Cooking anything perfectly, but especially meat, can often seem like it requires some alchemical blend of art, science, and magic. There are ways that — with some experience — you can start to get a ...

Adulting is hard. It's even harder when you realize that you feel feverish, that you need to take your temperature, and that, whoops, you don't even own a thermometer. If you're feeling feverish, or ...

We’ve ranted and raved for years about the benefits of an instant-read thermometer and how using one can help you be a more confident home cook. It’s useful for baked goods, deep frying, custards, ...

Cooking meat correctly boils down to one simple task: knowing how to use a meat thermometer. Although it's a fairly simple process, it requires a little patience and a bit of finesse. As Juan Cabera, ...

A digital meat thermometer sticks out of a steak on a grill - Dmitry Naumov/Shutterstock Many home cooks and grill masters cook up their steaks and hamburger patties using the old-fashioned eyeball ...

Shannon Majowicz has held or currently holds research grants and contracts to study food safety related issues from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World ...

This week, common post-holiday-cooking-frenzy questions: Where do I place a meat thermometer in my turkey? And how do I use a meat thermometer? Use a meat thermometer to test cooked food for doneness.