what temp does beef have to be
Cooking of Ground Beef. The FDA Food Code says that restaurants should cook ground beef to 155Â°F for 15 seconds. But CDC and USDA say that consumers should cook ground beef to 160Â°F. The guidance for consumers is different because it is simpler to meet one standard (temperature) than two (temperature and time). Cooking ground beef to 160Â°F kills E. coli germs rapidly.