Step 4 - Use a food thermometer
Why Use A Food Thermometer?
"I want to keep my family safe."
"I used to overcook my food. Now my food is juicier—not dry as a bone."
People all over the country are taking Thermy's® advice. They're using a food thermometer to check the temperature of everyday foods—like hamburgers, pork chops, and chicken breasts.
Most people think they know when food is "done" just by "eyeballing it." They look at it and trust their experience. Experience is good, but it sometimes can be misleading. For instance, cooking by color is definitely misleading. Meat color—pink or brown—can fool you!
How do you know when your hamburger is cooked? Because it's brown inside?
Think about this... 1 out of every 4 hamburgers turns brown in the middle BEFORE it has reached a safe internal temperature, according to recent USDA research.
Use a food thermometer.
Keep your family safe.
Be a better cook.
Digital, Dial, & Disposable!
Thermometers are turning up everywhere in today's kitchens in all shapes and sizes—digitals, instant-reads, probes for the oven and microwave, disposable indicators and sensor sticks, pop-ups, and even barbecue forks. They're high-tech and easy to use.
Some thermometers are meant to stay in the food while it's cooking; others are not. Some are ideal for checking thin foods, like the digital. Others, like the large-dial thermometer many people use, are really meant for large roasts and whole chickens and turkeys.
Choose and use the one that is right for you!
- Dial Instant-Read
- Digital Instant-Read
- Disposable Temperature Indicators
- Fork
- Dial Oven-Safe
- Pop-Up
Why is it Important?
These are the facts!
- Millions of people get sick from dangerous bacteria in food every year.
- Public health data in 2000 show that there are more than 5 times the number of dangerous bacteria in our food than we were aware of in 1942.
- Many people don't link their illness to foodborne bacteria. They think they have a case of the flu.
- You can become sick anytime from 20 minutes to 6 weeks after eating food with some types of harmful bacteria.
- For some people who are at high risk—young children, pregnant women, people over 65, and people with chronic illnesses—getting sick from foodborne bacteria can cause serious health problems.
It's safe to bite when the temperature is right!
Using a food thermometer is the only sure way of knowing if your food has reached a high enough temperature to destroy foodborne bacteria.
Is it done yet??
Where is your food thermometer?
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