Pick up a thermometer for a quick and easy way to determine if your meal is cooked to a safe temperature. Here’s a guide for using your slow cooker and cooking to a temperature that’s safe.
| Food | Safe Cooking Temperature in Degrees F |
|---|---|
| Eggs | Cook until yolk and white are firm |
| Egg dishes | 160 |
| Ground Meat and Meat Mixtures | |
| Turkey, chicken | 165 |
| Veal, beef, lamb, pork | 160 |
| Fresh Beef | |
| Medium rare | 145 |
| Medium | 160 |
| Well done | 170 |
| Fresh Lamb | |
| Medium rare | 145 |
| Medium | 160 |
| Well done | 170 |
| Fresh Pork | |
| Medium | 160 |
| Well done | 170 |
| Poultry | |
| Chicken, whole | 180 |
| Turkey, whole | 180 |
| Poultry breasts, roasted | 170 |
| Poultry thighs, wings | 180 |
| Ham | |
| Fresh (uncured) | 160 |
| Precooked (ready to eat) | 140 |

