The Best Food Thermometer
February 01, 2019
The best food thermometer is one that can take a reading super fast. The Thermopop is really great for taking quick, accurate temperatures on meats or liquids and is about the simplest designed thermometer I’ve used.
I have it near the stove at all times to get a quick read on chicken, steaks, or frying oil temperature.
Recipes that require a Food Thermometer:
Sourdough Shokupan
Sourdough bread is made with a wild-fermented sourdough starter in combination with flour and liquid. For this bread I use milk as the…
June 13, 2020
Fish Sticks
Fish sticks are best made with a fresh, fleshy white fish like cod or flounder. You’ll want to select a thick filet. In this recipe adapted…
September 01, 2019
Roast Chicken over Vegetables
I use the the Thomas Keller recipe to roast chicken, but I recently read that if you roast the chicken over vegetables it will add flavor to…
August 12, 2019
Fried Chicken Sandwich
I found out about J. Kenji López-Alt’s #betterthanchickfila challenge on twitter and I was excited to see that he has deconstructed the…
May 05, 2019
Cast Iron Crispy Fried Chicken
One of the best ways to season a cast iron pan is to fry things with it, and a great recipe to use to instantly season the pan is fried…
March 30, 2019
Pan Roasted Steak
This is the method outlined for cooking dry aged steaks in David Chang’s “The Mind of a Chef” series. Packing the steak in salt draws the…
February 14, 2019
Buttermilk Brined Roast Chicken
After trying my crispy roast chicken using Thomas Keller’s no-brine method, I heard about Samin Nosrat’s recommended buttermilk roast…
February 07, 2019
Crispy Roast Chicken
My gold standard for roast chicken is the crispy skin, salty chicken they serve at Oktoberfest, also called Wiesnhendl, or just Hendl. It is…
January 09, 2019
Pan Roasted Lamb Loin Chops
Lamb loin chop can be tricky to cook- if you’re using a thermometer to measure the temperature make sure you don’t measure too close to the…
October 15, 2018
Written by Will Chiong who lives and works in New York building useful things.