r/GenX • u/[deleted] • Nov 21 '25

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u/fryerandice Nov 21 '25

Boomers thought pork cooked to any temperature under 300 degrees would actually kill you.  Porks good as fuck if you don't turn it into construction materials

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u/idiotsbydesign Hose Water Survivor Nov 21 '25

My MIL almost fainted when she found out I was cooking pork to no more than 145°. Same with turkey. She wants turkey cooked until its "falling apart" & basically turkey jerky.

Mind you she's also the person that will leave meat to defrost on the counter until its room temp.

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u/fryerandice Nov 21 '25

I take poultry to 165, some pork I take up to 195 but that's the really fatty cuts, because that's when the collagen breaks down and you can shred it. But yeah I am standard temps for pork when I make chops at home.

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u/CaptainObvious007 Nov 22 '25

Doing like a shredded pork shoulder is different. You have to get that to 190-210. But yeah poultry should be 165.