consume; rather, it’s a combination of temperature
and time. The line on the graph above essentially
represents how long a piece of chicken must be held
at a specific temperature in order to be considered
safe to consume.
DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT
TIME FOR
CHICKEN
TIME FOR
TURKEY
135 63.3 minutes 64 minutes
140 25.2 minutes 28.1 minutes
145 8.4 minutes 10.5 minutes
150 2.7 minutes 3.8 minutes
155 44.2 seconds 1.2 minutes
160 13.7 seconds 25.6 seconds
165 Instantaneous Instantaneous