"jw 1111" > wrote in message

> So for instance if you are cooking pork and the thermometer tells you it
> has reached this minimum temperature would that mean that its then really
> cooked?

No, it will be overcooked. Loins, tenderloins and chops are done at 140.

> I understand that pork can have certain parasites in it that can affect
> humans and they need to be killed by complete cooking. Is there some 'time
> limit' then on how long pork need to be cooked at this minimum temperature
> or is reaching this minimum temperature just enough? thanks

Extremely rare these days. Pork is no longer farmed but made in factories
under controlled conditions. FWIW, freezing at zero or below will also kill
the trichinae if it as to be found.

The probe thermometers are nice and I use a couple of them. In most cases,
they tell you to overcook the meat though.