Internal Food Temperature Guide
When internal food temperature reaches specified temperature, food is done cooking.
Beef
Tender Cuts
Ribs
Sirloin Tips
Rump/Top Round*
Chicken/Duck
Pieces
Whole
Ham
Precooked
Lamb
Leg, Bone-in
Shoulder, Bone-in
Pork
Loin
Rib
Shoulder
Veal
Leg
Loin
*For boneless rolled roasts over 6 inches thick, add 5 to 10 minutes per pound to above times.
** U.S.D.A. states in Safe Food Book-Your Kitchen Guide , "Rare beef is popular, but you should know that
cooking it only to 140°F means some food poisoning organisms may survive."
Internal Temp
Rare
140-150**
140-150**
140-150**
140-150**
140-150**
140-150**
18
Fahrenheit
Med
150-160
150-160
150-160
150-160
150-160
150-160
Well
170-185
170-185
170-185
170-185
185-190
185-190
130-140
170-185
170-185
170-180
170-180
170-180
170-180
170-180