Food thermometer discussion

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What do you think about them?

Useful? Gimmick?

Should a good cook know how to do meat without the use?

Are they intended for ovens/stoves/constant heat, or do they work for braais where heat varies? My logic says no.

I've never had a problem cooking meat. When someone says rare/medium/well-done, they get rare/medium/well-done. Every time.

Perhaps they are more suited people who are unsure/not confident? Or in certain instances?

Debate, discuss! :)
 
I would rather get a oven thermometer, that dial on the front that says 190C does not always translate to 190C inside the oven.
 
you must braai for me! medium stake please :) I hope its "actually medium" ;)

PostmanPot said:
What do you think about them?

Useful? Gimmick?

Should a good cook know how to do meat without the use?

Are they intended for ovens/stoves/constant heat, or do they work for braais where heat varies? My logic says no.

I've never had a problem cooking meat. When someone says rare/medium/well-done, they get rare/medium/well-done. Every time.

Perhaps they are more suited people who are unsure/not confident? Or in certain instances?

Debate, discuss! :)
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I have seen some reality shows where chef do use thermometer for cooking and without using they don't serve their customers. I wonder everytime they have to check how cold or how hot the food is while serving one.
 
Essential for getting that prime beef roast perfectly medium rare in the middle ...

Guesstimated using the weight of the meat a couple of times myself, but nothing beats getting it just right everytime with no effort.
 
It helps especially for things like chicken and pork people tend to overcook them for fear of it not been cooked properly.
 
blunomore said:
Gimmick. The stove and the oven have temperature indicators.
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Hardly....


I use them all the time when cooking roasts on the braai. The temp us never constant so you need to check the internal temp to see if its cooked.

Works well for things like chicken that need to be cooked well on the inside.

Also helps prevent things from drying out.
 
They're useful, especially for recipes where the foodstuffs have to be cooked to a very specific temperature.

What I would love though is a Candy Thermometer. They're bloody hard to find in SA.
When you're baking you sometimes have to melt sugar to make syrups, and the syrup has to be heated to a specific temperature to get it to do exactly what you need it to for the recipe. Without it you're guessing at best, and often results in flops. Meat thermos and oven thermos are easy enough to find, but not candy thermos.
 
AniV said:
They're useful, especially for recipes where the foodstuffs have to be cooked to a very specific temperature.

What I would love though is a Candy Thermometer. They're bloody hard to find in SA.
When you're baking you sometimes have to melt sugar to make syrups, and the syrup has to be heated to a specific temperature to get it to do exactly what you need it to for the recipe. Without it you're guessing at best, and often results in flops. Meat thermos and oven thermos are easy enough to find, but not candy thermos.
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Weber's digital thermo works pretty well for all applications. Not the cheapest though
 
Nerfherder said:
Works well for things like chicken that need to be cooked well on the inside.
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Easy trick for that is to cook it in a oven bag first, remove it and carry on as per normal. You end up with juicy chicken that is cooked all the way through.
 
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