Medium Well?

I'd like to see that show, when does it air, Bucky?

That burger order sounds good, made me hungry. I wonder how its cooked, if they have some type of grill aboard, like a George Foreman grill.

Found online - ahem:

With Burgers, What Does “Done” Mean?

Will a hamburger that is supposed to be cooked medium to well done have any red in the center?

In the cooking of beef, the designation "medium" is generally agreed to have a warm, pink — not red — center and an internal temperature of 140° to 145°. Rare leaves the center cool and red (120° to 125°); medium-rare is warm and red (130° to 135°); medium-well is warm with little or no pink (150° to 155°); and well-done is uniformly grey-brown throughout (160° to 165°).

Over a hot grill, under the broiler, or in a medium-hot frying pan, a one-inch-thick hamburger will take about three minutes per side to reach rare, four minutes to reach medium, and five to thirty-seven minutes to reach well done.

While we're on the subject, the US Department of Agriculture wants you to cook hamburger to an internal temperature of at least 160°F (71°C). In other words, you are not to eat a hamburger that is not well done. Many people see no point in eating a hamburger that is well done. This is the definition of a conundrum.

Rob - it has a full, real kitchen. I think they said it could prepare 100 full meals per sitting.

It appears that the "Air Force One" documentary is next schedule to run on Sunday, 2/1 at 11:00 a.m. EST.

There is a companion show "Marine One" that shows the operation of the Presidential helicopter. It apparently doesn't have a kitchen. So if you ever see a big green helicopter with a white roof landing in a McDonald's parking lot...

Very interesting----a second air force one not just as a backup but like in cadillac one and marine one a decoy as well so you never know which one he is on---excellent security strategy

Thanks Bucky, I'll try to catch it this weekend.
Looks like you can watch old episodes online too, but my work computer doesn't have the latest version of Flash. I don't want to ask for it and have the IT folks want to know "what for".

I've seen Marine One in person before, kinda close up. When in the Navy, I was stationed at Ft. Meade and my CO was in Anacostia. His building was next to the airfield where it was sitting out one morning.

So if you ever see a big green helicopter with a white roof landing in a McDonald's parking lot...

I think that was more likely during the Clinton years.

Weren't there 2 planes in Air Force One (the Harrison Ford movie)?

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Glad you said it, Sean -- I'm often caught in that burger conundrum.

Technically it wasn't "Air Force One". Because the segment was filmed as he was flying into DC to be sworn in, before he was president. It is only "Air Force One" when the President is on board.

Welcome Back Owl!

Bucky, the NG site also has videos and the clip for the show has the exchange between the Prez and the steward(?) about his burger.

Hey! Look who's back!

Ummm...jl returns yesterday and OMG returns today...

(I point that out just to demonstrate to both of you that nothing has changed in the Sandbox.)

"five to thirty-seven minutes to reach well done. "

Thirty-Seven minutes! For what, a hockey puck?

"five to thirty-seven minutes to reach well done."
I'll bet that's a typo--it should read five to seven minutes.

I've been stalled in traffic in Frederick, MD, when Marine One and its identical companion helicopters (I counted four) were flying "W" to Camp David. Most recently the backup was significantly longer because (the local radio station said) the helipad at Camp David was being refurbished and they had to fly to Fort Detrick and motorcade up 15 to the entrance at Catoctin Furnace. Hope the new guy will stop in at Harriet Chapel, the splendid little church nearby.

Burger & fries? I KNEW there was more than one reason to like this guy!

Five Guys serves burgers "well done but juicy"--the customer has no say in the matter--but that's the only place I'll get a well-done burger. When I cook burgers at home, they're perfectly medium rare ... yum!

[A]nd well-done is uniformly grey-brown throughout (160° to 165°).

So I'm guessing the Wegmans ground sirloin, raw on an onion roll with butter, salt and pepper would not be approved by the DoA. But who cares: its sooooo good.

Aw, Robert (the Single One)--I always knew you liked to live dangerously!

I think the reason for the DoA's "guideline" is that, like Mrs. Lovett's Royal Marine meat pie, "you don't know where its been."

Medium well? And I had hopes for this guy...

Really is there no better news, WOW he eats burgers. he is just like you and me , that really wows me. All past presidents have eaten burgers and hot dogs. Hey if this kind of publicity excites the country good. Just like airforce one photo shoot that scared the pants off all the poor people in N.Y that cost about 389,000.00 that money could have been put to good use , at least for the AMERICANS that are starving. I feel sorry for for my country.

To summarize the important points:

WOW AMERICANS PAUL

Thank you, Paul1, for your comment.