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Food Thermometer Essential When Stuffing a Turkey
Food Safety & Inspection Service — FSIS fact sheet describes how to safely handle dressing or stuffing when preparing a turkey or other whole poultry. For optimal safety and uniform doneness, cook stuffing separately. However, if stuffing a turkey, Cooking a home-stuffed turkey is ...More…
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Safe Methods for Thawing
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Turkeys must be kept at a safe temperature during "the big thaw." While frozen, a turkey is safe indefinitely. However, as soon as it begins to thaw, any bacteria that may have been present before freezing can begin to grow again. A package of . ...More…
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ROASTING INSTRUCTIONS
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Many variables can affect the roasting time of a whole turkey: The depth and size of the pan can reduce heat circulation to all areas of the turkey. The use of a foil tent for the entire time can slow cooking. The rack position can have an affect ...More…
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Take-out Dinners Hot from the Oven
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Basic information about food safety and pre-cooked or to-go meals such as a turkey dinner. Pick up the food hot and keep it hot. Keeping food warm is not enough. Harmful bacteria multiply fastest between 40 and 140 °F. Set oven temperature high ...More…
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Roasting Those Other Holiday Meats
Food Safety & Inspection Service — FSIS fact sheet on the safe handling and preparation of popular alternatives to the holiday roast turkey. No doubt about it, holiday time is turkey time. Of the 266 million turkeys produced in 2006, 30 percent are served during the holidays. Yet ...More…
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Focus On: Holiday or Party Buffets
Food Safety & Inspection Service — A popular way to celebrate holidays or any party occasion is to invite friends and family to a buffet. However, this type of food service where foods are left out for long periods leave the door open for uninvited guests - bacteria that cause ...More…
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Countdown to the Holiday
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Step by step instructions and timetables for planning a Thanksgiving turkey dinner. As Thanksgiving approaches, cooking the traditional turkey dinner gives rise to anxieties and questions. What kind of turkey should I buy? Should I buy a frozen ...More…
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Food Safety & Inspection Service — Callers ask hundreds of other questions about turkeys - from the time they are hatched on the farm until they make it home to the freezer. Although turkey is enjoyed year round, the peak time for buying, cooking, and storing whole turkeys is the ...More…
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Turkey Alternate Routes to the Table
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Just as a detour causes a car to take an alternate route, circumstances can alter the chosen cooking method for a turkey. An oven may fail at an inopportune time, a power outage may occur, and more than one large food item may need cooking. The ...More…
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Let's Talk Turkey
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Buy your turkey only 1 to 2 days before you plan to cook it. Keep it stored in the refrigerator until you're ready to cook it. Place it on a tray or in a pan to catch any juices that may leak. If not handled properly, any harmful bacteria that ...More…
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Safe Handling of Turducken Ingredients
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Safe handling and preparation tips for this specialty item, is a deboned stuffed chicken inside a deboned stuffed duck inside a deboned stuffed turkey. Club sandwiches, lasagna, and eggs Benedict are examples of foods assembled in layers. ...More…
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Food Safety of Turkey...from Farm to Table
Food Safety & Inspection Service — In calls to the hotline, turkey is the most-often-asked-about food category by consumers. Some frequently asked questions: "Are antibiotics and hormones used in raising turkeys? What does self-basted mean? How long can you keep a turkey in the ...More…