Tips for cooking beef
- For safety, the USDA recommends cooking hamburgers and ground beef mixtures (like meatloaf) to 160°F as measured by a food thermometer.
- Cook all raw beef and roasts to a minimum internal temperature of 145°F before removing from heat source.
- Allow meat to rest for at least three minutes before carving or eating.
- You may cook beef to a higher temperature depending on your personal preference.
Tips for cooking lamb
- For safety, the USDA recommends cooking all poultry to 160°F as measured by a food thermometer.
- Check internal temperature in the innermost part of the thigh and wing and the thickest part of the breast.
- You may cook pork to a higher temperature depending on your personal preference.
Tips for cooking pork
- For safety, the USDA recommends cooking ground pork patties and ground pork mixtures (like meatloaf) to 160°F as measured by a food thermometer.
- Cook all raw pork steaks, chops and roasts to a minimum internal temperature of 145°F before removing meat from heat source.
- Allow meat to rest for at least three minutes before carving or eating.
- You may cook pork to a higher temperature depending on your personal preference.
Tips for cooking poultry
- For safety, the USDA recommends cooking all poultry to 160°F as measured by a food thermometer.
- Check internal temperature in the innermost part of the thigh and wing and the thickest part of the breast.
- You may cook pork to a higher temperature depending on your personal preference.
Tips for cooking seafood
According to the FDA, seafood should be cooked to an internal temperature of 145°F.
- Be clean,
be healthy - Keep it cold,
keep it hot - Don’t cross
contaminate - Wash, rinse
and sanitize - Cook it
and chill it
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