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          Proper Cooking and Holding Temperatures ( recommended by the FDA)

Eggs.........cook until yolk and white are firm    
Fresh pork:                          Poultry:
Egg dishes....................160 F                             medium.............160F           Chicken, duck......180F
                                                                          well done...........170F            turkey,goose.......180F
Ground meat & mixtures:                                                                             stuffing...............165F
Turky & chicken..........170 F                            
Ham:                                  
Veal, beef, lamb, pork...160F                             Fresh (raw).......160F            
Seafood:
                                                                          Pre-cooked.......140
F              Fish....................160F
Fresh B
eef:                                                        shoulder...........160F              clams/oysters:
rare (some bacterial risk)...140F                                                                               steam 6-8 min
medium...............................160F
well done..............................17
0F

Reheating: When reheating food that has been cooked & then refridgerated,reheat the food rapidly to an
    internal temperature of 165F or higher before placing it in a hot food storage display and maintain @ 140F
Holding temperature for frozen foods:                 0 degrees F (-18C) or below
Holding temperature for refridgerated foods:       45F  (7C) or below
Volume Equivalents
1 gal          4 qt         8 pt        16 cups       256 tbsp     768 tsp     3.78 L
                  1 qt         2 pt         4 cups         64 tbsp      192 tsp    946ml
                                 1 pt         2 cups         32 tbsp        96 tsp    472ml
                                                1 cup           16 tbsp       48 tsp     237ml
                                                                     1 tbsp         3 tsp       15ml
                                                                                        1 tsp        5ml
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