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Yes you can use a meat thermometer. Just make sure its caliberated right. To do this you either place it a bowl of ice water, and set it to 32F or boil the water and set it to 212F. Meat therms have a skewer like probe used to temp meats, but they are mainly a general use therm. Pro chefs in restaurants use them to temp everything, whether cold or hot. Hope this helps. Candy therms register higher temps, usually starting around 100F, since candy making and sugar reach a higher temps than most meats, or any hot food for that matter.
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∙ 14y agoYes, easily; a meat thermometer is well inside the range of boiling water. Just make sure you immerse only the probe tip.
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What happens when a meat thermometer breaks in the meat?
If it's a digital thermometer - nothing much. Apart from not knowing as well when the food is done, just make sure you get all the pieces out, then you can eat the meat just like usual. If it's an older mercury thermometer, the liquid will get out into the meat and it's no longer safe to eat.
Can you use a meat thermometer to measure body temperature?
Probably would work but would take a very long time because the difference between a meat thermometer and a normal thermometer is that the meat one is all metal versus the human variations that have mercury or some other type of liquid that is not harmful to the human body. But they are definitely not all metal like the meat thermometers. Dont see why it wouldn't work in the rectum as long as you've got alot of patience :) Good luck with that!
How does liquid thermometer work?
When temperature goes up the liquid expands. The liquid then takes up more space and you see this as a rise in scale on the thermometer. The same applies vise versa
How does a liquid in glass thermometer work?
the heat makes it expand you see
What is the liquid in thermometer's called?
Mercury the liquid inside thermometer is mercury.. but it is called thermometric liquid.
What causes the liquid to move in a thermometer?
When the liquid in the thermometer gets warmer it expands.
What is liquid-in-glass thermometer?
what do they use for the liquid in glass ball thermometer
What does a thermometer measure and how does it do it?
A thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. The word temperature comes from the Greek work thermo which is heat and meter to measure.
Which device has a liquid in glass components?
thermometer
When would you use regular thermometer?
Use a regular thermometer to test your body (or a child's body) for fever. Use a meat thermometer when cooking meat, and an outdoor thermometer to check the weather outside.
How does a glass thermometer works?
As the liquid in the thermometer is heated it expands, and the only way the expanding liquid can go is upward. As the liquid in the thermometer cools, it will contract, and the liquid will fall back down into the resevoir, causing the column of liquid to move downward.
Why does the liquid expand in a thermometer when it gets hotter?
In a thermometer is a liquid metal called Mercury, so the liquid expands when it is heated up.
