Tells you the correct temp.for whatever kind of meat you are baking. remember different kinds of meat are done and correctly safe at different temps, all good cookbooks have a meat temp chart in them.
Using a cooking thermometer takes away the need to cut into a piece of meat or chicken to see if it's cooked. Also it reduces the risk of harmful bacteria that come with undercooked meats.
That really
depends on the type of thermometer. Oven safe ones can go in the dish right
from the beginning and the temperature will slowly rise as it cooks.
Instant read thermometers are only meant for quick readings and so you should take the dish out the oven and insert the thermometer into the thickest part for 30 seconds to get a reading.
Check out this YouTube video that shows you how to cook pork with a thermometer;
No, it used to thought of as just a turkey cooking instrument as they are so big but now people are realizing the usefulness of cooking thermometers for all types of foods. You can use it for eggs, poultry, meat, burgers. Anything really that has the potential to carry harmful bacteria.
Sometimes poultry comes with its own pop-up thermometer. I wouldn't trust it as its disposable and not accurate like the digital ones. I throw mine away and rely on a proper digital one.
yes - digital probe thermometers are very good for testing whether meat is cooked. The thin sensor is inserted into the fattest part of the meat. A wire then runs from the sensor out of the oven door, so that you can keep an eye on the temperature without having to keep taking it out the oven.
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