Can fully cooked pork still be pink?

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asked Nov 27, 2018 in Cooking by Maryzniak (230 points)
Can fully cooked pork still be pink?

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answered Nov 27, 2018 by Cathy21 (95,100 points)
Pork is very good and tasty however it's kind of hard to know when it's fully cooked unless you have a meat thermometer.

If you have a meat thermometer you should check the internal temperature of the pork and look for a temperature of at least 145 F which means that the pork is fully cooked.

However if you don't have a meat thermometer then cook the pork for at least 25 to 30 minutes until most of the pink color is gone.

Pork that has a little bit of pink left in it is still safe to eat and doesn't mean that it's raw.

So as long as you cook the pork for at least the recommended time then it should be fully cooked.

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