Food safety is a top priority going into the holiday season.

Thanksgiving food safety. There’s a rule of thumb to know just how long it will take to defrost the turkey. If you’ve purchased a frozen turkey, be sure to leave enough time to thaw it safely. If you must leave the kitchen, even for a short period of time, turn off the stove.

Keep anything that can catch on fire — potholders, oven mitts, wooden utensils, paper or plastic bags, food packaging, and towels or curtains — away from your stove top and oven or any other appliance that. Web clean out your refrigerator the week before the event to make room for thawing items and storing leftovers. Cooking this special meal does not have to be intimidating.

Frequently wash your hands with water and soap for 20 seconds. Web keep food safety on your holiday menu. Thanksgiving day is just two weeks away, and it’s time to get ready.

If you’re cooking turkey or other poultry this thanksgiving, remember to cook it to an internal temperature of 165°f to make sure it’s safe to eat. Department of agriculture's (usda) food safety and inspection service (fsis) offers five tips for a food safe thanksgiving: Eastern time, monday through friday, and 8 a.m.

Watch out for cooking injuries: Web photo provided by fsis. Raw turkey can contain salmonella, clostridium perfringens, campylobacter, and other germs.

The usda tells us how to handle food preparation and those. This includes dishtowels, bags, boxes, paper and curtains. In the freezer, leftovers are safely frozen indefinitely but will keep the best quality for two to six months.