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  • Temperatures
  • Thermometers
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Food Safety

  • Food Safety Home
  • Clean & Separate
  • Cook & Chill
  • Storing & Preserving
  • Cooking Away From Home
  • Handling and Preparing Specific Foods
  • Food Safety in Emergencies
  • Alerts and Recalls
  • Print Materials

More Food Safety

  • Foodborne Illness
  • Food Business Safety
  • Food Safety for Schools
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651-201-5000
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Contact Info

Minnesota Department of Health
651-201-5000
Food Safety Comment Form

Cook & Chill
Keeping Food Safe At Home

Food is safely cooked when it reaches a high enough internal temperature to kill the harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illness. Use a food thermometer to measure the internal temperature of cooked foods. Refrigerate foods quickly because cold temperatures slow the growth of harmful bacteria.

  • Keep Your Food at the Appropriate Temperatures
    Tips for cooking, chilling, and defrosting foods to help prevent foodborne illness.
    Defrosting | Cooking | Temperature Chart | Chilling

  • Food Thermometer: How to Choose and Use One
    Thermometer advice for consumers.

  • Grilling and Barbecue Safety
    Grilling or barbecuing is a fun way to cook and serve food. But they can also be a means to transmit disease if care is not taken in how the food is handled.

  • Slow Cooker Safety
    A safe slow cooker, cooks slow enough for unattended cooking, yet fast enough to keep food out of the bacterial danger zone.
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Last Updated: 10/20/2022

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