Hi,
We bought a digital probe thermometer with an alarm by Acu-Rite the other day at Walmart for around $10 and we tested it tonight on a turkey tenderloin. The instructions on the tenderloin were to cook it to 165 degrees at 325 degrees in the oven. The probe seemed to read 165 degrees way too early in the cooking process. We tested the matter with a second meat thermometer we owned and it tended to show the meat as 15-20 degrees cooler than the probe.
To test the probe again we placed it in boiling water and it read 212 degrees like it should. Now we're wondering if we did not use the probe properly or if the probe is not very accurate when in meat because it was inexpensive. Is there a special way to place the probe in meat? Or do the probes tend to be off? Any suggestions would help.
Thanks,
Jamie
We bought a digital probe thermometer with an alarm by Acu-Rite the other day at Walmart for around $10 and we tested it tonight on a turkey tenderloin. The instructions on the tenderloin were to cook it to 165 degrees at 325 degrees in the oven. The probe seemed to read 165 degrees way too early in the cooking process. We tested the matter with a second meat thermometer we owned and it tended to show the meat as 15-20 degrees cooler than the probe.
To test the probe again we placed it in boiling water and it read 212 degrees like it should. Now we're wondering if we did not use the probe properly or if the probe is not very accurate when in meat because it was inexpensive. Is there a special way to place the probe in meat? Or do the probes tend to be off? Any suggestions would help.
Thanks,
Jamie
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