Minimum Cooking Temperature Guide

Whether you’re cooking beef, chicken, pork or seafood, it’s always important to make sure your food is up to temperature before you dig in. Bookmark this page to your mobile browser to quickly and easily access this information!

What are the Cooking Temperatures for Beef?

It is recommended that you cook beef to at least 145°F before consumption, however if it is considered “rare” at 125°F and considered “well done” at 160°F.

Ground beef and ground veal should be cooked to at least 160°F.

What are the Cooking Temperatures for Chicken?

Whole chickens, ground chicken, breasts, thighs, wings and legs should all be cooked between 160° and 165°F.

Whole turkeys as well as turkey stuffing should be cooked to 165°F.

What are the Cooking Temperatures for Pork?

When it comes to cooking pork, there’s a bit of a scale, depending on what you’re cooking!

Uncooked cooked ham: 145°F
Fully cooked ham (reheating): 140°F
Ground pork: 160°F
Pork shoulder: 195° – 200°F
Pork ribs: 180° – 200°F

What are the Cooking Temperatures for Fish?

If you’re cooking fish, the internal temperature should be 145°F at the center.

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