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Sterelization Question

BENTE
BENTE Posts: 8,337
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
ok i know i can't spell but i was thinking how often do you sterelize your thermapen or other measuring instruments...


i mean if you stick a piece of chicken and it reads 135 and you fold your thermapen an put it back in your pocket and then go and stick it again and it reads done how steril is your thermapen???

happy eggin

TB

Anderson S.C.

"Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • Spring Chicken
    Spring Chicken Posts: 10,255
    Good question. I'll wait patiently for some opinions.

    I know I do just as you described and I'm still here. And if I just happen to get a gut-cleaning bug I'll just let it run its course.

    Spring "Blow'n And Going" Chicken
    Spring Texas USA
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,189
    I never sterilize mine. Just wash it real well with soap and water after using. Not sure why you're so concerned about this after seeing your small set-up earlier! :woohoo: :woohoo:
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  • Chef in the Making
    Chef in the Making Posts: 902
    I do all the time but never thought about it. But then I wonder if it makes any difference as I never pull the chicken until the temp is a lot higher, just wondering if that kills the germs.
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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    all---righty there Grapey i will delete that photo from photobucket and cook a fatty on my small just because you are griping!! ;)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    I wipe with a paper towel during cooks then with a clorox wipe at the end.
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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    yea but you got to admit it is a good question??


    T "inquiring minds want to know" B

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    i am kinda hoping that stike has an opinion because he usually puts alot of thought into these kind of questions ;)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    i usually clean mine with real warm soapy water at the end like mr chicken but i thought ofthe question the other day and decided to post it... :whistle:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
    I just stick it in my mouth and lick it off, what's the problem? :laugh: -RP
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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    Thought that would be stike's response :laugh: :laugh:
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,481
    In many ways I'm a sanitation nut, but when it comes to probes inserted in meats I keep a cheap bottle of rubbing alcohol in the pantry and dip my probes, before drying them with a quick pull through a piece of paper towel which in essence is probably about as germ free as newspaper! Does my method work? I don't know but in my mind it does!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    Bente,

    This exact situation drives my Son-In-Law nuts. I cook and check, recheck without cleaning. I may go from one cook to another cook several days later and again maybe not clean but just wipe down. I would not think it is sterilized.

    I don’t think anyone is going to get food poisoning or salmonella poisoning from the thermometer probe either.

    When I am cooking for others I will try to remember to use a cleaning wipe when cooking as a courtesy to those folks.

    If one reads the more popular wipes and or spray’s available the ‘hard surface’ must be kept 'wet' for something like 10 minutes. Some of the more expensive industrial cleaners require a full 2 minutes ‘wet’. I would need to go re-check the instructions for the exact times.

    GG
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  • mad max beyond eggdome
    mad max beyond eggdome Posts: 8,134
    well, after reading everyone else's response, i guess my practice of wiping it off on my sock for the past five years isn't so bad after all :woohoo:
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
    Gross!!! -RP
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  • TheGrillisGone
    TheGrillisGone Posts: 133
    What about the tongs you cook with. Do you place the raw meat on the grate with tongs, continue to use them throughout
    the cook and even serve with them at the table without washing?

    Jim
    Snellville, GA
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    If you are not wearing a tank top, then under the arm is pretty good to. You can even hold ti there if your hands are needed for something else.

    GG
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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    Now your really starting to complicate things :sick:
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    Jim,

    Hay, we are talking about temp probes - no pop quizes.

    I usually don't take the tongs into the house. If they are dirty after a cook I will paper towel them down and once in a while use a wipe on them.

    Mostly I put them in the red hot lump for a short time. If the fire is about out I will paper towel them doen and put in the lump before beginning the next cook.

    With the Grate, I just wire brush down and pre-heat on the next cook.

    I guess if someday Mrs. GG posts saying I'm dead or have the Rocky Mountain Trots, I guess I will have to change my ways.

    GG
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  • BamaFan
    BamaFan Posts: 658
    I usually just lick the juice off mine :laugh:
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  • mad max beyond eggdome
    mad max beyond eggdome Posts: 8,134
    LOL. ..i'll tell you a story ... couple of years ago, my son had the flu and i couldn't find the medical thermometer, and i figured WTF, a thermo is a thermo, so i washed off the thermopen really good and stuck it under his armpit and got a nice instant read on him. ..he looked at me like i had three heads, but i was careful not to poke him with it. ...true story :lol:
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  • mad max beyond eggdome
    mad max beyond eggdome Posts: 8,134
    does that mean you're not coming to dinner??
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
    And miss some athletes foot flavored chicken, no way I'd miss that. -RP
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  • Firestarter21
    Firestarter21 Posts: 309
    My girlfriend gives me the hardest time about this stuff, especially tongs. She grew up eating anything and everything raw anything doesn't scare her. I grew up with both parents being nurses, so I am a fanatic about cleaning things between raw and cooked stages. At very least I will usually stick my tongs under hot water for a second or down close to the fire for 5-10 seconds. As for the thermometer, I don't own a thermopen yet though my bday is coming up in two weeks... anyway the thermometer just got a good washing last week for the first time in months. Haven't died yet, so I guess my girlfriends theory works too.
    Barrett
    Woodstock, Ga
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,481
    OHHHHHHHhh- damn bifocals! but when I reread it I see you said SOCK!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    nm

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    yea i keep getting worse with this ocd with the sanitary conditions but sometimes you have to go overboard..

    don't want it to go the wrong way :sick:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    yea i am not the best at it from reading the responses everyone else seems to be but i am c couple ahead of you i do wash mine after every use but my logic is if the probe is 196 (pulled pork) then everything on the probe is 196 so isnt everything we are scared of dead at that temp :unsure:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    i place raw meat on the grate with plastic gloved hands throw them away then use another set of tongs to turn the meat then another set for the last turn and pull

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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  • BamaFan
    BamaFan Posts: 658
    God will take you when he is ready. Just don't increase the odds!
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  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    that is really bad max i hope you are kidding

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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