Warning: To ensure that it is safe to eat, food must be cooked to the minimum internal
temperatures listed in the table below.
Beef, veal and lamb (pieces and whole cuts) - medium-rare
Beef, veal and lamb (pieces and whole cuts) - medium
Beef, veal and lamb (pieces and whole cuts) - well done
Pork (pieces and whole cuts)
Poultry (e.g. chicken, turkey, duck) - pieces
Poultry - whole
Ground meat and meat mixtures (e.g. burgers, sausages, meatballs, meatloaf,
casseroles) - beef, veal, lamb and pork
Ground meat and meat mixtures - poultry
Egg dishes
Others (hot dogs, stuffing and leftovers)
From: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
From: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Fo o d
W e ig h t o r th ick n e s s
V egetables
Potatoes
Meat/Steaks
1/2 to 3/4 inc hes
Ground Meats
1/2 to 3/4 inc hes
Ribs
1/2 or f ull rac k
Hot dogs
Poultry -Cut
1/4 to 1/2 pounds
Poultry W hole
2 to 3 pounds
Fis h
Fis h
3/4 to 1 inc h
3/4 to 1 inc h
T e m p e r atu r e
NA
Medium
W hole
Medium
High-Medium
g
Medium
Medium
NA
Medium
Low or Medium
Low
Medium
Medium
Medium
Grill Cooking Chart
Food
T im e
8 to 20 minutes
40 to 60 minutes
4 to 15 minutes
8 to 15 minutes
20 to 40 minutes
5 to 10 minutes
20 to 40 minutes
1 to 1-1/2 hours
40 to 60 minutes
8 to 15 minutes
8 to 15 minutes
25
Temperature
63 ° C (145 ° F)
71 ° C (160 ° F)
77 ° C (170 ° F)
71 ° C (160 ° F)
74 ° C (165 ° F)
85 ° C (185 ° F)
71 ° C (160 ° F)
74 ° C (165 ° F)
74 ° C (165 ° F)
74 ° C (165 ° F)
Sp e cial in s tr u ctio n s an d tip s
Slic e or c hop v egetables and dot w ith butter or
margarine. W rap tightly in heav y duty f oil. Grill
turning oc c as s ionally .
W rap indiv idually in heav y duty f oil. Cook
rotating oc c as s ionally .
Pre-heat grill f or 15-20 minutes then s ear
s teaks on eac h s ide f or tw o minutes . Nex t, grill
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3 to 5 minutes on eac h s ide or until des ired
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h id
donenes s .
Grill turning onc e w hen juic es ris e to the
s urf ac e or until des ired amount of donenes s .
Do not leav e hamburgers unattended s inc e a
f lare-up c ould oc c ur quic kly .
Grill turning oc c as s ionally . During las t f ew
minutes brus h w ith barbec ue s auc e, turn
s ev eral times .
Grill turning f our times . 2 4 minutes on eac h of
Grill turning f our times 2-4 minutes on eac h of
f our s ides .
Grill turning oc c as s ionally . During las t f ew
minutes brus h w ith barbec ue s auc e if des ired,
turn s ev eral times .
Us e poultry s tand and brus h f requently as
des ired.
Us e poultry s tand and brus h f requently as
des ired.
Grill turning onc e to des ired donenes s . Brus h
w ith melted butter, margarine or oil.
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