https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/USDA-Lowers-Pork-s-Minimum-Cooking-Temp-To-145-F/m-p/82213#M1801 <P>IMO, this is good news!</P> <P>Pork hasn't been the same ever since the fat was bred out of it, &amp; it was reintroduced as 'the other white meat'....&amp; we were expected to cook it to death, almost guaranteeing dry, leathery meat.</P> <P>Some restaurants have left a bit of pink for years now, though few home cooks have been comfortable doing so - &amp; sometimes balk when they receive pink centered pork when dining out.</P> <P>Sanction has been given to all! Yippee, &amp; happy cooking!</P> <P> </P> <P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><A href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/24/pork-cooking-temperature-usda-145-degrees_n_866066.html" target="_blank"> USDA lowers pork's minimum cooking temp to 145°</A></SPAN></P> Tue, 24 May 2011 16:36:50 GMT Sabatini2 2011-05-24T16:36:50Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/USDA-Lowers-Pork-s-Minimum-Cooking-Temp-To-145-F/m-p/82213#M1801 <P>IMO, this is good news!</P> <P>Pork hasn't been the same ever since the fat was bred out of it, &amp; it was reintroduced as 'the other white meat'....&amp; we were expected to cook it to death, almost guaranteeing dry, leathery meat.</P> <P>Some restaurants have left a bit of pink for years now, though few home cooks have been comfortable doing so - &amp; sometimes balk when they receive pink centered pork when dining out.</P> <P>Sanction has been given to all! Yippee, &amp; happy cooking!</P> <P> </P> <P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><A href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/24/pork-cooking-temperature-usda-145-degrees_n_866066.html" target="_blank"> USDA lowers pork's minimum cooking temp to 145°</A></SPAN></P> Tue, 24 May 2011 16:36:50 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/USDA-Lowers-Pork-s-Minimum-Cooking-Temp-To-145-F/m-p/82213#M1801 Sabatini2 2011-05-24T16:36:50Z