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Grill Safer By Properly Cleaning Your Meat Thermometer In Between Uses By Rolland Judd Oct. 13, 2025 9:00 am EST

Grilling isn't exactly rocket science, but it's not as simple as merely slapping some meat over open flames. There is some nuance to it, and unless coming down with a bout of food poisoning is on your grilling bucket list, cooking your protein all the way through is a top priority. If you're using a meat thermometer correctly by sticking the probe into the thickest part of the flesh, you're off to a good start. Yet, if you find the protein hasn't quite reached a safe temperature and you don't clean the business end that probed the undercooked meat, you are begging for trouble.

Whenever a thermometer goes into underdone meat like chicken or pork, the

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