Cooking Thermometers

According to the USDA, the safest and surest gauge to ensure that food has been cooked sufficiently is temperature.  Quite often, the more traditional color and texture tests do not suffice and are not enough assurance that the food has indeed reached its desired state.  With digital cooking thermometers, the guesswork is taken away.

All about digital cooking thermometers

About 10 years ago, the most prevalent type of cooking thermometer was the liquid-filled type, basically a narrow glass cylinder filled with a liquid.  This liquid rose and fell depending on the temperature.  It was the basic thermometer calibrated to work for kitchen use.

A digital cooking thermometer, on the other hand, uses sensors to take the temperature and then displays it using a small indicator, usually an LCD panel.  Compared to the more traditional liquid-type thermometer, the digital type allows for a more accurate reading because the temperature is displayed as figures or numbers.

Advantages of a digital cooking thermometer

Digital thermometers are the frequent favorites for cooking jobs that require continuous readings, although there are some models that are designed to work as instant-read types.  Either way, their functionality allows for a more convenient and reliable way to monitor and determine cooking temperature.

Digital cooking thermometers also come as wireless types or wired probe types that are connected to a receiver kept away from the source of heat.  The receiver provides the readout of the temperature, along with information about other settings.  These cooking thermometers are excellent for use for taking food temperature or oven temperature.  The capacity for taking high temperatures can range from a low of 200F to around 450F, enough for making accurate gauges for different cooking methods such as grilling, roasting and baking.

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Filed under: Cooking Thermometers | Apr 26th, 2010.