A cook prepares a cornbread stuffing that contains diced cooked sausage and bakes it in a pan beside the turkey. What is the minimum internal temperature for that pan?
a.155°F for 17 seconds measured at the center of the pan
b.165°F for less than 1 second at the center of the pan
c.145°F for 15 seconds at the center of the pan
d.135°F for 15 seconds at the center of the pan
Explanation
Stuffing containing fish, meat, poultry, or ratites is cooked to 165°F instantaneously, the same requirement as poultry itself, because a dense stuffing insulates its center and shields any organisms carried in by the meat. A plain bread dressing with no animal food would be a plant food cooked for hot holding at 135°F.
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