Barbecue Food Safety |
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Use these simple guidelines for grilling food safely.
The Buffet Bonanza: Keeping Food Safe, Page 1 (PDF Only) |
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A brochure from the Partnership for Food Safety Education, which provides food safety tips to guard your buffet table from "BAC" (bacteria).
Cooking For Groups
This information will help volunteers prepare and serve food safely for large groups such as family reunions, church dinners, and community gatherings. Get the booklet, artwork, and more. Related publications:
Countdown to the Holiday |
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Plan ahead to ease the countdown tension for your Thanksgiving meal.
Food Safety for Those Glorious Holiday Goodies!
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If any of your holiday recipes call for uncooked or lightly-cooked eggs, you can modify them by cooking the eggs thoroughly. From the Partnership for Food Safety Education.
Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating
Whether you are in your kitchen or enjoying the great outdoors, there are some food safety principles that remain constant.
Handling Food Safely on the Road
Plan ahead and pack safely for the camping trip, boat ride, day at the beach or trip in the RV.
Holiday or Party Buffets
Festive times for giving and sharing should not include sharing foodborne illness.
Hotline Answers "Panic Button" Food Safety Questions
During the holidays, people are busy and can sometimes forget that improper handling and cooking can lead to foodborne illness. Here are some questions callers have asked regarding the safety of their holiday foods.
The Joy of Giving Food Safely (PDF Only)
A fact sheet from the Partnership for Food Safety Education that gives safety tips when mailing and receiving perishable foods.
Keep the Holidays Happy (PDF Only)
'Tis the season for putting food safety first! From the Partnership for Food Safety Education.
Mail Order Food Safety
These tips will help the purchaser and recipient determine if their perishable foods have been handled properly. More information on the
mail order Web page.
No-Show Guests Jeopardize Food
When guest encounter emergencies and the meal must be delayed or cancelled, food must be handled "just right" to remain safe.
Roasting Those "Other" Holiday Meats
Rather than turkey, some families choose a rib roast; others, a ham; and some will have a butcher arrange a crown roast of lamb. For special holiday meals, the cook wants everything perfect -- and perfectly safe.
Safe Handling Take Out Foods |
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Keep take out and delivered foods safe and store leftovers properly. Download the
SIT (Stuffed Image Format) for professional printing.
Smoking Meat & Poultry |
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Where there's smoke, there's well flavored meat and poultry. Using a smoker is one method of imparting natural smoke flavor to large cuts of meat, whole poultry, and turkey breasts.
Turkey: Alternative Routes to the Table
The conventional oven -- although the appliance most often used to cook a whole turkey -- is not the only way to get the big bird done and beautiful. There are alternate routes for cooking a turkey safely.
Turkey Basics: Stuffing |
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For safety, prepare stuffing or dressing for the turkey according to these directions.
Turkey Basics: Safe Thawing |
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A turkey must be kept at a safe temperature during thawing. Learn three safe methods.
Turkey Basics: Handling Precooked Dinners |
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Recommendations for take-out, deli-prepared, or convenience turkey dinners.
Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking |
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Roasting instructions and approximate cooking times.
Turkey...from Farm to Freezer
Information about turkeys, from the time they are hatched on the farm until they make it home to the freezer.
Turkey...from Farm to Table
Safe storage, handling, cooking methods and approximate cooking times (traditional and microwave) for turkey products. Information about inspection and labeling is included.
Welcome to Spring... A Great Time for Eggs |
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This fact sheet is from the Partnership for Food Safety Education
