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PORK Cooking Temperatures and Times
Oven cooked at 350°F
 Cut Weight Meat Thermometer
Reading
Approximate Cooking Time
(Minutes per pound)
Fresh pork Crown roast
Center loin roast (with bone)
Boneless top loin roast
Blade loin or sirloin
Rolled loin
Whole leg (fresh ham - bone-in)
Whole leg (fresh ham, rolled)
Half leg (bone-in)
Leg half, shank or butt portion
Boston butt
Boston shoulder
Tenderloin (roast at 425°-450°F)
Picnic shoulder
Rolled picnic shoulder
Cushion style shoulder
Spare ribs
6-10 lbs
3-5 lbs
2-4 lbs
3-4 lb
3-5 lb
12-16 lbs
10-14 lbs
5-8 lbs
3-4 lbs
3-6 lbs
4-6 lbs
1/2-1 1/2 lbs
5-8 lbs
3-5 lbs
3-5 lbs
3 lbs
160°F
160°F
160°F
170°F
170°F
170°F
170°F
170°F
160°-170°F
160°-170°F
170°F
160°F
170°F
170°F
170°F
Well done
20 min
20 min
20 min
40-45 min
35-40 min
22-26 min
24-28 min
35-40 min
40 min
45 min
40-45 min
25-35 min total
30-35 min
35-40 min
30-35 min
1 1/2-2 1/2 hrs total
Cured and smoked Arm picnic shoulder (bone-in)
Shoulder boneless roll
5-8 lbs
2-3 lbs
170°F
170°F
30 min
35-45 min
Ham - Smoked, cook before eating
Half ham - bone-in
Whole ham
Whole ham
5-7 lbs
10-14 lbs
14-16 lbs
160°F
160°F
160°F
25-30 min
18-20 min
15-18 min
Ham - Smoked fully cooked pork
(heat at 325°F)
Half ham - bone-in
Half ham - boneless
Whole ham - bone-in
Whole ham - boneless
Whole ham - boneless
5-7 lbs
3-4 lbs
12-14 lbs
6-8 lbs
14-16 lbs
140°F
140°F
140°F
140°F
140°F
18-20 min
25-30 min
15 min
10-12 min
5-7 min
Grilled  Cut Thickness Medium (145°F) Well (160°F)
Fresh pork Blade steak
Chops
Loin, rib and shoulder
Patties
1/2 inch
3/4 inch
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 inch
1/2 inch
10-12 min
12-14 min
35-40 min
6-8 min
12-14 min
14-19 min
40-45 min
8-10 min
Ham - Fully cooked 8-10 min/lb
Ham - Cook before eating 3-4 lbs
5-7 lbs
10-14 lbs
10-12 min/lb
12-18 min/lb
30-35 min/lb
Start with meat at refrigerated temperature. Remove pork from oven when it reaches 5° to 10°F below desired doneness; temperature will continue to rise as it stands.
Cooked at 325°F in Oven Bag Total
Weight
Approximate Cooking Time Add Water to Oven Bag
Meat
Thermometer Temperature
Cut Regular Size
10"x16"
Large Size
14"x20"
Turkey Size
19"x23 1/2"
Fresh ham (pork leg) 5-8 lbs
12-14 lbs
2-3 hrs
3 1/2-4 hrs
None
1/2 cup
170°F
170°F
Top loin roast, boneless, tied 2 1/2-3 lbs
4-6 lbs
10 lbs
1 1/4-1 1/2 hrs
1 1/2-1 3/4 hrs


2-2 1/4 hrs
1/4 cup
1/4 cup
1/2 cup
160°F
160°F
160°F
Sirloin roast, bone-in 2 1/2-3 1/2 lbs
4-6 lbs
1 1/4-1 3/4 hrs
2-2 1/4 hrs
1/4 cup
1/4 cup
160°F
160°F
Tenderloin, whole 1 1/2-2 lbs 35-40 min None 160°F
Pork chops (1/2" thick) 3/4-1 lbs
1-1 1/2 lbs
30-35 min
30-35 min
None
None
160°F
160°F
Spareribs 1-1 1/2 lbs
1 1/2-4 lbs
1 1/4-1 1/2 hrs
1 1/4-1 1/2 hrs
1/4 cup
1/4 cup
Fork Tender
Fork Tender
Boston butt roast (shoulder) 2 1/2-3 lbs
4-6 lbs
1 3/4-2 1/4 hrs
2 1/2-3 hrs
1/4 cup
1/4 cup
170°F
170°F
Fresh picnic 4-5 lbs 2 1/2-3 hrs 1/4 cup 170°F
Smoked Pork
Smoked picnic 5-8 lbs 2 1/4-3 hrs 1/4 cup 170°F
Whole fully cooked ham, bone-in 12-16 lbs 2 1/2-3 1/4 hrs None 140°F
Fully cooked ham half, bone-in 6-8 lbs
8-10 lbs
1 1/2-2 hrs
2-2 1/2 hrs
None
None
140°F
140°F
Fully cooked ham half, boneless 2-4 lbs
4-6 lbs
10-12 lbs
1-1 3/4 hrs
1 1/4-1 3/4 hrs


2 1/4-2 3/4 hrs
1/2 cup
1/2 cup
1/2 cup
140°F
140°F
140°F
Smoked shank or rump half ham, spiral sliced - place cut side down 8-10 lbs 1 1/2-1 3/4 hrs None 140°F
Whole country ham, bone-in 10-14 lbs 3 1/2-4 1/2 hrs Soak covered in water 24 hours before cooking; drain. Add 4 cups fresh water to bag to cook. Fork Tender
Country ham half, bone-in 5-7 lbs 2 1/2-3 hrs Soak covered in water 24 hours before cooking; drain. Add 2 cups fresh water to bag to cook. Fork Tender
Preheat oven to 325°F. Add 1 Tbsp. flour to oven bag. Remove pork from oven when meat thermometer reaches temperature listed or when meat is fork tender. If using a Turkey Size oven bag for foods smaller than 12 lbs., gather oven bag loosely around food, allowing room for heat circulation, close with nylon tie and cut away excess oven bag.
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