temping caramel with a Thermapen ONE

The Best Candy Thermometers: What You Need to Know

In the two-thousand-plus year history of home candy making, there have been only two great leaps in technology: the first was the leap from judging sugar concentration in syrup purely by physical operations like making actual balls and threads to judging sugar concentration by using a thermometer, and that leap technically came in the 13th…

How long to thaw a turkey?

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…

Fresh bread

Homemade Bread: Temperature Is Key

Bread—the staff of life, the very metaphor for food and companionship—is a subject shrouded in tradition, lore, and even legend. Baking homemade bread is one of the most ancient practices of civilized society, and has, therefore, had plenty of time to allow some muddled facts to be folded into its production. Instructions like “place on warm…