For Sale: Meat Thermometer, Only Used Once

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Brand new meat thermometer used for the first time today in a 350 F oven.

[Lionheartusa1]

,,,,,,,,,,,, in my house ,, when the smoke detector goes off ,,, it’s dinner time . We don’t need no stinkin’ meat thermometer ,,, we need an ehhaust fan .

thanks anyway .

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I have a meat thermometer that works fine in the oven, it’s all metal and can be a little hard to read. It has a red hand, and I just insert it in the meat with the desired temperature “UP”. My daughter got that thing for my wife because she knew my wife has trouble reading the other one.

I’m sorry, but straining to read a small metal dial is a lot easier than removing and replacing a hot steaming 25# bird.

[VA Voter]

Years ago Father-in-Law visiting over Thanksgiving and was doing a project requiring silicon. The tube had been in the garage and was too cold to use so he put in in the oven.

My wife puts the oven up to a higher temperature to preheat for turkey.

You can guess the rest. Explosion scared everyone. Clean up was a beach.

[Peet]

Are you the guy who sued the cookbook publisher years ago for damages for the burns he suffered after following one of their recipe books with a recipe that said to “generously grease the bottom of the pan”?

I thought he was the one who replaced the energy-hog incandescent bulb in the oven with a CFL...

Kidding. Just kidding.

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[Mr. K]

I agree- send it to the company

they may get a good laugh and send you a replacement

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I not so sure about the latest Chinese smoke detectors and I’m not calling them cheap but the instructions state “ For best results, hold product directly over flame.”

[Mr. K]

you don’t need a thermometer or pop-up

just cook the turkey or chicken until the legs pull off easily - then it is done

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I don’t want a replacement. We picked up an in-oven meat thermometer for $5.99 at the grocery store today. Why anyone would want something that you can only use outside the oven I do not know, especially for 15 bucks.

[PapaBear3625]

I have something that looks similar to that. It has a long probe which goes in the meat inside the oven, while the plastic part stays outside the oven.

[Kirkwood]

Apparently you just aren’t getting how an instant read thermometer works. You open up the door and stick the probe into the thigh and it takes a reading. You pull the probe out and close the oven door. Takes all of 5 seconds. You don’t have to pull the bird out of the oven. Maybe you and your wife should go eat out at Picadilly on the holidays.