Questions tagged [thermometer]
The thermometer tag has no usage guidance.
53
questions
4
votes
1
answer
84
views
Inconsistent temperature recommendations on different roasting thermometers
I'm looking at two different roasting thermometers of the same brand and I'm wondering why they have different temperature recommendations for the same kinds of meat.
For example, the first one (TFA ...
- 141
1
vote
1
answer
387
views
How do you cook chicken breast in a gas oven evenly?
Most recipes tell you to place chicken in an oven at X temperature for Y minutes (e.g. 400°F for 20 minutes), and stress that the internal temperature should reach 165°F on a thermometer (example).
I ...
- 1,081
6
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Is the green button on this frozen young turkey breast to be removed before being cooked in a slow cooker?
Is the green button on this frozen young turkey breast a thermometer? should it be removed before being cooked in a slow cooker? How can I remove it? Thanks
- 1,869
0
votes
4
answers
2k
views
Can an ordinary meat thermometer with a cable probe accurately measure oven temperature?
As above really, or is a specific air temperature probe really needed?
- 161
1
vote
2
answers
4k
views
How to maintain oil temperature when deep frying at home?
I was frying chicken and I noticed the amount of time needed to fry the chicken and how dark the batter will end up depends largely on the temperature of the oil.
The problem is, the oil temperature ...
- 263
10
votes
5
answers
2k
views
Best method to determine temperature while heating sugar
I regularly making Panforte which involves heating an equal parts mix of honey and sugar to 115c. Due to the quantity of sugar a jam thermometer doesn't normally reach the mix in the bottom of the pan ...
- 161
10
votes
4
answers
13k
views
Undercooked areas in chicken breast even though thermometer reads 165 degrees in thickest part
I pan fried chicken cutlets and stuck the thermometer in the thickest part and it read 165 degrees but when I ate a bit there was a small spot of pink, slightly raw tasting chicken, kind of on the ...
- 1,212
1
vote
1
answer
227
views
Should I trust my Instant Pot or my ThermPro digital thermometer for temperature?
I cook sous vide in my Instant Pot Ultra (which lets you set a precise temperature), but when I check the water temperature with my digital thermometer, it is a few degrees off (I believe the ...
- 75
2
votes
1
answer
192
views
How do professional chefs keep food thermometers clean between uses?
Assuming there will always be some occasion where the food tested will not be cooked properly, what method is used to prevent cross contamination?
- 5,627
2
votes
1
answer
788
views
Meat thermometer doesn't "stop" measuring. How to know actual measurement?
I recently bought a meat thermometer so that I could measure my chicken. This is the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IHHLB3W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I'...
- 579
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How can a dutch oven reach 400°C on an electrical stove?
I have a pretty average stove and oven. The oven can't even make 300°C.
Yet today I measured the temperature of my dutch oven, heated on the stove and it read almost 400°C. How is this possible? Can ...
- 1,469
-1
votes
1
answer
69
views
4 thermometers, 4 readings
I have a Bosch convection oven, and I find some things take longer to roast than they "should" according to recipes (not using convection). I'd like to get as accurate as possible for baking. So I got ...
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
53
views
What to look for in a thermometer for bread making?
I am trying make wholemeal bread for the first time. I will use the recipe on the back of the wholemeal flour. I don't have any measuring thermometer. It is Winter here and the kitchen might be at 10C....
- 441
1
vote
1
answer
176
views
Usage of a slow thermometer for roasts
I find this dial, and the device generally, perplexing.
First about the device: it's made of metal and glass. I know it can survive being inserted and left inside a roast (beef, lamb) in the oven.
...
- 677
-3
votes
1
answer
170
views
Managing oven temperature [closed]
I know that the temperature inside an oven fluctuates, but I'm just curious. Won't the temperature inside continue to rise?
How do I manage, or control, the temperature inside the oven after ...
3
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Do you leave the oven thermometer inside the oven while you are baking?
We have a very old gas oven at home. I just started baking but every time I use it for baking, I end up having burnt cookies, unevenly baked cakes, etc.
I plan on buying an oven thermometer. I'd like ...
- 31
-2
votes
1
answer
328
views
How accurate should a thermometer be?
One week ago I sent an inquiry about why a digital
thermometer seems to have a bigger temperature difference,
as compared to a previous, more accurate, thermometer.
However one of their support ...
2
votes
4
answers
63k
views
Do I leave the meat thermometer in the meat the entire cooking time?
Many times I have used a dial-type meat thermometer, making sure it is not touching bone, and when it indicates it has reached the desired temperature (internal), I take the meat out and wait ten ...
- 21
3
votes
1
answer
214
views
Trouble Measuring the Temperature of Meat
My wife recently bought me a thermapen and I have used it a number of times to achieve perfectly roasted chicken and turkey, but I have trouble whenever I pan sear meat.
For example, tonight I tried ...
6
votes
2
answers
712
views
Are hardware store themocouples food safe?
I recently finished reading The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes. The authors of this book put a strong emphasis on accurate measurements and measuring tools, ...
- 61
-1
votes
1
answer
101
views
If strring a 65c soup causes small fish to tear up, does it mean it's overcooked?
The fish in question is whitebait, I slowly bring the fish and soup water up to 65c then remove from stove. During the cooking period I stir the pot to overcome/distrubute higher temperature at ...
- 3,835
-2
votes
1
answer
144
views
Am I still overcooking whitebait, how to prevent it?
I have had a problem where I am constantly overcooking whitebait.
In light of previous answers relating to the same issue, recently I have started to place the whitebait in the water, put a ...
- 3,835
0
votes
1
answer
307
views
How to use and is there a good thermometer for very small small fish?
I'm trying to check whitebait temperature after cooked and it always seems to be a lower temperature than expected e.g. even after boiling the fish, removing the fish and adding the thermometer, the ...
- 3,835
2
votes
1
answer
6k
views
Is there a specific thermometer to check soup temperature?
I'm currently struggling with overcooking small fish so trying to use a thermometer to check water temperature.
The thermometer I currently use
However it says 'meat thermometer' not sure if it can ...
- 3,835
1
vote
1
answer
175
views
Is whitebait safe at 42c?
I am having trouble getting whitebait to the correct internal temperature. After I simmer it for a few miniutes I put the thermometer in and it goes up to 42c and not 63c(145f) which is the safe temp ...
- 3,835
3
votes
2
answers
14k
views
How to determine whether oven thermometer is accurate?
If there's a difference between what an oven is set to and what an oven thermometer shows, how do I know which one to trust? Reviews of oven thermometers suggest that not all oven thermometers give ...
- 1,537
2
votes
5
answers
27k
views
I have a water-logged meat thermometer (non-digital) How do I dry it out?
I recently and very stupidly ran an analog (non-digital) meat thermometer through the dish washer. It came out full of water, like a fish tank or a pimp's aquarium heels, and it has not dried a ...
- 613
6
votes
1
answer
6k
views
How should I read a thermometer when it's got an extra indicator line?
The last time I got my candy thermometer out of the drawer, I noticed that there was an extra line of red above the normal column.
It looks like there's a "bubble" at the top of color that's raised a ...
- 8,392
0
votes
3
answers
1k
views
What does the "operating range" of a thermometer mean?
http://www.thermoworks.com/pdf/thermopop_operating_instructions_web_a.pdf
The manual lists an "Operating Range" of "Between 32f to 122f". I thought this was the safe temperature for the entirety of ...
- 5,845
4
votes
1
answer
30k
views
Can I use meat thermometers to measure room and oven temperature?
Can you measure the oven temperature or room temperature for things like proofing bread when better alternatives are not available? How accurate will it be?
I have a TheromoWorks Thermopop which I ...
- 5,845
0
votes
0
answers
197
views
Could chicken meat ever be safe when pink? [duplicate]
I have cooked chicken breasts today and they read 83c (safe is 73c) with a ThermoWorks Thermopop (best company in the industry). When I sliced them they had small pink strips on the inside. What does ...
- 5,845
2
votes
1
answer
174
views
In what stage should the temperature of meat be taken?
The temperature of meat is different when it is in the pan, when it's just out and starts resting or when it's done resting. When a recipe or safety recommendation calls for a specific temperature, in ...
- 5,845
2
votes
0
answers
72
views
How to properly measure the temperature of meat with a meat thermometer [duplicate]
I have a Thermapen meat thermometer that I use for precise temperature measurement. Although it's easy to read and fast, I'm not exactly sure how to take readings.
With a large piece of meat with ...
- 1,593
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
How to use meat thermometers with big needles for thinner meat pieces?
Naturally steaks will be thinner than 4 inches like thermometer needle, at least the one I have. So it will absorb less heat in total, and maybe show lesser values than what is actually inside the ...
- 487
5
votes
4
answers
2k
views
Are there gas ovens that come with a thermometer?
Is it possible to buy a household gas cooker with a built in thermometer. All of the ones i have seen so far don't have these so there is no way of knowing what temperature the oven has reached.
I ...
- 51
1
vote
1
answer
406
views
Making Pâté à bombe without sugar thermometer
The recipe says that the sugar syrup must reach 120C, but I have no sugar thermometer. Can it be done without a thermometer?
Dissolve the sugar in a medium saucepan with 120ml boiling water. When ...
- 1,823
2
votes
2
answers
248
views
What does a meat thermometer display if the meat temperature is uneven?
Let's say I'm cooking a piece of meat and the whose outside temperature is higher than its inside temperature. If I stick a meat thermometer through the piece of meat so that part of the needle is at ...
- 411
2
votes
2
answers
14k
views
Where to place the oven thermometer in an oven?
Where to place an oven thermometer in a gas oven? Should it be left hanging from the rack or should it be placed on the rack?
- 137
4
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Will cooking meat with the thermometer in affect the cooking time?
Last night I cooked 3 pounds of chicken breast tenders using my preferred "set it and forget it" method:
Preheat the oven to ~350°F
Lay out tenders in an oiled baking dish & season as desired
...
- 1,039
4
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Reasonable level of inaccuracy in thermometer?
A little over a year ago I purchased an expensive digital scale / thermometer combo: http://www.breville.com.au/thelittlegeniustm-kitchen-scale.html
It works fine however recently I took a go at ...
- 600
8
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Digital meat thermometer that does not cause juice losses
Sometimes when I'm trying a new cooking method that uses different cooking temperatures compared to what I use normally, I find it difficult to estimate when my roast/meat is done.
Digital meat ...
- 889
4
votes
1
answer
12k
views
Are normal cooking thermometers suitable to use as tea thermometers?
Can the thermometers you usually get in cook shops (e.g. meat thermometers) suitable to be used as tea thermometers? In particular, I am wondering whether the temperatures they measure in a liquid ...
- 143
6
votes
2
answers
6k
views
Baking without a thermometer?
So, I'm staying in a location that has a gas oven with no discernable thermostat, and there are no thermometers in sight (oven, meat, or otherwise). The situation is such that I can't just run out and ...
- 161
2
votes
1
answer
596
views
Tempering chocolate: ± 2 °C too much?
I am planning to buy a laser thermometer to measure the temperature of melted chocolate for tempering it. As I have found out, the thermometer I want to buy has a measuring tolerance of ± 2 °C. That ...
- 1,969
5
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Oven Temperature: How to be sure the selected temperature is correct.
I suspect that my - fairly new - oven gets too hot, so I bought an oven thermometer, which confirmed this. So I called the supplier. They say that in order to obtain the correct actual oven ...
- 145
5
votes
2
answers
12k
views
Infrared thermometer for oven temperatures
IR Thermometers read surface temperatures. Can they accurately read the interior temperature of my oven through the glass panel? Or will it be reading the surface temperature of the glass rather than ...
- 51
5
votes
2
answers
121k
views
How do I know if my meat thermometer is ovenproof?
Ever since a supposedly "ovenproof" thermometer shattered glass on my turkey Thanksgiving 2006 I have been afraid of these things. Is it generally safe to use them? Any maximum temperature I should be ...
- 1,627
3
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Thermometer Precision in Different Temperature Ranges
I need a thermometer for a variety of different applications. As such, it has to be fairly precise (plus/minus 2 degrees) at different temperatures. Do I have to worry that, if I buy a thermometer ...
- 85
8
votes
2
answers
100k
views
Why are my (italian Whole foods) sausages still pink inside?
I bought some italian pork and garlic sausages from Whole foods. I cooked them on a low heat, they were in the pan for probably an hour but the middle remained slightly pink. To be precise, by ...
- 243
18
votes
5
answers
68k
views
What are the differences between candy thermometers and meat thermometers?
I know that meat thermometers generally won't handle as high a temperature range as candy, but I'm only planning to make caramels and fudge (so soft ball and firm ball) and that's within the range of ...
- 283