> wrote in message
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> I've been using an OXO (I think it's Pyrex) instant read thermometer,
> and have been getting varied readings. The other night, I grilled
> chicken breasts. The reading was 180 F, and the breasts were as juicy
> and tender as any I've ever had.

I'd say something is amiss somewhere. At 180, those chicken breasts should
have turned into birdjerky. I take my whole birds off when the breasts are
161...no more, no less.

I always have two of those thermometers with a probe and a dial that
sanitarians use to measure temps on hand. They seldom break but I often
misplace one. Good to have a backup. Cheap and readily available at your
grocery store.