PORK Cooking Temperatures and Times   Hormel Foods
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 min
2-3 min
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.

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