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Image:Thermapen.jpg|Thermapen digital [[Food_thermometer|thermometer]] with probe
Image:Thermapen.jpg|Thermapen digital [[Food_thermometer|thermometer]] with probe
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===Test the temperature of your food to ensure it's safe to eat===
===Test the temperature of your food to ensure it's safe to eat===
How to check that [[meat]] is properly cooked and safe to eat.
How to check that [[meat]] is properly cooked and safe to eat.
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The chart includes not only [[meat]] but also [[eggs]], [[game]], [[fish]] and [[seafood]].
The chart includes not only [[meat]] but also [[eggs]], [[game]], [[fish]] and [[seafood]].
===''The source of this data''===
''The following data is mostly taken from the website of the [http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/mintemp.html US Department of Health and Human Services].  However these temperatures are not written in stone, so please read the notes which follow.''
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===Notes===
===Notes===
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* [[Carry-over cooking|Why you should rest meat]]
* [[Carry-over cooking|Why you should rest meat]]
* [http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/mintemp.html US food safety information]
* [http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/mintemp.html US food safety information]
* [http://www.health.state.mn.us/foodsafety/cook/cooktemp.html Minnesota dept. health]
* [http://www.livestrong.com/article/445176-how-to-cook-wild-pig/ how to cook wild pig]
* [http://www.livestrong.com/article/445176-how-to-cook-wild-pig/ how to cook wild pig]
* [http://www.publichealthmdc.com/environmental/SFC/pdf_files/M07-SafeCooking.pdf Safe cooking (pdf)]
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