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How Do I Safely Handle Turkey? Follow these simple food safety guidelines: * Thaw frozen turkey in the refrigerator or cold water. * Keep thawed or fresh turkey in the refrigerator. * Prevent uncooked juices from dripping onto other foods in the refrigerator by placing packaged turkey on a tray. * Thawed turkey may be kept in the refrigerator up to four days before cooking. * Roast fresh turkey as soon as possible, but no later than the "use by" date on the package. * Place raw poultry on non-porous surfaces; these are easy to clean. It is recommended to use two cutting boards, one strictly to cut raw meats and the other for cooked and ready-to-eat foods. Cutting boards should be washed thoroughly in hot, soapy water after each use and allowed to air dry or dried with fresh paper towels. * Use paper towels, not cloth, to wipe off turkey and clean up juices. * Combine stuffing ingredients and stuff turkey just before roasting, not the night before. * Wash hands, work surfaces and utensils touched by raw poultry and its juices with hot, soapy water. * Use a food thermometer to determine turkey's doneness. * Use cooking methods that allow the turkey to reach an internal temperature of 140°F in less than four hours and a final temperature of 180°F in the thigh. If stuffed, the stuffing should reach 160°F. Avoid using low roasting temperatures or partial cooking methods. * If you don't have a meat thermometer to measure the internal temperature of the stuffing in the turkey, the stuffing should be cooked separately from the turkey. * Store turkey, stuffing, gravy, broth and other leftover cooked foods in separate containers in the refrigerator within two hours after cooking. Copyright 2003, ConAgra Foods, Inc. Reprinted with permission. |
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