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Meat thermometer - do you have one? Advise me please, do I need one, or not?

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Josieann Mon 27-Dec-21 17:36:04

I don't use mine for joints of meat because I know when they are cooked enough. I do use mine to poke into homemade burgers and homemade fishcakes because they are quite dense in the middle. Mine is digital.

Raymond Blanc always uses one for all sorts of things!

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Germanshepherdsmum Mon 27-Dec-21 17:33:47

We have one. Invaluable. Especially with poultry, better safe than sorry.

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freedomfromthepast Mon 27-Dec-21 17:32:55

I finally got one a few months ago and I love it. The one I have is digital and rather small with a cover so it doesn't take up much space.

After getting one I learned that I needn't worry about undercooking meat. I was overcooking meat.

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grannyactivist Mon 27-Dec-21 17:30:32

My son and daughter-in-law came to stay before Christmas and since their arrival they have shopped for and cooked every single meal we’ve had. I am more grateful than they know because: a) I worked up until Christmas Eve so was very tired and b) they are both brilliant cooks. ?

I have most gadgets that a well equipped kitchen has, but my son went looking for a meat thermometer today and I don’t actually have one. It’s something that I’ve thought about buying, but never got around to because, if I’m honest, I’ve been cooking for almost sixty years and I don’t think I have ever had need of one. (Nobody has ever had food poisoning after eating a meal at my house.)

So, Grans, what do you say? Should I buy a meat thermometer or carry on cooking without?

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