Preparation & CookingQuestion 414 of 500
A seafood house grinds cod trim into fish burgers. What minimum internal cooking temperature and time apply?
a.145°F for 15 seconds, the same as an intact cod fillet
b.145°F for 4 minutes, the same as a beef roast
c.165°F for 15 seconds, the same as poultry
d.155°F for 17 seconds, because the fish is comminuted
Explanation
Grinding moves surface organisms throughout the product, so comminuted fish joins non-intact meats at 155°F for 17 seconds. A whole cod fillet is intact and cooks to 145°F for 15 seconds, which is exactly why the same fish carries two different requirements depending on how it was cut.
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