GREENLEE COUNTY
HOME FOOD TEMPERATURES

Home Food Temperatures

Use a metal-stemmed probe thermometer to check for the proper final cooking temperature of your food. The following is the USDA recommended food cooking temperatures.

Eggs & Egg Dishes

• Eggs Cook until yolk and white are firm
• Egg dishes 160

Ground Meat & Meat Mixtures

• Turkey, chicken 165
• Veal, beef, lamb, pork 160
• Fresh Beef – Medium Rare 145 Medium 160 Well Done 170,
• Fresh Veal – Medium Rare 145 Medium 160 Well Done 170
• Fresh Lamb – Medium Rare 145 Medium 160 Well Done 170
• Fresh Pork – Medium 160 Well Done 170

Poultry

• Chicken, whole 180
• Turkey, whole 180
• Poultry breasts, roast 170
• Poultry thighs, wings 180
• Stuffing (cooked alone or in bird) 165
• Duck & Goose 180
• Ham – Fresh (raw) 160 Pre-cooked (to reheat) 140

Seafood

• Fin Fish Cook until opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
• Shrimp, lobster, crab Should turn red and flesh should become pearly opaque.
• Scallops Should turn milky white or opaque and firm.
• Clams, mussels, oysters Cook until shells open