Calibrated Thermometers

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• There have been many food safety outbreaks from
  different pathogens that may have been prevented
  if foods were cooked to the proper internal
  temperature or held at the proper temperature.
  You could be being very diligent in checking your
  temperatures of meats and things like potato
  salad, but how do you know if your thermometer is
  working?

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• There is a very simple method to check
  thermometers to be sure they have not come out of
  calibration. Thermometers can become off-kilter
  if they are dropped or put into an extremely hot
  food well out of it's normal range.

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• The first thing you will do is get a glass of ice
  water. Now this next part is very important. You
  want the mixture to be mostly ice. Many of the
  food safety books suggest a mixture of 50 water
  to 50 ice, but I have found that this is not
  always quite enough. Think of a very wet snowball
  or a glass of ice water that you can't really
  drink because there is too much ice in it.

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• Let the glass sit for about 3 minutes and then
  place the stem of your thermometer inside. The
  temperature of the water at this point is 32
  degrees Fahrenheit, or the temperature at which
  water turns to ice. So, your thermometer should
  be reading about 1 degree /- 32 degrees. If it
  is not and you have a dial stem thermometer, you
  can adjust it while the stem is in the ice water
  using the tool that is usually provided, a pair
  of pliers or just your own fingers. Adjust the
  dial to read 32 and it is that simple.

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• If it is a digital thermometer, check the
  manufacturer's recommendations for calibration.
  Some thermometers have to be sent back to the
  manufacturer for adjustments.

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• Now that you know how to calibrate a thermometer
  at home, you can feel more secure that you are
  keeping your food healthy and your body safe from
  foodborne illness.

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