Want to get your steaks a perfect medium-rare and cook your chicken until it's cootie-free but still moist? Then up your kitchen game with an instant-read thermometer.
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TRANSCRIPT:
HEY GUYS, WELCOME BACK TO “COOK, YOU BASTARDS!” I’M THE BASTARD IN THE CRAP KITCHEN.
I DID A ROAST CHICKEN RECENTLY AND I TOOK THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CHICKEN BEFORE I TOOK IT OUT OF THE OVEN. AND I GOT FEEDBACK FORM SOME GUYS THAT WAS LIKE, “WELL, I JUST LEAVE MY CHICKEN IN AS LONG AS I CAN, I FIGURE IT’S BETTER THAT WAY.”
NOT QUITE THE WAY IT WORKS WITH PROTEINS. WITH THINGS LIKE CHICKEN, MEATS – YOU KNOW, PORK, BEEF – TEMPERATURE IS KEY. KEEPING AN EYE ON THE TEMPERATURE IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A MUCH BETTER RESULT. IT’S ALSO GOING TO KEEP YOU FROM GETTING FOOD POISONING WHICH, YOU KNOW, AS AN ASIDE.
BUT I WOULD SAY NEXT TO MY KNIFE, MY THERMOMETER IS MY NUMBER-ONE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF GEAR, AS FAR AS LITTLE TOOLS GO. AND YOU DON’T NEED IT, BUT IT’S NICE TO HAVE.
THERE’S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT KINDS OUT THERE – OH, LOOK THERE’S A BEER HERE, THANK YOU.
SO AT THE SUPERMARKET YOU CAN USUALLY BUY THINGS LIKE THIS. THEY SAY THEY’RE INSTANT-READ THERMOMETERS, THEY COST A COUPLE OF BUCKS. GOT A DIGITAL VERSION, GOT AN ANALOG VERSION. PROBABLY BETTER THAN NOTHING. THEY’RE NOT REALLY INSTANT-READ, SO WHEN YOU STICK IT IN YOU’RE GOING TO BE WAITING A WHILE WHILE THE TEMPERATURE COMES UP. MEANWHILE HEAT’S DISSIPATING OR YOUR DINNER IS OVERCOOKING, WHATEVER. SO THESE ARE OKAY, THEY’RE NOT GREAT.
IF YOU WANT TO REALLY NAIL IT, IT HELPS TO INVEST IN A GOOD INSTANT-READ, FULL-ON SCIENTIFIC THERMOMETER. YOU OPEN IT UP, GET A LITTLE NUMBER. AND IT REALLY IS INSTANT-READ: I MEAN IF I GRAB THIS THING THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP RIGHT AWAY. I’M ONLY AT 91 DEGREES SO I’M HALF DEAD. BUT ANYWAY, SERIOUSLY: INSTANT-READ THERMOMETER, GREAT INVESTMENT IF YOU’RE COOKING A LOT OF MEATS. AGAIN, KEEPS YOU FROM GETTING FOOD POISONING, IT ALSO KEEPS YOU FROM OVERCOOKING WHATEVER YOU JUST SPENT YOUR MONEY ON AND MAKING IT TOUGH AND SHITTY.
BARBECUE, YOU KNOW, SAME DEAL: YOU CAN INVEST IN A BARBECUE THERMOMETER LIKE THIS FUCKING MASS OF SPAGHETTI RIGHT HERE. BUT ONE END OF THIS GOES INTO YOUR MEAT, THE OTHER END YOU CARRY AROUND ON YOUR BELT LIKE A BEEPER, LIKE YOU’RE A DRUG DEALER, AND KEEP AN EYE ON THE TEMPERATURE. AGAIN, YOU DON’T HAVE TO, PLENTY OF GUYS FREEWHEEL IT – I DO ON THE BARBECUE – BUT ESPECIALLY WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE NEVER QUITE SURE WHAT YOUR TEMPERATURE IS, YOU KNOW, THINGS CAN GO SOUTH PRETTY QUICK.
SO, IF YOU’VE GOT SOME EXTRA MONEY AND IF YOU WANT TO GET A LITTLE MORE PRECISE WITH YOUR COOKING I WOULD SAY: INVEST IN AN INSTANT-READ THERMOMETER AND, YOU KNOW, EAT A LOT BETTER THAT WAY. SO: CHEERS.
HEY, IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE PLEASE SUBSCRIBE SO I CAN BRING YOU NEW RECIPES, NEW TIPS AND NEW KITCHEN TOOLS EVERY WEEK. MY STUFF'S ALWAYS EASY, IT'S ALWAYS DELICIOUS AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A ROCK STAR IN THE KITCHEN.
THANKS A LOT.
Music: "Because I Am A Girl (Instrumental)" by Twirl, licensed by Audiosocket.
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