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Food Safety Cooking Chart

Measure With Food Thermometer

Minimum Cooking Temperatures


and Holding Times
165F (Hold for 15 seconds)
Poultrychicken, turkey, duck, goose;
whole, parts, or ground
Soups stews, stuffing, casseroles, mixed
dishes
All stuffed meat, including poultry, fish,
and pasta
Leftovers (to reheat)
Food, covered, cooked in microwave
oven (hold covered 2 minutes after
removal)
155F (Hold for 15 seconds)
Hamburger, meatloaf, and other
ground meats; ground fish
Fresh eggs shelled, cooked, and held
for service (such as scrambled)
145F (Hold for 15 seconds)
Beef, corned beef, pork, hamroasts
(hold for 4 minutes)
Beef, lamb, veal, porksteaks or chops
Fish, shellfish
Fresh eggs shelled, cooked, and served
immediately
140F (Hold for 15 seconds)
Ham, other roastsprocessed, fully
cooked (to reheat)
Fruits and vegetables that are cooked

Cooling
Cooked food should be cooled from 135F
to 70 F within 2 hours and from 70F to 41
to 45F within 4 hours. Cool foods in shallow
pans (3 inches deep or less).
Cooked chicken parts should be one-deep
on trays. Spread out the trays in a
refrigerator or freezer. Do not
cool food in cooking pots.

Hot Holding
Cooked food may be held at 135F or above
for an indefinite time for service.
Cooked food may be held up to 4 hours
below 135F and then must be discarded.

Thawing and Storage


Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator. Keep
meats and fish on the lower shelves of
a refrigerator.
Do not allow meat juices to drip on other food.

Thermometer Testing
Food thermometers should be tested at least
once a week, using ice-water slush. The food
thermometer must indicate 32F. If not, adjust
the thermometer, if possible. Otherwise, the
inaccurate thermometer must be discarded
and replaced.

Hand Washing
Hand washing is very important to food safety.
Hands should be washed under warm running
water using liquid soap and using a nail brush,
if possible. Rub hands together vigorously for
at least 20 seconds. Dry with a disposable
paper towel. Hands must always be washed
after using the restroom and before and after
food is handled.
This food safety chart must be prominently
displayed in every camp kitchen and used as
a resource by all food preparers. It is based
on FDA and USDA codes for food service.
Local codes prevail if
they are stricter.

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