My partner and I are in disagreement whether this pork chop is undercooked.
Please, we need an expert opinion!
by mellmoth
30 Comments
skoalreaver
Quality pork is fine with a slight pink in the center that is damn near raw
RemoteAd6401
Temp was lowered from 160 to 145 a while back by the USDA but with a 3 minute rest, so you will have pink. I would not eyeball it though. Get an instant thermometer. That looks raw AF. If it was close it would at least have some crisp on the outside. Thats wet and soggy.
mellmoth
UPDATE: thanks for your all input! Please pray for my boyfriend.
Daddysu
Ya know, with modern pork in places like America (for now), Germany, and other countries, you don’t have as great a risk of trichinosis as back in the day, and a little pink can be ok. Hell, the Germans eat raw minced (ground for my fellow ‘Mericans) pork all the time. I think it’s called mett or something.
That being said, that doesn’t mean I would make a habit out of eating undercooked pork. I mean, possible health risks aside, just the texture alone is fucked enough to make me shudder.
Like others have said, get one of the meat temp probe things. They’re pretty cheap online and you can get a solid one at a good price if you just avoid the ones laden with current marketing buzzwords like ai and shit.
Ok-Cup266
Red meat yeah heated to 150 in the center is fine. Pork is another story trichinosis or not. I have a long family line of meat graders, my brother owning a meat market after inspecting and serves food. I processed meat for many years from general cuts to slow smoked sausage, jerky etc. This is undercooked for pork. May not make you sick this time, but I promise one day it will snag you when you least expect it if you eat it undercooked. While being handled I would like to think everyone is on top of keeping it cold as needed etc. There a lot of variables. Pork, chicken and especially seafood needs cooked properly. It’s your body just a lil advice.
Dangerous-School2958
Medium rare. He’s gonna be fine, everyone here is paranoid
OmegaStroks
I honestly don’t have an expert opinion on if it’s cooked or undercooked but I thought it was salmon at first
recklesswithinreason
Did you cook it with the stove off?
Forsaken-Sympathy355
100% would give me diarrhea.
VegasRoy
Yes, undercooked. According to my Mom this will definitely give you worms and then kill you.
s8n29
If you hurry, the vet can still save it.
Ayychiron
It doesn’t look undercooked, it doesn’t look cooked at all
cooking_and_coding
What’s the temp? Cook by temp, not by color
Pebbles015
This hysteria about pork was in regards to days of yore when we didn’t have refrigeration. (Only eat pork if there is an R in the month etc). With regards to trichinella, we haven’t had a case in the UK since 1969 because it has been eradicated from domestic animals.
Pork is lovely cooked slightly rare, it retains a sweetness and is incredibly succulent. It dries out and loses flavour very quickly with over cooking.
However, if that pork is from wild boar, yeah, cook that right through.
FaithlessnessCute204
under, not because its pink but because its no where near crusted enough from grill/frying.
3ThirteenTwenty3
Yes, 1 minute in the microwave did not do the trick…
MillionToOneShotDoc
I read last week in the paper about this family in San Luis Obispbo. In California. That whole family died of trichinosis. That’s uncooked pork.
willybarrow
Did you forget to turn the oven on
themaverick12
It’s just perfect…to throw away!
Semirk0
🤣
Embarrassed-Force845
Looks nasty
GeneralGuide9081
Raw
Fine_Ad_7535
Are you serious? That’s fucking raw!
Brooklynpolarbear22
Worms!!!!!
CMDR_PEARJUICE
Medium is fine- this is raw, you need to cook it with more than your heated disagreement
Copious_coffee67
If it’s not white it’s not right
samthemoron
For it to be under cooked, you need to start cooking it first
RedBarclay88
That’s definitely undercooked.
Pork chops are fine (best) with a slight blush of pink, but that doesn’t look like any heat has gone through it at all. 🤢
bob-loblaw-esq
This is clearly fish.
LostReplacement
If they have you the heart it could still be donated
30 Comments
Quality pork is fine with a slight pink in the center that is damn near raw
Temp was lowered from 160 to 145 a while back by the USDA but with a 3 minute rest, so you will have pink. I would not eyeball it though. Get an instant thermometer. That looks raw AF. If it was close it would at least have some crisp on the outside. Thats wet and soggy.
UPDATE: thanks for your all input! Please pray for my boyfriend.
Ya know, with modern pork in places like America (for now), Germany, and other countries, you don’t have as great a risk of trichinosis as back in the day, and a little pink can be ok. Hell, the Germans eat raw minced (ground for my fellow ‘Mericans) pork all the time. I think it’s called mett or something.
That being said, that doesn’t mean I would make a habit out of eating undercooked pork. I mean, possible health risks aside, just the texture alone is fucked enough to make me shudder.
Like others have said, get one of the meat temp probe things. They’re pretty cheap online and you can get a solid one at a good price if you just avoid the ones laden with current marketing buzzwords like ai and shit.
Red meat yeah heated to 150 in the center is fine.
Pork is another story trichinosis or not. I have a long family line of meat graders, my brother owning a meat market after inspecting and serves food. I processed meat for many years from general cuts to slow smoked sausage, jerky etc.
This is undercooked for pork. May not make you sick this time, but I promise one day it will snag you when you least expect it if you eat it undercooked. While being handled I would like to think everyone is on top of keeping it cold as needed etc.
There a lot of variables. Pork, chicken and especially seafood needs cooked properly. It’s your body just a lil advice.
Medium rare. He’s gonna be fine, everyone here is paranoid
I honestly don’t have an expert opinion on if it’s cooked or undercooked but I thought it was salmon at first
Did you cook it with the stove off?
100% would give me diarrhea.
Yes, undercooked. According to my Mom this will definitely give you worms and then kill you.
If you hurry, the vet can still save it.
It doesn’t look undercooked, it doesn’t look cooked at all
What’s the temp? Cook by temp, not by color
This hysteria about pork was in regards to days of yore when we didn’t have refrigeration. (Only eat pork if there is an R in the month etc). With regards to trichinella, we haven’t had a case in the UK since 1969 because it has been eradicated from domestic animals.
Pork is lovely cooked slightly rare, it retains a sweetness and is incredibly succulent. It dries out and loses flavour very quickly with over cooking.
However, if that pork is from wild boar, yeah, cook that right through.
under, not because its pink but because its no where near crusted enough from grill/frying.
Yes, 1 minute in the microwave did not do the trick…
I read last week in the paper about this family in San Luis Obispbo. In California. That whole family died of trichinosis. That’s uncooked pork.
Did you forget to turn the oven on
It’s just perfect…to throw away!
🤣
Looks nasty
Raw
Are you serious? That’s fucking raw!
Worms!!!!!
Medium is fine- this is raw, you need to cook it with more than your heated disagreement
If it’s not white it’s not right
For it to be under cooked, you need to start cooking it first
That’s definitely undercooked.
Pork chops are fine (best) with a slight blush of pink, but that doesn’t look like any heat has gone through it at all. 🤢
This is clearly fish.
If they have you the heart it could still be donated