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Food Safety for Seniors: Grilling Meat

Learn essential food safety tips for seniors when grilling meat to avoid harmful bacteria and ensure proper cooking temperatures. Use separate platters, cook ground beef to 160oF, check meat color, and always use a meat thermometer. Stay safe and enjoy your delicious BBQ with peace of mind!

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Food Safety for Seniors: Grilling Meat

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  1. Food Safety for Seniors:Grilling Meat ___________ County Cooperative Extension Service Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  2. Basic safety • Use a clean platter for every step Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  3. Is the hamburger cooked? • Grinding mixes bacteria throughout the meat • Some bacteria can make you sick Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  4. Isn’t color change okay? • May turn brown at a low temperature. • Meat still unsafe to eat • May not turn brown or people overcook for safety • Meat dry and tough Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  5. Use a meat thermometer • Cook ground beef to 160oF • Other meats have different end point temperatures Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  6. Taking a burger’s temperature • Take meat from grill • Put on a paper plate • Insert thermometer from the side to the center of the meat • Wait for the temperature to stabilize • Cook to 160oF Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  7. What next? • Not to 160oF? • Back on the grill. • At 160oF? • Enjoy your burger! Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  8. Hot dogs • May contain bacteria that causes serious illness • Cook until steamy hot in the middle Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  9. Summary • Use a clean platter, plate or tray for each step in cooking. • Use a meat thermometer when cooking meat, inside or out. • Cook ground beef to at least 160oF. • Cook hot dogs until they are steamy hot in the center. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

  10. Stay healthy by grilling meat safely. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

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