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Wednesday 31 July 2013

How To Use Meat Thermometer

By Lori Buenavista


Meat thermometers are an indispensable kitchen area tool. They will enable you to tell when meat is extensively prepared without chopping into it (which often lets juices and moisture escape). Appropriate utilization of a meat thermometer can also prevent food poisoning simply because you're allowed to identify the exact internal temperature of the meat to make sure it's harmless. Here's how to use a meat thermometer.

Oven-Proof Thermometers

There's 2 kinds of oven-proof thermometers. Both are designed to be placed into meat and left there throughout the cooking process. Digital oven proof-thermometers come with a digital display and a meat probe that's linked with a prolonged cord. To use a digital oven-proof thermometer: Place the probe directly into the meat, and then close the oven door, ensuring that the cord doesn't pull too snugly and displace the probe once you close the door. Put the digital display on a countertop near the oven where you could effortlessly look into the temperature throughout cooking. There's no need to open the oven door up until the temperature reading reveals that the meat is complete.

Standard dial-type, oven-proof meat thermometers are also made to be left in the meat through the cooking process. A dial-type thermometer features a long, metal probe with a heat dial at the top. To use a dial-type, oven-safe thermometer: First be sure that it is calibrated correctly. Boil some water in a saucepan, then place the probe area of the thermometer into the water. The thermometer should read within two degrees of 212F. If it doesn't, adjust the nut beneath the dial. Place the thermometer into the meat, then proceed with baking as per your recipe ingredients. Open the oven and check the temperature dial occasionally during the last few minutes of cooking to ensure that the meat has reached the proper temperature.

Quick-Read Thermometers

Quick-read thermometers are not designed to be abandoned in the oven. Rather, they give a fast method to check food temperatures before serving. These thermometers are available in two varieties: digital and standard dial. They consist of a long, metal probe with a temperature dial or read-out at the top. To use a quick-read thermometer: Look for proper calibration on standard dial thermometers. Place the probe into the meat. Look at the digital display or dial for correct temperature. Placement of thermometer probes.

The position of the thermometer probe depends upon the type of meat you're preparing: Poultry: Place the probe into the thigh, near to the breast. Ensure that the thermometer isn't touching the bone. Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb (roasts, steaks or chops): Put the probe into the thickest part of the cut, keeping it from the bone. Ground Meat: Put the probe into the thickest part of meatloaves or casseroles. For burger patties, insert the probe sideways into the patty.




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