorade with 1/2 tsp of salt added. Cut this solution with 50% water and replace 50% of the water you drink with this so you are getting a total of 25% of your water intake replaced with this. With severe diarrhea, the electrolyte losses cause your body to go into "save mode" and just drinking plain water will worsen diarrhea and cause further dehydration. Sodium and Potassium for the win!
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To eat it rare, you have to trust the source. Your FIL must be beside himself.Hope you get back to normal.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Man, that's rough. Probiotics and baby wipes for... you know.
Hope you recover quickly!BGE XL- Tomball, TX
"Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said, "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Ricky Bobby
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