Ready or not, the holidays are here. It's a time when many Americans accustomed to preparing simple meals find themselves responsible for safely serving multi-dish feasts.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 1:10PMReady or not, the holidays are here. It's a time when many Americans accustomed to preparing simple meals find themselves responsible for safely serving multi-dish feasts.
"Cooking takes longer with big masses of food. Cooling takes longer with big masses of food," said Schaffner, who co-hosts the food-safety podcast "Risky or Not?" A frozen bird must be thawed first. There are several accepted methods, including in the refrigerator, in the microwave or in cold running water, Schaffner said.A frozen turkey needs about 24 hours for every 4 to 5 pounds of weight to thaw in a refrigerator, according to the Agriculture Department. If you use a microwave or the cold water method, the bird must be cooked immediately. For details about safe turkey handling, check out the thawing and cooking calculators created by the USDA.
Don't rely on the plastic pop-up thermometers stuck in some commercial turkeys. Chapman's past research shows that those buttons can activate well before the bird is actually done.
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