Meat thermometer in the oven while cooking?

So I’ll be cooking my first turkey this thanksgiving and I’m not sure what to do w/ the meat thermometer. Do I stick it in to the turkey and roast it w/ the thermometer in there? It’s not a digital one where you can do that, it’s just a regular ole metal one with the [...]

Meat thermometer in while cooking?

Sorry if this is a silly question but I wasn’t sure and needed to ask.
I have one of those regular ole metal meat thermometers and I’m wondering if you’re supposed to put it in to the oven along with the turkey or not? I wasn’t sure if putting it in to the oven while the [...]

Should I buy a Digital thermometer for BBQ? or stick with my regular cooking thermometer?

Answer by yellowdogs2kids4
~*~ I far prefer a digital read thermometer for BBQ. The one I use has a remote probe with a long cord that plugs into the unit. I can set the alarm to go off at a specific temp so that meats are never overcooked. I set the alarm for 5 degrees under [...]

I don’t have a cooking thermometer how do I know its reached the correct temp?? ?

I ordered some sweet potatoes, squash, mashed pots, stuffing, and finaly the turkey, for the holiday and The cooking directions for everything is as follows:
Preheat oven to 350* bake item untill it reaches a temp of 160* in the center.
HOW LONG IS THAT?
I don’t have a cooking thermometer how do I know everything is done?

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My turkey is frozen and cooking without a thermometer how do i tell when its done?

yeah so my mom made me cook the turkey frozen on 325, its been cooking about 4 hours, had foil over it the whole time, trying to hold in juices, it dosent have a thermometer in it, neither do i have one, how do i tell when its done? my mom said when it turns [...]

Which end of the pointer of a cooking thermometer is the one I watch?

I know this is silly question, but I thought all along that it was the straight end that I watched, but the first time I used my new themometer I decided they had installed it backwards. Now I am not so sure, because last night my jalpeno poppers didn't bubble up when It reached 350 [...]

Does anyone know how to calibrate a cooking thermometer?

I don't knopw why, but my meat thermometer still reads about 60 degrees, can someone tell me how to get it to read zero again?

Answer by Kevin G
Depending upon the thermometer you have… look under the dial, where the stem comes in… if there is a octagon nut between the dial and the stem, then [...]

Cooking Chicken Pot Pie without a cooking thermometer. Quick!?

The instructions on the back of chicken pot pie clearly state that after cooking, the internal temperature should read 165 degrees with an internal cooking thermometer.
As I don't have one, will it be ok to eat without checking? Do most people don't bother using one anyway?
I'm cooking it in an oven by the way, not [...]