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Food Safety: BBQ tip for cooking ground beef burgers

(Next link will take you to another Web site News Canada) - Health Canada suggests you make the burger patties thin to ensure the meat cooks all the way through. Use a digital food thermometer to check that the middle of the burger reaches 71°C (160°F). Insert the food thermometer through the side into the middle of the patty. Your burger's done at 71!