know-how.

DIGITAL INSTANT-READ

THERMOMETERS

Once you bite the bullet and spring for a good

digital  instant-read    thermometer,    it  will    quickly

become  your    best    friend  in  the kitchen.    When    buying

one,     look    for     a   thermometer     that    gives   accurate

readings    to  within  1   degree  or  finer,  has a   nice    large

readout  that    you     can     quickly     check   (the    less    time

spent   with    the oven    door    open,   the better),    is  robust

enough  that    it  won’t   fail    if  you drop    it  on  the floor   or

in  the sink,   and gives   you a   reading within  a   matter

of  seconds.

At   around  $96     (at     the     time    of  this    writing),   the