Martha Stewart tries to kill Matt Lauer?
On the 7/14/09 edition of the Today Show, Martha Stewart cooked “Zesty Chicken Burgers” for Meredith Viera and a somewhat reluctant Matt Lauer. While Martha was going on about how special chicken burgers are, Matt quietly asked a food safety question.
Matt: “Obviously people are going to say you have to be careful how to cook a chicken burger. You have to get it to a certain temperature. Is that about right?”
Martha: “Um. Yeah. Well, you’ll see. It’s… It’ll won’t be pink inside. It’ll get …
Meredith: “It will have to be white inside.”
Martha: “Yeah, all the way.”
And then on to how beautiful they are. Martha went on from touching raw chicken to touching the bun she served Matt’s finished burger on. He turned away from the camera both times he “took a bite” and claimed they were very good. Who knows if he really ate the potentially killer chicken burger. I wouldn’t have.
If you cook chicken burger, use a tip-sensitive digital thermometer to make sure they reach an internal temperature of 165F. Wash your hands between touching raw meat and anything that is going to be served, especially if the person you are feeding is famous.
Many thanks to the barfblog fan who signaled Katie about yesterday’s Today Show.
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/admin/trackback/145895
ROFL! Martha never learns, does she? Surely she doesn't want another round in the pen for attempted murder!
Besides, Matt Lauer, he's too cute to kill. :)
(I wouldn't have touched her burgers, either. But then again, I can't even bring myself to touch her magazine or her sheet sets at KMart!)
You don't have to touch her burgers. She has touched them-both when raw and cooked without washing her hands in between. I wonder how Matt is feeling.