TRUE or FALSE: Turkey sausage must be cooked from a thawed state.

Turkey sausage can be safely cooked from a frozen state. While thawing before cooking may help reduce the overall cooking time and ensure more even cooking, it is not a mandatory requirement in all circumstances. When cooking turkey sausage from frozen, it is crucial to ensure that it reaches the appropriate internal temperature to eliminate any foodborne pathogens. This temperature is typically 165°F (74°C) for poultry products. Hence, it is acceptable to cook turkey sausage directly from a frozen state, making the assertion that it must be thawed prior to cooking false.

In terms of the other options, certain types of sausages may have specific cooking requirements, but the core knowledge regarding turkey sausage remains that it can be cooked without thawing. Some sausages are indeed pre-cooked and might not require cooking from a thawed state; however, that does not apply universally to all sausage types.