OT - Possible cross-contamination question

ShadowNick

Ok guys, I may have screwed up.

I pulled some fresh local butcher ground beef out of the fridge and formed up 6 balls for smash burgers on the Blackstone and put them on a plate and put the plate straight in the fridge.  Heated the griddle till it was oil-smoking hot, and made my smash burgers.  Here is where I think I might have screwed up.  I may have put the cooked patties back onto the same plate straight from the Blackstone.

The plate looked clean, but I think i confused it with the actual clean plate I brought out.  I'm hoping that since I took the patties straight from the griddle to the plate, the heat from the cooked meat and grease killed any potential bacteria on the plate.

Anyone have any thoughts?

Edit -- I didn't realize I may have messed up till everyone was almost done with their burgers

Killit_and_Grillit

Toss them back on the Blackstone for just a minute. 

Edit. Just read your edit. I'd blame the squirts on the neighbors potato salad. 

Killit_and_Grillit

Ground meat is not like steak. Much higher risk of contamination from the butcher. (Mostly from the grinding process). That's why many restaurants refuse to serve ground beef less than medium. 

blind99

Probably not much worse than eating a rare or medium rare burger though. I bet everyone is fine. If not, blame the potato salad

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Well- too late now but you are likely ok. It's not something you would want to do on purpose but If you put the burgers directly from the BS on to the plate, the burgers would have been hot enough to kill anything they came in to direct contact with. There probably were some stragglers but we will hope someone with an iron gut got that one . I think there is some risk but it is small. Hope it turns out ok!

RRP

Unless you or the people eating those burgers have some immunity deficiency issues which you already knew then I sure wouldn't worry about it! I do the same thing on a regular basis and haven't gotten sick or died yet! Now if you were talking about leaving a plate that had raw chicken on it and left it in the sun while cooking the chicken and then returned the chicken to that plate for an hour before consuming it  then maybe I'd be concerned.

Focker

I only use one plate, every time I grill..haven't gotten sick yet.

JustOneOfTheGuys

IMHO, it's best to be more careful rather than not.  If that happened in a Resturant when a health inspector was there, well it wouldn't be good for the Resturant.  I always wrap the plate that I use for raw product in food film.  Then once you're ready and all is on he grill, you  can remove and discard the food film and have a clean untouched surface to use when it's time to take your cook off the grill without having to wash the plate beforehand.

Brason

I only switch plates if I am cooking chicken. Never on beef. I would eat those burgers and not think twice.

northGAcock

To minimize the plate issue, I usually put a piece of butcher or parchment paper on my plate before setting the burgers on it. I then prep with S&P or appropriate rub. When I put the burgers on, I discard the paper and use the plate for the post cook take into the house. Note as stated above, I use two plates with chicken. 

fishlessman

i usually eat some of the raw burger from the package as im making the burger balls for smashing been eating raw burger for nearly 40 years now. i guess that breaks all the safety rules

Legume

fishlessman said:

i usually eat some of the raw burger from the package as im making the burger balls for smashing been eating raw burger for nearly 40 years now. i guess that breaks all the safety rules

Do you wear gloves?

fishlessman

northGAcock said:

To minimize the plate issue, I usually put a piece of butcher or parchment paper on my plate before setting the burgers on it. I then prep with S&P or appropriate rub. When I put the burgers on, I discard the paper and use the plate for the post cook take into the house. Note as stated above, I use two plates with chicken. 

with chicken, open package, rub on top side, dump package on grill, rub on other side, shut dome why dirty an extra plate