Chef using a thermometer to check meat on a grill - Aj_watt/Getty Cooking meat correctly boils down to one simple task: knowing how to use a meat thermometer. Although it's a fairly simple process, it ...

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Many home cooks and grill masters cook up their steaks and hamburger patties using the old-fashioned eyeball test. This is when you flip the patty after it turns brown and grill marks start appearing.