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How to Make Sous Vide Prime Rib: Maximum Tenderness, Minimum Effort
As far as festive meats go, it’s hard to beat prime rib. We’ve written plenty on the subject, including a deep dive on how to cook it as well as how to smoke prime rib. But today we’re talking about a method for cooking the very tenderest prime rib ever, with minimum oven time and…
How to Make Crêpes: Temps to Know
For a lazy-day breakfast (fall weekend? birthday?), it’s hard to beat a stack of homemade crêpes. Lay them out with a veritable smörgåsbord of toppings for browsing or compose plates of them for a simple but high-class sit-down breakfast. As easy (easier?) than pancakes and infinitely customizable, they’re perfect for a quiet brunch with family….
How to Roast a Rack of Lamb: Thermometry for Perfect Doneness
For an elegant, traditional, and impressive holiday meal, it’s hard to beat a perfectly roasted rack of lamb. Lamb is a beautiful and delicious meal, especially when it’s cooked properly, and we have the tips and tools you need to cook it properly. Read on to learn how to get perfect lamb racks for your…
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Rotisserie Pork Belly: Texture Through Temperature
Ah, pork belly. We meet again. With the introduction of ThermoWorks’ RFX GATEWAY and RFX MEAT, there is finally a viable wireless probe that can be used for rotisserie cooking. OF course one of the first things we wanted to cook as soon as it became available was rotisserie pork belly. Needless to say, we…
Devil’s Food Cake with Chocolate Frosting: The Temps You Need to Know
Every month or so, I start browsing pictures and recipes of cakes. Then I can’t rest until I’ve made and eaten one. If you do the same, or if you just love a good cake for a celebration or for no reason at all, it’s good that you’ve landed here. Today we’re walking you through…
How to Roast a Goose: Temperatures for A Christmas Classic
A roast goose for Christmas is about as nostalgic as it gets. Even if you never had goose as a child, you’d probably agree that there’s something homey, comforting, familiar about the idea. No, goose is not exceedingly popular in the States, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it. With proper temperature tools and…
Turkey Basics
How Long to Thaw a Frozen Turkey
Here is a truth not often acknowledged: if you don’t thaw your turkey correctly, you won’t have a successful turkey cook. And while thawing methods abound, there’s only one way to be sure your turkey is thawed correctly for Thanksgiving—or any other day! Read on for the thermal tips needed to plan the thawing of your turkey…
Proper Probe Placement in Your Turkey
Thanksgiving is one of the most food-centered days of the year, and just about the only time for a Turkey to shine. In this post, we’ll help you with one of the key principles of turkey cooking that you need to get a perfect bird this year! While you can find any number of turkey…
How to Dry Brine a Turkey: Secret to Juicy Meat
By now, we’ve pretty much all learned about the benefits of brining a turkey or any other meat: juiciness, tenderness, flavor…juiciness. But, what if I told you that you could get even more juicy meat without all the hassle of making a brine and keeping meat cool in the watery mixture for a day or two?…
Sous Vide Turkey: Breast and Leg Done Perfectly
Thanksgiving day can be, well, overwhelming. There are rolls to roll, pies to prepare, casseroles to cook, all in addition to the central focus of the whole meal, the turkey. What is an oven to do? What are you to do? For one of the easiest—and certainly the tastiest—turkeys ever, cook it sous vide. Now,…
Turkey Dinner Kolaches: What Leftovers Aspire to Be
You did it. You made the perfect turkey. You paid attention to the temps as you cooked, and it came out juicy and delicious. It’s not because you overcooked it that there is leftover turkey meat—that’s just par for the course. Same with the gravy, the potatoes, and the stuffing. Heck, there’s even some cranberry…
Deep Fried Turkey Made Safe & Delicious
Are you in the mood to try something different this year with your Thanksgiving turkey? Why not try deep frying it this year? Some say a fried turkey is the juiciest, most flavorful, crispy-on-the-outside, delicious bit of poultry ever to cross their lips. This project is packed with thermal critical control points that will determine…
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