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A meat thermometer is a thermometer
Thermometer

The thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles; it comes from the Greek language roots thermo, heat, and meter, to measure....
 used to measure the internal temperature of meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
 and other cooked foods. This information is used to achieve the desired level of cooking, especially in steak
Steak

A steak is a slice of meat, typically beef. Most steaks are cut perpendicular to the muscle fibres, improving the perceived tenderness of the meat....
s. It also helps to ensure that the meat has reached a temperature sufficient to kill pathogens that may otherwise cause foodborne illness
Foodborne illness

Foodborne illness is any illness resulting from the consumption of food.There are two types of food poisoning: food infection and food intoxication....
.

pical meat thermometer consists of a rod, mainly metal, which is placed into the meat to be measured, and a display, usually a dial or LCD display.






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Meat Thermometer
A meat thermometer is a thermometer
Thermometer

The thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles; it comes from the Greek language roots thermo, heat, and meter, to measure....
 used to measure the internal temperature of meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
 and other cooked foods. This information is used to achieve the desired level of cooking, especially in steak
Steak

A steak is a slice of meat, typically beef. Most steaks are cut perpendicular to the muscle fibres, improving the perceived tenderness of the meat....
s. It also helps to ensure that the meat has reached a temperature sufficient to kill pathogens that may otherwise cause foodborne illness
Foodborne illness

Foodborne illness is any illness resulting from the consumption of food.There are two types of food poisoning: food infection and food intoxication....
.

Characteristics

A typical meat thermometer consists of a rod, mainly metal, which is placed into the meat to be measured, and a display, usually a dial or LCD display. Many have markings of appropriate temperatures for certain meats. Some newer thermometers include light-emitting diode
Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode , is an electronic light source. The LED was discovered in the early 20th century, and introduced as a practical electronic component in 1962....
s or buzzers to alert the user when desired temperature is reached.

Another variety commonly used on turkey
Domesticated turkey

The domesticated turkey is a large poultry bird raised for food. The modern domesticated turkey descends from the Wild Turkey , one of the two species of turkey ; however, in the past the ocellated turkey was also domesticated....
 is the pop-up timer, which uses a spring held in by a soft material that "pops up" when the meat reaches a set temperature.

The meat thermometer is similar to a candy thermometer
Candy thermometer

A candy thermometer, also known as a sugar thermometer, is a thermometer used to measure the temperature and therefore the stage of a cooking sugar solution....
 except that it reads lower temperatures.