
Questions and Answers
Q.
Is it necessary check
doneness with
Q. Do I need preheat my oven each time I cook a
meat thermometer?
roast or poultry?
A. Checking the finished internal temperature the
A. is not necessary to preheat your oven.
completion
cooking time is recommended.
Temperatures are shown
in the Roasting
Guide.
Q. When buying a roast, are there any special tips
For roasts over lbs. check with thermometer at
that
help me cook it more evenly?
half-hour intervals after
the cooking time
A. Yes. Buy a roast as even in thickness as possible,
has passed.
or buy rolled roasts.
Q.
Why is my roast crumbling when try to
Q.
I seal the sides of my
foil “tent” when
carve it?
roasting a turkey?
A. Roasts are easier to slice if allowed to
to
.4. Sealing the foil will steam the meat. Leaving it
20 minutes after removing them from the oven.
unsealed
the air to circulate and brown
Be sure to cut
the grain of the meat.
the meat.
Frozen Roasts
Frozen roasts
beef, pork, lamb, etc., can be started
Make sure poultry is thawed before roasting.
-without thawing, but
10 to 25 minutes per
poultry often does not cook evenly.
additional time ( 10 minutes per pound for
Some commercial frozen poultry can be cooked
under pounds, more time
roasts).
successfully without thawing.
the directions
given
the package label.
Type
Meat
Tender cuts; rib, high
sirloin
tip, rump
Lamb
bone-in
Veal shoulder,
or
Pork loin, rib or
Ham, precooked
Poultry
Chicken or Duck
Chicken pieces
Turkey
Oven
Temperature
325°
325°
3500
Doneness
Rare:
Medium:
Well Done:
Rare:
Medium:
Well Done:
Well Done:
To Warm:
Well Done:
Well Done:
Well Done:
Approximate Roasting Time
Internal
in Minutes per Pound
Temperature “F.
3 to 5 Ibs.
6 to 8 lbs.
24-33
18–22
1 4[)
0
– 1
1500- 160°
4045
30-35
85°
1400
-
1 50°*
150(> -.]
30-35
28-33
1700-1 85”
35-45
3040
1 70°–180”
3545
3040
1700–1 80°
17-20 minutes per pound
115“–1 25°
3 to 5
lbs.
Over 5 Ibs.
3540
30-35
185”–1
3540
185°–1900
10 to 15 Ibs.
Over 15 Ibs.
In thigh:
18–25
15-20
185°-1900
boneless rolled roasts over 6 inches thick, add 5 to minutes
pound to times given above.
*The U.S. Department of Agriculture says
beef is popular, but you should know that cooking it to only
means
some food poisoning organisms may survive.” (Source: Safe Food Book. Your Kitchen Guide. USDA Rev. June 1985. )
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