Transcript Now your cooking powerpoint WSU food Safety thermometer

The How’s and Why’s of using a food thermometer
when cooking burgers, chicken breasts, pork chops
and sausage patties
By the end of this presentation,
you will learn:
How to be a better cook
How to be a safer cook
Why you can’t judge a burger
by its color
About the flip side of flipping
burgers
Why use a food
thermometer when
cooking small cuts of
meat?
Why use a food thermometer when
cooking small cuts of meat?
Safety
Quality
Quick
Easy to use
What is a small cut of meat?
Hamburgers
Turkey Burgers
Pork Chops
Chicken Breasts
Sausage Patties
Millions of people get sick
from dangerous bacteria in
food every year . . .
The Center for Disease Control and
Prevention estimates . . .
•76 million stomach and
intestinal illness
•325,000 hospitalizations
•5000 deaths
. . . occur each year in the United
States due to foodborne illness.
Two of the Healthy People 2010
objectives focus on food safety
recommendations . . .
To reduce by 50 percent the
number of infections caused by
key foodborne pathogens
To increase by 10 percent the
proportion of consumers who
follow key food safety practices
. . . but many people don’t link
their illness to foodborne
bacteria and viruses.
Safety
 Raw meat may contain
harmful bacteria.
 These bacteria are killed
when meat is cooked to 160 º F
Safety
 Many people rely on the internal
color to check doneness
BUT . . .
 Research shows that color is
NOT a good indicator of doneness
USDA Research (1998) Showed:
One out of every four hamburgers
turns brown before cooked to safe
internal temperature
Only 3 out of 100 consumers
checked hamburgers with a food
thermometer
This IS a safely cooked
hamburger, even though
it’s pink inside
This IS NOT a safely cooked
hamburger, even though
it’s brown inside
The ONLY way
to be sure
when meat is
safe to eat is
by testing the
temperature
with a
thermometer!
You should use a food
thermometer when you are
cooking
Ground meat patties and meatloaf
Beef, veal, lamb
Poultry (chicken and turkey)
Pork
Ham
Including small cuts of meat
How do I use a food
thermometer?
Quick and easy steps to check your
meat for proper temperature
Step 1
For thin meat, use a dial or digital instant read
thermometer.
Insert the probe into the side of the meat
Quick and easy steps to check your
meat for proper temperature
Step 2
Insert the probe so at least 2-3” (dial) or ½inch (digital) is in the center of the meat
An instant-read DIAL
thermometer reads
the temperature along
2-3” of the probe-this
means 2-3” of the
probe must be inside
the food.
1/2 “ sensing
area
2-3 “ sensing
area
An instant read
DIGITAL thermometer
has its temperature
sensor in the tip. The
probe must be inserted
at least 1/2 –inch into
the food.
Quick and easy steps to check your
meat for proper temperature
Step 3
Allow 15-20
seconds for the
temperature to
stabilize
Clean the spatula and
thermometer between uses by:
•Rinsing under hot running water
for 5 seconds
AND
•Wiping with a clean paper towel
Beef Roasts and Steaks
Cook to 145°F because bacteria
are usually only on the surface of
the meat.
Poultry
Safely cooked at 160°F, but may not
look done until cooked to
170 - 180 °F
Quality
 Meat cooked to 160 º F is
juicy and tender
 Overcooked meat is
tough and dry
 Unless you use a
thermometer, it is very easy
to overcook meat
The
Flip Side of
Flipping Bugers
A study conducted at Washington State University
compared methods of cooking hamburgers for
their effectiveness in killing E. coli O157:H7.
Clam shell-type grill, patties were
not turned
Frying pan, patties were turned
every 30 seconds
Frying pan, patties were turned
only once
Consumers should either
Cook hamburger
patties in a clam
shell-type grill
OR
Turn patties often when
cooking on a
single-sided grill
Today We Have Covered:
Raw and undercooked meat can
contain harmful bacteria
Millions of people get sick from
dangerous bacteria in food every
year
Color is NOT a good indicator of
doneness
Using a food thermometer is the
ONLY way to determine is meat is
cooked to a safe temperature of
160°F
Today We Have Covered:
Using a food thermometer can improve
the quality and safety of small cuts of
meat
Quick & easy steps for using a food
thermometer when cooking small cuts of
meat.
The quickest and most effective method
for reducing E. coli O157:H7 in
hamburger patties is using a clam-shell
type grill or flipping several times during
cooking.
Now
You’re
Cooking!
Burgers
• While potatoes bake, shape burger into patties,
and cook in skillet. Turn burger patties often.
Cook patties until burger is at 160 degrees.
• Clean instant read thermometer between each time
you check the burger temperature. Clean by
wiping off thermometer, then rinse under hot
water, dip in bleach solution and dry with paper
towel.