Poultry & Eggs Pasteurization

Pasteurization Time for Poultry
(starting at 41°F / 5°C and put in a 134.5–149°F / 57–65°C water bath)

	134.5°F	136.5°F	138°F	140°F	142°F	143.5°F	145.5°F	147°F	149°F
Thickness	57°C	58°C	59°C	60°C	61°C	62°C	63°C	64°C	65°C
5 mm (0.196 in)	2¼ hr	1¾ hr	1¼ hr	45 min	35 min	25 min	18 min	15 min	13 min
10 mm (0.393 in)	2¼ hr	1¾ hr	1¼ hr	55 min	40 min	35 min	30 min	25 min	20 min
15 mm (0.590 in)	2½ hr	1¾ hr	1½ hr	1¼ hr	50 min	45 min	40 min	35 min	30 min
20 mm (0.787 in)	2¾ hr	2 hr	1¾ hr	1¼ hr	1¼ hr	55 min	50 min	45 min	40 min
25 mm (0.984 in)	3 hr	2¼ hr	2 hr	1½ hr	1½ hr	1¼ hr	1¼ hr	60 min	55 min
30 mm (1.181 in)	3¼ hr	2¾ hr	2¼ hr	2 hr	1¾ hr	1½ hr	1½ hr	1¼ hr	1¼ hr
35 mm (1.377 in)	3¾ hr	3 hr	2½ hr	2¼ hr	2 hr	1¾ hr	1¾ hr	1½ hr	1½ hr
40 mm (1.574 in)	4 hr	3¼ hr	2¾ hr	2½ hr	2¼ hr	2 hr	2 hr	1¾ hr	1¾ hr
45 mm (1.771 in)	4½ hr	3¾ hr	3¼ hr	3 hr	2¾ hr	2½ hr	2¼ hr	2 hr	2 hr
50 mm (1.968 in)	4¾ hr	4¼ hr	3¾ hr	3¼ hr	3 hr	2¾ hr	2½ hr	2½ hr	2¼ hr
55 mm (2.165 in)	5¼ hr	4½ hr	4 hr	3¾ hr	3½ hr	3¼ hr	3 hr	2¾ hr	2¾ hr
60 mm (2.362 in)	5¾ hr	5 hr	4½ hr	4¼ hr	3¾ hr	3½ hr	3¼ hr	3¼ hr	3 hr
65 mm (2.559 in)	6¼ hr	5½ hr	5 hr	4½ hr	4¼ hr	4 hr	3¾ hr	3½ hr	3¼ hr
70 mm (2.755 in)	7 hr	6 hr	5½ hr	5 hr	4¾ hr	4½ hr	4¼ hr	4 hr	3¾ hr