Holiday Food Safety
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Countdown to the Thanksgiving Holiday |
| A step-by-step guide for planning your holiday meal – including how to select and thaw your holiday turkey | |
| Turkey Basics: Safe Thawing | |
| In a hurry? How can you safely thaw your holiday bird? | |
| Turkey Basics: Stuffing Tips on preparing and cooking a stuffed turkey to keep it safe. |
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| Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking | |
| A one- page cooking guide. | |
| Let’s Talk Turkey – A Consumer’s Guide to Safely Roasting a Turkey | |
| This two-page fact sheet is the essential guide to holiday food preparation. It walks you through safely thawing and roasting your holiday turkey. | |
| Roasting Those “Other” Holiday Meats | |
| Have you decided on something different for your holiday meal – beef, lamb, game? This fact sheet will help you safely roast those “other” meats. | |
| Turduckens Require Safe Food Handling | |
| A step-by-step guide to preparing this special holiday treat safely. | |
| Smoking Meat and Poultry | |
| A guide to how to safely smoke meat and poultry in a smoker. | |
| Holiday or Party Buffets | |
| If you’re feeding a crowd, this fact sheet help will help you keep food safe. |


