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Food Safety Education Fair

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Objective

  • Participants will be able to explain the basic difference between different types of food thermometers and properly calibrate a bimetallic thermometer.

Learning Activities

  • A table of different food thermometers will be on display. An explanation of the differences will be given.
  • The importance of using calibrated thermometers will be shown taking the temperature of a product with a calibrated and uncalibrated thermometer.
  • The proper method of calibrating will be demonstrated.

Materials

  • Banner
  • Case study display
  • Thermometers
    • bimetallic
    • thermistor
    • thermocouple
    • infrared
    • instant read
  • Samples & thermometer literature
  • Alcohol wipes

Download the booth description for: Thermometer Usage (125 KB Adobe Acrobat file)

Last revised: June 11, 2004

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Thermometer Usage at the FSEF

Thermometer Usage booth at the Food Safety Education Fair

Food Safety Icon - Thermometer - Iowa State University Extension

Monday September 8, 2008 5:30:03:AM
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