Then you need a digital meat thermometer. With this baby you set your desired meat temperature and wait for the alarm to sound and your meat is done. No more cutting into your meat and letting juices out. Now more touching to feel doneness. No more guesswork. Just meat cooked to the exact doneness you want – everytime! I lucked out and got mine at a yard sale for 5 bucks. Can’t beat that! They aren’t too expensive though and there are plenty of digital meat thermometers to select from online. Here are some features mine has:
Standard Timer: You can set a timer for however long you want and an alarm will go off once the time is up. Pretty simple.
Heat resistant temperature probe and cord: If you’re cooking a roast in the oven you can stick the probe into the deepest part of the meat and shut the oven door with the cord and display outside the oven. This is a great feature since you don’t have to keep opening the door to check the temperature of the meat. This is also a great feature for the grill. I put the probe in a chicken or steak and close the grill lid. The temperature probe detaches from the display unit so you can wash it easily and mine has a long cord.
Temperature alarm: Set your desired meat temperature and an alarm will sound when the temperature is reached.
Celsius/Fahrenheit Selection: A little switch on the back lets you select between celsius and fahrenheit temperature scales.
The thermometer will register up to 400 degrees which is way hotter than you would need to cook any meat that I’m aware of!
I have never had meat so tender and juicy as I have since I started using this thing. My thermometer has a mini chart on the back that has minimum temperatures for various meats. If yours doesn’t, the USDA has a handy downloadable PDF of safe meat temperatures.
I love to cook and eat meat and as far as I’m concerned this gadget is a must have.
