Did my friend eat bad beef?

Question

My friend thinks he ate a bad burger last night. He asked for it well done...I don't think the place he got it from cooks to order though...and when he bit into it it was slightly pink and tasted overly salty. Do you think he ate a bad burger?

Just for knowing anyhow, if spoiled beef is ingested what is the time line until you start to get sick?

Answer 1

Certain bacteria  can start after several hours to a few days.

Answer 2

the waiter of the food probably misunderstood and they oversalted and cooked it rare

Answer 3

if he got a bad burger he would know really soon. right now actually. a little pink never hurt anyone. if i had to eat well done burgers, well, i probably wouldn't eat burgers anymore.  

Answer 4

it is fine to eat beef pink there is no harm in it at all - you can eat it raw if that is your taste. the main way you can get food poisoning from beef is if the food preparer has poor hygiene ie not washing his hands after going to the toilet touching other raw food etc. if he thinks the meat was off like it had been sitting around too long it stinks and tastes disgusting not salty more like something you just dont want to put in your mouth