Questions tagged [thermometer]
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How to use meat thermometers with big needles for thinner meat pieces?
Naturally steaks will be thinner than 4 inches like thermometer needle, at least the one I have. So it will absorb less heat in total, and maybe show lesser values than what is actually inside the meat.
Problem two, meat is less cooked in the middle…
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Can an ordinary meat thermometer with a cable probe accurately measure oven temperature?
As above really, or is a specific air temperature probe really needed?
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4 thermometers, 4 readings
I have a Bosch convection oven, and I find some things take longer to roast than they "should" according to recipes (not using convection). I'd like to get as accurate as possible for baking. So I got four well-reviewed oven thermometers and tested…
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If strring a 65c soup causes small fish to tear up, does it mean it's overcooked?
The fish in question is whitebait, I slowly bring the fish and soup water up to 65c then remove from stove. During the cooking period I stir the pot to overcome/distrubute higher temperature at bottom of pot. As this happens I notice fish tears…
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How accurate should a thermometer be?
One week ago I sent an inquiry about why a digital
thermometer seems to have a bigger temperature difference,
as compared to a previous, more accurate, thermometer.
However one of their support staff replied: "We have an overall 4 degree…
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Am I still overcooking whitebait, how to prevent it?
I have had a problem where I am constantly overcooking whitebait.
In light of previous answers relating to the same issue, recently I have started to place the whitebait in the water, put a thermometer in the water and when the water reaches 45c, I…
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Managing oven temperature
I know that the temperature inside an oven fluctuates, but I'm just curious. Won't the temperature inside continue to rise?
How do I manage, or control, the temperature inside the oven after removing the thermometer so that whatever it is I'm…
