Not very timely news about turkey
2006 November 23
This is a little late, I suppose, but I just noticed that the USDA has “changed their cooking temperature recommendation”:http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_040506_01/index.asp for turkey. They had previously recommended cooking to 180° F; (170° F for the breast only). They’ve now dropped that to 165°.
At 180° most of the moisture is cooked out. This will go a long way towards making Thanksgiving dinners more palatable (for those who follow USDA recommendations rather than Alton Brown).
