What is the final cooking temperature for a whole turkey?
Leg wiggling, juice color, even the aroma – you’ll hear lots of ways to check the doneness of your turkey. But there’s only one way to be sure: the temperature. It just takes a simple reading with a meat thermometer to test if your turkey is ready to eat.
At what temperature is a turkey done? Check these places on your turkey and look for these temperatures:
- 180°F in thigh
- 170°F in breast
- 165°F in stuffing
Remember to insert the meat thermometer close to, but not touching, the thigh bone.