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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…
Chicken Piccata: Temps and Thermal Principles
Are you looking for a way to spice up your chicken eating? Hoping to find a way to get past bland, overcooked chicken? Do we have the dish for you! Chicken piccata, the Italian classic, is a phenomenal, easy way to wake up your weeknight chicken dinner with a dinner-party-worthy dish. There are many recipes…
Homemade Danish Pastry: Temps for Flaky Layers
Danishes are some of the tastiest pastries that you can eat. When they are made right, they are flaky, light, nuanced, delightful treats that would be worth standing in line for. But most of the Danishes we eat a pale shadow of the real thing: cloying, waxy, wan staples of hotel “continental breakfasts” and grocery…
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Oyster Po Boy Sandwich: Temps for a Superb Sandwich
We’re big sandwich fans, as you know (see: rye sandwich bread, spicy chicken sandwich, and our recently revamped roast beef). So we’re always keen to find ways to bring our thermal expertise to classic sandwiches. And today we’ve got a great one: the New Orleans oyster po-boy! A well-beloved sandwich with a storied history, the…
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…
How to Grill Chicken Thighs: Temps for Superior Chicken
Chicken is indisputably America’s favorite meat by pound consumed. And one of the easiest, best, and cheapest ways to cook chicken is to grill boneless skinless chicken thighs. They’re incredibly forgiving, which is good for a high-heat environment like a grill, and produce out-size tastiness for the. In this post, we’ll go over the how’s…
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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