For dial thermometers: Calibrate the thermometer before it is first used, whenever it’s been dropped and once a month (especially if it’s stored in a drawer where it might get jostled).

If you have a standard pocket cooking thermometer you may have noticed it has a hexagonal nut on the reverse side of the dial, which allows for easy calibration. Use a cup of ice water to make ...

There should be a nut under the dial part of a standard dial thermometer; use some pliers to turn it until it's pointing to 32 degrees F. Digital models may come with a reset button you can hold ...

While taking care not to burn yourself, quickly take the thermometer out of the boiling water and turn the “calibration nut” with a wrench so the needle reads 100C.

Most of us have meat or cooking thermometers we use around the kitchen, but how often have you thought about calibrating it to make sure the readings are correct? Most cooking thermometers—even ...

The hermetically sealed sanitary dial thermometer has an easy-to-calibrate reset screw along with a standard glass lens. The unit is specially designed for direct insertion into sanitary process ...

Where food safety is concerned, a food thermometer is kind of like the Swiss army knife. It’s a must-have, multi-use tool in the kitchen.

Whether you use it to tell when a roast is done or to make sure the frying oil heats to just the right temperature, a dial (instant-read) or digital thermometer eliminates part of the guesswork ...