By
eHow Food & Drink Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Meats
- Instant-read Meat Thermometers
- Pot Holders
- Roasting Pans
- Roasting Racks
Step1
Read the instructions that came with the instant-read meat thermometer.
Step2
Prepare meat or poultry as desired and put into oven or microwave, but do not insert the thermometer.
Step3
To test doneness, pull roasting pan out of the oven or microwave and insert instant-read thermometer into the thickest part of the meat, without touching bone.
Step4
Wait a few seconds for the reading to appear.
Step5
Remove thermometer and put meat back into oven if more cooking time is needed.
Step6
Repeat until meat is done according to temperature on the thermometer.