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How do you cook fresh pork?

 
Pork should be refrigerated at 40 °F if it will be used within 3 to 5 days. Otherwise, freeze at 0°F. Cook ground pork patties and ground pork mixtures to 160°F. Whole pork muscle should be cooked to 160°F (medium) or 170°F (well done).

 

 

 

Shannon Crosby, Dietetic Intern, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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