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Temperature Rules!

Food °F
Ground Meat & Meat Mixtures
Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb 160
Turkey, Chicken 165
Fresh Beef, Veal, Lamb
Medium Rare 145
Medium 160
Well Done 170
Poultry
Chicken & Turkey, whole 180
Poultry breasts, roast 170
Poultry thighs, wings 180
Duck & Goose 180
Stuffing (cooked alone or in bird) 165
Fresh Pork
Medium 160
Well Done 170
Ham
Fresh (raw) 160
Pre-cooked (to reheat) 140
Eggs & Egg Dishes
Eggs Cook until yolk
& white are firm
Egg dishes 160
Leftovers & Casseroles

165

Thermy the Thermometer, a cartoon character ThermyTM is the messenger of a national consumer education campaign of the USDA/FSIS designed to promote the use of food thermometers.
For more information,

 

Visit the Thermy Home Page at
www.fsis.usda.gov/thermy

 

call USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline at
1-800-535-4555
(TTY: 1-800-256-7072)
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

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