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Sure, but if you're relying solely on a food thermometer and it's not giving you accurate results, then it doesn't matter if it's possible to do it some other w

Sure, but if you're relying solely on a food thermometer and it's not giving you accurate results, then it doesn't matter if it's possible to do it some other way. Also it's one thing to not use a food thermometer when making a burger or a piece of salmon, another thing entirely when making a 20lb turkey or whatever.

gamblor956 9y ago
Food thermometers are usually with +/- 2 degrees Farenheit. What sort of food do you cook where a difference of 2 degrees actually matters?
- Alex3917 9y ago
  > Food thermometers are usually with +/- 2 degrees Farenheit. Sure, if you buy any of the top digital thermometers on Amazon. But if you buy a random analog food thermometer at your local dollar store then it's not necessarily going to be much more accurate than a random number generator.
  - snowwrestler 9y ago
    I bought a food thermometer in a grocery store; it was obviously off by at least 20 degrees. I just set it aside and cooked as I normally do... I survived the experience. For purposes of this discussion: a food thermometer doesn't work directly on the human body and it is not a medical device regulated by the FDA. (If you are using a food thermometer on a human body, that's still probably not the FDA's jurisdiction--more like local police or the FBI.)
    - Alex3917 9y ago
      According to Wikipedia, something is a medical device if (among other things) it's used for the prevention of disease, which is a completely reasonable definition. Just because the government isn't doing its job doesn't mean I'm wrong, especially since my point was about the government not doing its job in the first place. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_device https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_device I had basically the same same experience as you in terms of buying something at the supermarket that was very obviously not giving accurate results, and also just returned it and bought another one that actually works. But if someone were to not notice, the results could be potentially catastrophic, especially if the person was pregnant or had a compromised immune system.

gamblor956 9y ago

Food thermometers are usually with +/- 2 degrees Farenheit. What sort of food do you cook where a difference of 2 degrees actually matters?

Alex3917 9y ago
> Food thermometers are usually with +/- 2 degrees Farenheit. Sure, if you buy any of the top digital thermometers on Amazon. But if you buy a random analog food thermometer at your local dollar store then it's not necessarily going to be much more accurate than a random number generator.
- snowwrestler 9y ago
  I bought a food thermometer in a grocery store; it was obviously off by at least 20 degrees. I just set it aside and cooked as I normally do... I survived the experience. For purposes of this discussion: a food thermometer doesn't work directly on the human body and it is not a medical device regulated by the FDA. (If you are using a food thermometer on a human body, that's still probably not the FDA's jurisdiction--more like local police or the FBI.)
  - Alex3917 9y ago
    According to Wikipedia, something is a medical device if (among other things) it's used for the prevention of disease, which is a completely reasonable definition. Just because the government isn't doing its job doesn't mean I'm wrong, especially since my point was about the government not doing its job in the first place. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_device https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_device I had basically the same same experience as you in terms of buying something at the supermarket that was very obviously not giving accurate results, and also just returned it and bought another one that actually works. But if someone were to not notice, the results could be potentially catastrophic, especially if the person was pregnant or had a compromised immune system.