C2-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 29, 1997 INTERNET INFORMA TION ON FOOD SAFETY William B. Roush, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. With the coming holidays, concern about food safety is al ways heightened. Many questions are posed about safety in cooking and storing holiday foods. As many people now have access to the Internet, there are a number of websites that can offer helpful in formation about insuring food safety. One common concern dur ing the holiday season is how to roast whole turkeys. A helpful internet site for this question (sponsored by the Food Safety and Information Service) is: httpU/www. usda. go v/agency/fsi s/turktime.htm For those who might not yet have internet access, the following recommendations were downloaded directly from this FSIS site: 1. Set the oven temperature no lower than 325 degrees F. Pre heating is not necessary. 2. Be sure the turkey is com pletely thawed. Times are based on fresh or completely thawed fro zen birds at a refrigerator tempera ture of about 40 degrees F or be low. 3. Place turkey breast-side up on a flat wire rack in a shallow roasting pan 2 to 2 1/2 inches deep Some optional steps; -Tuck wing tips back under shoulders of bird (called “akimbo”). -Add one-half cup water to the bottom of the pan. -In the beginning, a tent of aluminum foil may be placed loosely over the breast of the tur key for the first 1 to 1 1/2 hours, then removed for browning. Or, a tent of foil' may be placed over the turkey after the turkey has reached the desired golden brown, 4. For uniform results, it is recommended to cook stuffing outside the bird. If stuffed, stuff loose] It requires additional cooking time for the turkey and stuffing to reach a safe internal temperature (turkey, 180°F; and stuffing, 165°F). 5. For safety and doneness, the internal temperature should be checked with a meat thermometer. Several types of thermometers are available on the market: Regular, oven-proof; instant read and digital; pop-up timers; and microwave-safe thermometers. Make sure the thermometer you buy or use is designed for meat and poultry. At the begin ning or toward the end of the roasting time an oven-proof ther mometer may be placed in the thigh joint of the turkey to check the internal temperature at inter vals during the cooking time. ■Or an instant-read may be used peri odically to check the internal tem perature during pocking. After each use, wash the stem section of the thermometer thor oughly in hot, soapy water. Check periodically to see if the “pop-up” temperature indicator de vice has activated indicating that the bird has reached final tempera ture for safety and doneness. However, it is also suggested that the temperature be checked with a conventional thermometer in sev eral places. The temperature must reach a minimum of 180°F in the thigh before removing from the oven. The center of the stuffing should reach 165°F after stand time. 6. Juices should be clear. In the absence of a meat thermome ter, pierce the turkey with a fork in several places; juices should be clear with no trace of pink. 7. Let the bird stand 20 min utes before removing stuffing and carving The new roasting times are based on the recommendations above. These times are approxi mate and should always be used in conjunction with a properly placed thermometer. APPROXIMATE TUR KEY COOKING TIMES UNSTUFFED 8 to 12 lb hr 12 to 14 lb 3/4 hr 14 to 181 b 4 1/4 hr 18 to 20 lb 4 1/2 hr 20 to 24 lb 5 hr STUFFED 3 to 3 1/2 8 to 12 lb 12 to 14 lb 4 hr Nutrient Management Act Meeting YORK (York Co.) The York County Conservation District and York Cooperative Extension will be hosting a meeting to explain the Nutrient Management Act regulations. The meeting will be Monday December 8, 1997, at 7 PM at the York 4-H Center in Bair Station. The meeting will include how to determine if a farmer or landowner is a Concentrated Animal Operation O Season’s MM FARM EQUIPMENT 260 NH hydraulic-drive rake, $l5OO 080. Steiger disc chisel, 7 tooth, exc. condition, $3500 080. 717-426-2650. 1100 gal. vegetable wash ing tank complete w/4‘ trash pump and electric truck hoist. Will sell together or separately. Call 609/455-6858. 1209 JD $500; 1091 hay bine, $600; NH 110 blower, $300; Gehl Grinder, $500; Case 4R cultivator, $400; IH 200 planter, 4RN, $300; 4010 JD $6000; Deutz 5506, $2500; JD 6600 2-heads, $5000; F-700 dump truck, 1979, $500; NH elevator, $100; 5-16 plow, $200; Bln wagon, $5OO. All one farmer. Union Co. 717-966-3154 1300 Ford compact diesel, 600 hrs., very good condi tion, S' finishing mower, 3pth, power take-off, $7500 080. 610-845-8598 (17) JD grain heads, all re duced for fall clearance. Zeisloft from Bloomsburg 800/919-3322. 1835-B Case gas skid loader, good condition, $6,000. 9 round bales hay, wrapped, 25% moisture, 14.4%P. JD L manure spreader, on steel. Toby J. Miller, 601 Apple Grove School Rd., Wyoming, DE, 19934. 1983 JD 6620, 2-spd cyl. —_ , same as Titan 11, reverse 2 18x4x34 t'actor tires, aSSTiTiiS'SS SHOT’S? iiw«. w -»iss-,- Bwssua pgaar Hisr ™ :K “$39(7. • 'Parsn*Bq j Bo9/910-3322.- * . F 4 J76Z2, ........ ‘•n*WM99e.’ t * * * 1 ’ 814/766-3761. 14 to 18 lb 1/4 hr 18 to 20 lb 4 3/4 hr 20 to 24 lb 5 1/4hr , For Mpitional food safety in formation meat, poultry or eggs, Ctlll' tfrtf toll-free USD A Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1- (800)-535-4555. It is staffed by home economists, registered dieti tians and food technologists from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET year round. An extensive selection of food safety recordings can be heard 24 hr a day using a touch-tone phone. 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HTML Preventing Foodborne Illness http .//home, earthlink. net/~zink dZpvent_l.html Hopefully this information will help you and your family to have a safe and happy holiday sea son. choose to have a voluntary Nutrient Plan written A CAO is defined as greater than 2 animal units per acres of suitable crop land and pasture for spreading manure. An animal unit is 1000 pounds of live animal weight. According to the regulations, if an operation is a CAO, there must be a Nutrient Plan writ ten. 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