,Hot or Cold? , ,The temperature of food can be crucial when cooking as not only does it determine if something is cooked correctly, but it also must be sufficiently high enough to kill harmful bacteria that can cause food poisoning and other nasty illnesses. However, the problem is how to measure it. For example, usually the only way of telling if a joint of meat is cooked is to cut it open, though this is not ideal if you want to present it as an attractive centre piece at the dinner table! , ,Xavax 2-in-1 Meat and Oven Thermometer Ensures ItÕs Well Done , ,The Xavax Analog 2-in-1 Food Safe Thermometer provides quick and easy way of monitoring the temperature of the oven and the core temperature of meat at the same time, providing accurate analog readings on 2 separate needles. The red needle measures the current oven temperature to allow you to monitor and maintain it during cooking, roasting or baking a variety of temperature sensitive food, whilst the black needles allows the specific monitoring of the core temperature of a piece of meat by insertion of the long metal spike discretely into its centre. , ,Ideal for testing the temperature of fish, meat and poultry, the dual functionality of the thermometer means it has a range of applications and can be used in a range of culinary situations to ensure that your food is safely cooked to perfection, whether it is rare, medium or well done, minimizing both the risk of food poisoning and of an unattractive dinner plate as your meat remains in one piece!