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Q.
Is it necessary to check for doneness with a
Q. Do I need to preheat my oven each time I cook
meat thermometer?
a roast or poultry?
A. Checking the finished internal temperature at the
A. It is not necessary to preheat your oven.
completion of cooking time is recommended.
Temperatures are shown in Roasting Guide. For
Q. When buying a roast, are there any special tips
that
would help me cook it more evenly?
roasts over 8 lbs., check with thermometer at
half-
hour intervals after half the time has passed.
A. Yes. Buy a roast as even in thickness as possible,
Q. Why is my roast crumbling when I try to
or buy rolled roasts.
carve it?
Q.
Can I seal the sides of my foil “tent” when
A. Roasts are easier to slice if allowed to cool 10 to
roasting a turkey?
20 minutes after removing from oven. Be sure to
A. Sealing the foil will steam the meat. Leaving
cut across the grain of the meat.
it unsealed allows the air to circulate and brown
the meat.
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Frozen Roask
Frozen roasts of beef, pork, lamb, etc., can be started
Make sure poultry is thawed before roasting.
without thawing, but allow 15 to 25 minutes per pound
Unthawed poultry often does not cook evenly.
additional time (15 minutes per pound for roasts under
Some commercial frozen poultry can be cooked
5 pounds, more time for larger roasts.)
successfully without thawing. Follow directions
given on package label.
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Meat
Tender cuts; rib, high quality sirloin
tip, rump or top round*
Oven
Temperature
325°
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Lamb leg or bone-in shoulder*
325°
Veal shoulder, leg or loin*
Pork loin, rib or shoulder*
Ham.
orecooked
Poultry
Chicken or Duck
Chicken pieces
Turkey
325°
325°
325°
325”
350°
325°
Approximate Roasting Time
Internal
Doneness in Minutes per Pound
Temperature
‘F.
3 to 5 lbs.
6 to 8 lbs.
Rare:
24-35 18-25
Medium:
35-39 25-31
Well Done:
39-45
31-33
Rare:
21-25 20-23
Medium:
25-30
24–28
Well Done:
30-35 28-33
Well Done:
35-45 30-40
Well Done:
35-45
30-40
To Warm:
18–23 minutes per pound (any weight)
140°-1500~
150°–1600
170°–1850
1400–1500t
150°–1600
170°–1850
170°–1800
170°–1800
115°–1250
3 to 5 lbs.
Over 5
Ibs.
Well Done:
35-40
30-35
185°–1900
Well Done:
35-40
185°–1900
10 to 15 lbs.
Over 15
Ibs.
In thigh:
Well Done:
16–22
12-19
185°–1900
*For boneless rolled roasts over 6 inches thick, add 5 to 10 minutes per pound to times given above.
tThe U.S. Department of Agriculture says “Rare beef is popular, but you should know that cooking it to only
140°F.
means
some food poisoning organisms may survive.” (Source: Safe Food Book. Your Kitchen Guide. USDA Rev. June 1985.)
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