undercooked meat

Meaning

This phrase refers to meat that has not been cooked long enough or at a high enough temperature to be safe or desirable to eat. It is an important term in food safety, recipes, and dining out to avoid food poisoning.

Examples

• Eating undercooked meat can lead to serious food poisoning.

  Eating undercooked meat can lead to serious food poisoning.

• I had to send my steak back because it was undercooked meat.

  I had to send my steak back because it was undercooked meat.

• Always use a food thermometer to avoid serving undercooked meat.

  Always use a food thermometer to avoid serving undercooked meat.

• Some people are fine with rare beef, but undercooked meat like chicken is dangerous.

  Some people are fine with rare beef, but undercooked meat like chicken is dangerous.

• The health inspector warned the restaurant about serving undercooked meat.

  The health inspector warned the restaurant about serving undercooked meat.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I don't like to eat undercook meat.

  ✓ I don't like to eat undercooked meat.

  Use the past participle adjective 'undercooked' (with -ed) to describe the state of the meat.

• ✗ This chicken is low-cooked.

  ✓ This chicken is undercooked.

  'Low-cooked' is not a standard English term. Use 'undercooked' to mean not cooked enough.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Pregnant women should avoid eating ___ due to health risks.

  💡 Meat that hasn't been cooked enough.

  Show answer

  undercooked meat

• If you serve ___, your guests might get sick.

  💡 Food safety hazard involving rawish beef, pork, or poultry.

  Show answer

  undercooked meat