Question by Elizabeth: Can you take your own temperature with a meat thermometer?

Can you take it under your tongue like you would do with a normal thermometer?

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Answer by dubdshaw
You can but it hurts. Also, it is less accurate if you get it all the way to the bone. If you touch it directly to bone, it will affect your reading drastically.

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Question by T: Can a meat thermometer be used for measuring temperature of water when making tea?

I just googled water temperature from a coffee maker should be 190 to 200 degrees. My meat thermometer said it was 145.

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Answer by Edmund
a thermometer is a thermometer so im gonna go with yes

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Question by Nanoosh: Can you use the meat thermometer instead of the one for the yogurt for making yogurt at home? Thanks in advan?
yogurt? Or may be the candy thermometer? Oh, by da way, my candy thermometer , the glass is a little cracked, can i still use it?

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Answer by viv
Throw the candy thermometer out. otherwise the mercury might get into the food.

You can use the meat thermometer if it has a large enough temperature range to check the right temp for your yogurt.

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Question by Blossom♥: Can an instant read meat thermometer be used in water?
Can an instant read meat thermometer be used in water to measure it’s temperature?

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Answer by Max J
On the outside of the case it should have the temperature range. Most of them do go to 220F. I know the one I have allows for calibration with boiling and ice water.

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Question by Michelle: Where do you take the temperature of the turkey with a meat thermometer?
Sorry we can’t figure out the proper place to take the temp of our turkey. We are using a meat thermometer. So where do you take the temp??

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Answer by Corvato
the thickest part of the thigh, and make sure not to put it against a bone.

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Question by im awesome : Is a meat thermometer same as a regular thermometer ?
Is a meat thermometer same as a regular thermometer ? Please help me i used the wrong thermometer on my science project and i really need your help plzz
thanks so much
Is a meat thermometer same as a regular thermometer ? Please help me i used the wrong thermometer on my science project call what is the fastest way to cool soda and when i finish i realize that i used the wrong thermometer.and i really don’t have time to do it again and my family doesn’t have allot of money.

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Answer by skipper
They measure the same thing but a meat thermometer would have a different range. For example a fervor thermometer needs to be very accurate between about 90 and 110 (F) whereas a meat thermometer is usually interested in much higher temperatures typically around 140-180 (F).

PhD Food Chemistry and Nutrition

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Question by Jessica Wilson: How to know if meat is undercooked?
I made some Chorizo for the first time about 20 minutes ago and I think it was under cooked. I’m not sure if it is though, because it’s the first time I’ve ever cooked it. It’s a bit pinkish/red on the inside but the outside is burnt. I’ve eaten about 2/3 of the sandwich but it started making me sick so I stopped. So how can I tell if it is undercooked. And I don’t have a thermometer of any sort, so please nothing about taking the meats temp.

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Answer by Tinana
Because it was pink on the inside it may have been slightly undercooked. But don’t worry about it making you sick. People think if there’s pink in their chicken or pork, it’s gonna make them sick, but thats a long time ago that would happen. As long as you’re not extremely elderly with a weak immune system, you’ll be fine. I always undercook my meat, just because I don’t like it dry

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Question by Ghert qux: Question about undercooked meat?
I did some reading about undercooked meat. I’m concerned because I don’t have a thermometer to measure the internal Temperature of the meat I cook. I usually just overcook the meat to insure it’s done but people suggest to be safe make sure it’s fully cooked. Example: I leave chicken in the oven for a very long time and don’t eat it until I’m satisfied with it.
How do you actually know something is fully cooked if you don’t have a way to test the internial tempauture of the meat?
The color of ground beef does not indicate it’s fully cooked, this is because beef can actually be a brown color in a raw state.

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Answer by ckm1956
One trick I use is the color of the juices produced when you press the meat. It should be without blood.

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Question by kerosine13: How do I read my Good Cook meat thermometer? Red or black hand on the dial?
I have a Good Cook meat thermometer. The “dial” is like a compass, with one side of the pointer being red and one side being black. One side of the thermometer has temperatures and the other has a spectrum showing “pork, poultry” etc. It is confusing – which one is for which side? Is the red dial for the numbers side or the meat/doneness side? I can’t find any directions online. Does anyone know?

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Answer by Lyin’ Buzzard
The red is for the temperature.

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Question by xyz87: why carnivores never get sick eating raw meat?
carnivores like bear, tiger, lion, croc etc etc eat raw meat. Raw meat has too many germs and infections inside — like e.coli and many other pathogens. If human eat raw meat, they will fall very ill right away. Often we humans ensure meat is cooked at right temperature for safety and some use thermometers too to check temperature. But how come these beasts are still healthy after eating so much raw meat?

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Answer by Dlphn B
they have adapted and can now tolerate the bacteria and other stuff in the meat

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