General disclaimer
Information on MeatSeafoodRecipes is published in good faith for general meat and seafood cookery and educational purposes. We make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, that the site is complete, accurate, reliable or fit for any particular purpose. Any reliance you place on such material is strictly at your own risk.
The safety points that matter here
- Use a thermometer: colour is not proof of doneness. Poultry and stuffed dishes to 74 C, ground meat to 71 C, finfish to 63 C at the thickest part
- Never put cooked food back on the plate or board that held raw meat or fish, and wash hands after handling raw shellfish
- Thaw in the refrigerator or under cold running water, never on the counter; do not refreeze raw that has fully thawed unless it was cooked first
- Boil any marinade that touched raw meat before using it as a sauce
- Raw or cured fish and shellfish must be commercially frozen to parasite-destruction standards; avoid entirely if pregnant, immunocompromised, elderly, or serving young children
- Large predatory fish (shark, swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish) carry mercury advisories; filter-fed shellfish can accumulate toxins – buy regulated suppliers and respect local harvest warnings
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