USE:
  • Best for thin foods like burgers, chops, steaks and chicken breasts - using Temperature Indicator that is specific for each food.
  • Indicators showing specific temperatures are better for burgers than those showing doneness range
HOW TO USE:
  • Not oven-proof. Near end of cooking, insert indicator into food, taking reading, remove (To insert paperboard indicators, it may be necessary to cut a slit into food.)
  • No batteries needed
HOW TO READ:
    Colour change at the bottom of the device indicates either a doneness range (Re-usable Indicators) or that a specific minimum temperature has been reached (Disposable Indicators). Different colours indicate different doneness. Check that manufacturers' definition of doneness matches Safe Doneness Temperatures (see Temperature Rules Chart below).

    Disposable Indicators: Indicators are designed for a specific temperature reading e.g. the Ground Beef Indicator will change colour when inserted into burger cooked to 160°F (21°C) or more. Use a different indicator to test each piece of meat since once colour has changed, the indicator cannot be reused.