Using a food thermometer can help keep food safe and reduce the risk of illness while also preventing overcooking, ensuring moist, quality food. Food Thermometers: Essential for Food Safety and ...

K-State food scientist urges consumers to buy—or update—their food thermometer. Where food safety is concerned, a food thermometer is kind of like the Swiss army knife. It’s a must-have ...

Food thermometers can play an important safety role when you’re grilling summer meals. “With everyone’s concern over food safety, it only makes sense to check that meats and other foods are ...

The frozen pot pies that sickened an estimated 15,000 people with salmonella in 2007 left federal inspectors mystified. At first they suspected the turkey.

Food thermometers aren’t just for your holiday roasts — they’re for all cuts and sizes of meat and poultry, including hamburgers, chicken breasts and pork chops.

Editor’s note: A shorter version of this article originally was published by Michigan State University Extension. To contact an expert in your area, visit ...

Thermometers essential tools for food safety. January 11, 2017 at 9:16 a.m. | Updated May 27, 2017 at 7:34 p.m. by Carla Haley Hadley ...

Foodborne illness is a serious threat that increases during the hotter months, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, a branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but what kind ...

The video viewers were twice as likely to insert the food thermometer correctly in the turkey patty compared to the non-video group, at 52 percent and 23 percent, respectively, according to the ...

"People should avoid relying solely on pop-up thermometers to ensure their turkey has reached the safe internal temperature of 165°F, " says Kimberly Baker, a food systems and safety program team ...

If you're cooking a steak or burger medium-rare, 130 degrees Fahrenheit is the sweet spot, though if ensuring maximum food safety standards is your priority, cooking it to 145 is your best bet.