ADVERTISEMENT
- Real Recipes from Real People -

Recipe: Taking Turkey's Temperature is Key to Healthy Holiday Feasts

Main Dishes - Chicken, Poultry
TAKING TURKEY'S TEMPERATURE
IS KEY TO HEALTHY HOLIDAY FEASTS


Whole Turkey Should be Cooked to 170 Degrees F in the Breast

To ensure that Americans enjoy a healthy and safe Thanksgiving feast, the National Turkey Federation (NTF) is encouraging consumers to use food thermometers when checking if their turkey and stuffing are fully cooked.

According to an NTF survey of consumers, 66 percent used a thermometer to check their turkey's doneness last year, down from 73 percent the previous year. Only 30 percent of consumers used a thermometer to check both their turkey and stuffing. This could mean that many home cooks are over-cooking or under-cooking their turkeys.

"There is only one sure way to know if your turkey and stuffing are cooked - by taking its temperature," said Sherrie Rosenblatt, the federation's senior director of marketing and communications. "A thermometer will help you cook a turkey so that it's neither underdone nor overcooked, but just right. Your family and dinner guests will appreciate your cooking skills far better."

To ensure that turkey is cooked safely, the NTF suggests using a food thermometer placed deep within the thigh away from bone. If the temperature is 180 degrees F in the thigh and 170 degrees F in the breast, the turkey is done and safe to eat. Stuffing should reach 165 degrees F to ensure doneness. If the turkey is done, but the stuffing isn't, take the stuffing out of the bird and finish cooking it on the stove top or in the oven.

Source: National Turkey Federation
MsgID: 3141839
Shared by: Betsy at Recipelink.com
In reply to: Thank You: Thanksgiving Recipes (9)
Board: Daily Recipe Swap at Recipelink.com
  • Read Replies (9)
  • Post Reply
  • Post New
  • Save to Recipe Box
Reviews and Replies:
1
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
2
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
3
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
4
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
5
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
6
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
7
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
8
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
9
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
10
  Betsy at Recipelink.com
UPLOAD AN IMAGE
Allowed file types: .gif .png .jpg .jpeg

POST A REPLY
Post a Request - Answer a Question
Share a Recipe
Thank You To All Who Contribute
  • Recipe: Taking Turkey's Temperature is Key to Healthy Holiday Feasts
  • Please select one:
  • This message includes a recipe that I have not made Recipe: will appear as the first word of the title
  • This message includes a recipe that I have made Recipe (tried): will appear as the first words of the title
  • This message is a question or a request for a recipe ISO: (In Search of) will appear as the first words of the title
  • This message is to thank the person(s) that answered my request Thank You will appear as the first words of the title
  • No Prefix


POST A NEW MESSAGE
Post a Request - Answer a Question
Share a Recipe
Thank You To All Who Contribute
  • Please select one:
  • This message includes a recipe that I have not made Recipe: will appear as the first word of the title
  • This message includes a recipe that I have made Recipe (tried): will appear as the first words of the title
  • This message is a question or a request for a recipe ISO: (In Search of) will appear as the first words of the title
  • This message is to thank the person(s) that answered my request Thank You will appear as the first words of the title
  • No Prefix