The basics of using a meat thermometer are simple: stick it with the pointy end. But getting the correct reading from the right place ensures you get the proper degree of doneness, according to ...

This week, common post-holiday-cooking-frenzy questions: Where do I place a meat thermometer in my turkey? And how do I use a meat thermometer? Use a meat thermometer to test cooked food for doneness.

Food editor brooke caison explains how to adjust your cooking plan to accomodate a lot of items going in the oven at the same ...

Every year around this time, we gather around our ovens like hopeful devotees of the holiday meal. We load in our turkeys, ...

If you've ever been frustrated by dishes that need to bake much longer than the recipe indicates, or if you've walked away from a batch of cookies for just one minute to discover they're burnt beyond ...

Which oven thermometer is best? Anyone who has ever cut into undercooked chicken or burnt a cake knows the importance of attention to detail when it comes to preparing food. The proper cooking ...

Cooking a Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving meal can seem like a daunting task. All those nostalgic dishes need to be delicious and timed to perfection — and the most intimidating of all is the turkey.

Shannon Majowicz has held or currently holds research grants and contracts to study food safety related issues from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World ...

If you don't have a meat thermometer, use this surprising tool that you probably already have in your kitchen to tell if your meat is done. (But also, buy a meat thermometer.) Alison Spiegel has been ...

The kitchen tool that solved all my frustrations. Katie Brown is an editor for Food & Wine specializing in kitchen product reviews. An avid home cook and baker, she has tested countless kitchen tools, ...

No one wants their dining guests or family to get sick from food they have prepared, but many people run the risk each day by not using a meat thermometer to check their food for proper doneness, ...