Course: Culinary Arts Subject: Safety and Sanitation Lecturer: Gerald Peters Assignment: Cooking Temperature for Meats and Poultry Trainee: Shem De Souza Submission Date: 17/09/18
MEATS
FAHRENHIET
CELSIUS
Beef Rare
120 – 125
45 – 50
Medium Rare
130 – 135
55 – 60
Medium
140 – 145
60 – 65
Medium Well
150 – 155
65 – 70
Well done
160 & above
70 & above
Rare
135
60
Medium Rare
140 – 150
60 – 65
Medium
160
70
Well done
165 & above
75 & above
Chicken
165 – 175
75 – 80
Turkey
165 – 175
75 – 80
Fresh Pork
160 – 170
65 – 70
Ham {fully cooked}
140
60
Ham {uncooked}
160
70
145
65
Lamb
Poultry
Pork
Fish & seafood Fish
BIBLIOGRAPHY Reference to cooking temperatures: Professional Cooking Book 6th Edition by Wayne Gisslen
Reference to Cooking temperatures: Cooking with Confidence for every Occasion. Book by T.T.H.T.I