What temperature is turkey breast done

Cooking a Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving meal can seem like a daunting task. All those nostalgic dishes need to be delicious and timed to perfection — and the most intimidating of all is the turkey. Knowing how long to cook a turkey is tricky: go too long, and itll be dry; too short, and you risk the health of your guests.

And why is it always Thanksgiving Day when you realize you dont have a meat thermometer?

Truthfully, the only way to know for sure if your turkey is done is to take the internal temperature with a thermometer, according to Butterball.

Thats the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, too. Your turkey should reach at least 165°F, according to the CDC, and you should measure it in three different places: the thickest part of the breast; where the body and thigh join, aiming toward the thigh; and where the body and wing join, aiming toward the wing.

Even if your turkey has a pop-up timer, the CDC recommends using a thermometer to be sure.

But if its already Thanksgiving day and you dont have a thermometer, youre not out of luck. We talke

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