What Temperature Should You Cook Pork To
Here’s the thing: most people overcook pork because of childhood trauma. Your mom’s pork was dry. Your grandma’s was a brick.
You are breaking the cycle. You are the pork savior your family never knew they needed.
If you pull a chop at 145°F and it’s slightly pink, do not panic. That’s the goal.
It’s safe. It’s delicious. It’s exactly what the USDA intended.
Let me repeat that for the people in the back: Pink pork is safe pork.
Trichinosis is basically extinct in modern commercial pork. The risk is about as real as a unicorn sighting.
That said, don’t eat raw pork. That’s still weird. Let’s not get crazy.