Recommended Cooking Temperatures and Times
FOOD
BEEF, VEAL, LAMB, GAME
Tender Cuts
Tenderloin, Rib-eye, T-bone, Chops, Cutlets
Tough Cuts and Grassfed 2
Bison, Game
Lamb Roast or Leg
Spare Ribs
Flank Steak, Brisket
PORK
Tenderloin
Baby Back Ribs
Chops, Cutlets
Roast
Spare Ribs
Belly (quick)
Belly (slow)
POULTRY
White Meat
Chicken Breast, bone in
Chicken Breast, boneless
Turkey Breast, bone in
Turkey Breast, boneless
Duck Breast
Dark Meat
Chicken Leg or Thigh, bone in
Chicken Thigh, boneless
Turkey Leg or Thigh
Duck Leg
Split Game Hen
14
THICKNESS 1
inch
cm
°F
0.2
0.5
134 or higher
2
5
134 or higher
1
2.5
134 or higher
2.75
7
134 or higher
2
5
134 or higher
1
2.5
134 or higher
2
5
134 or higher
0.6
1.5
134 or higher
165
1
2.5
134 or higher
2
5
134 or higher
2.75
7
160-176
2.75
7
160-176
2
5
185
2
5
167
2
5
146 or higher
1
2.5
146 or higher
2.75
7
146 or higher
2
5
146 or higher
1
2.5
134 or higher
165-176
1
2.5
165-176
165-176
165-176
2.75
7
150 or higher
TEMPERATURE
°C
57 or higher
57 or higher
57 or higher
57 or higher
57 or higher
57 or higher
57 or higher
57 or higher
74
57 or higher
57 or higher
71-80
71-80
85
75
63.5 or higher
63.5 or higher
63.5 or higher
63.5 or higher
63.5 or higher
74-80
74-80
74-80
74-80
65.5 or higher
TIME
min
max
2 hr
4 hrs
4.5 hrs
6 hours
8-10 hrs
12-24 hrs
10 hrs
24-48 hrs
24 hrs
48-72 hrs
8 hrs
24 hrs
12 hrs
30 hrs
2.5 hr
6-8 hrs
4-8 hrs
24 hrs
3-4 hrs
6-8 hrs
4.5-6 hrs
8-10 hrs
12 hrs
30 hrs
12 hrs
30 hrs
5 hrs
8 hrs
24 hrs
48-72 hrs
2.5 hrs
4-6 hrs
1 hr
2-4 hrs
4 hrs
6-8 hrs
2.5 hrs
4-6 hrs
90 min
4-6 hrs
4 hrs
6-8 hrs
2 hrs
4-6 hrs
8 hrs
10 hrs
8 hrs
18 hrs
6 hrs
8 hrs