Most of us have meat or cooking thermometers we use around the kitchen, but how often have you thought about calibrating it to make sure the readings are correct? Most cooking thermometers—even ...

Whether you use it to tell when a roast is done or to make sure that the frying oil heats to just the right temperature, a dial (instant-read) or digital thermometer eliminates part of the guesswork ...

TEST KITCHEN: The instrument is key to knowing when meat is done, and needs to be properly calibrated Anyone who's ever cooked a steak or chop until it was down-right blackened on the outside yet raw ...

Editor’s note: A shorter version of this article originally was published by Michigan State University Extension. To contact an expert in your area, visit http ...

K-State food scientist urges consumers to buy—or update—their food thermometer. Where food safety is concerned, a food thermometer is kind of like the Swiss army knife. It’s a must-have, multi-use ...

You might have the right type of grill thermometer, but do you know how to use it? Nail the ideal temperature for your meat ...

Thermometers measure temperature. The first known accurate thermometer was invented about 350 years ago. In this activity, you will be building and calibrating your own bulb thermometer. Make your ...

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