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Operating Instructions
Grilling: Food Safety Information
The chart below lists safe minimum temperatures for various types of food.
SAFE MINIMUM INTERNAL TEMPERATURES as measured with a food thermometer
Food Type Internal Temperature
Beef, Pork, Veal, and Lamb (chops, roasts, steaks) 145ºF (63°C) with a 3-minute rest time
Ground Meat 160ºF (71°C)
Ham, uncooked (fresh or smoked) 145º F (63°C) with a 3-minute rest time
Ham, fully cooked (to reheat) 140ºF (60°C)
Poultry (ground, parts, whole, and stufng) 165ºF (74°C)
Eggs Cook until yolk and white are rm
Egg Dishes 160ºF (71°C)
Fin Fish 145ºF (63°C) or esh is opaque and separates
easily with fork
Shrimp, Lobster, and Crabs Flesh pearly and opaque
Clams, Oysters, and Mussels Shells open during cooking
Scallops Flesh is milky white or opaque and rm
Leftovers and Casseroles 165ºF (74°C)
When grilling steak, be aware of what these common cooking denitions really mean:
• Extra Rare (115°F, 46°C): Sometimes called Blue or Purple Rare, cooking steak to this temperature
means it is barely warm in the middle. A steak is Extra Rare when the internal temperature of the
thickest part of the meat is 115°F (46°C).
• Rare (125°F, 52°C): Kept on the grill just barely longer than an Extra Rare steak, Rare steak is
cooked to 125°F (52°C). Rare is good for extra premium cuts of meat where you really want to taste
the avor of the beef.
• Medium Rare (135°F, 57¯C): The ideal restaurant quality steak—this is that waiters most commonly
recommend when you order a steak at a restaurant. Cooked until the internal temperature of the
thickest part of the steak is at 135°F (57°C), it’s a great way to get the ideal avor and texture of a
steak.
• Medium (145°F, 63°C): Cooked to 145°F (63°C), the meat is still tender, so if you only like a little bit
of pink in your steak, Medium is the way to go.
• Medium Well (150°F, 66°C): The steak is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 150°F
(66°C). Cook to this temperature when someone says they only want a tiny bit of pink in their steak.
• Well Done (160°F, 71°C): Well Done means your steak’s internal temperature is at least 160°F
(71°C). Good luck!