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Pork Loin Roast
Pork Loin Roast
cooking times
1 hr 10 min – 1 hr 30 min At the most common temperature, 350°F, a pork loin roast runs about 1 hr 10 min – 1 hr 30 min at 3.5 lb. Pick your temperature below for the full chart. Done is always 145°F internal.
When is it actually done?
145°F internal The USDA FSIS safe minimum internal temperature for this cut is 145°F, followed by a rest of about 10 minutes. The clock estimates; the thermometer decides. Every time on this page is a planning range, not a doneness test.
Worth knowing before you start
- Loin is not shoulder: it is lean, cooks fast and dries out past 150°F. Pull at 140–143°F and let carry-over finish it at 145°F.
- The 145°F rule (with a 3-minute rest) replaced the old 160°F guidance in 2011 — pink-at-the-centre pork loin is correct, not undercooked.
- Fat cap up, so it bastes the roast as it renders.
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