2008_07_16-Thermometer.jpgGiveaway: 5 instant-read meat thermometers from The Beef Checkoff

Where would grilling be without an instant-read thermometer? Admit it - most of us aren't used to cooking meat over an open fire or hot coals, and our sense of timing is a little thrown off. It's always helpful to have a meat thermometer, whether you're cooking inside or out, but we find absolutely necessary when grilling.

Today the Beef Board and their $1 Beef Checkoff are giving us five meat thermometers for five readers and their grilling efforts. Read on to see how you can win one!

The Beef Checkoff is an information drive to help consumers cook their beef to a safe and healthy temperature. You can check their site for info on cooking beef, including cooking videos and thermometer tips.

This thermometer is a specially branded Beef Checkoff meat thermometer, so we don't have any retail options for you to buy it. But we do have some good suggestions for similar thermometers:

• OXO Good Grips Analog Instant Read Meat Thermometer - Our contacts at the Beef Board say that in their opinion, this is the best analog choice because it has a large, easily readable display.

• Polder Kitchen Thermometer

• Taylor Connoisseur Series Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer

Do you have a favorite instant read thermometer? Also check out our post on how to sanitize an instant-read thermometer.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY: What would you like to grill with this new thermometer? Type a comment in the comment section below by 8:59pm PT/11:59 EST Sunday, July 20, 2008. The five winners will be selected at random. Good luck!

Giveaway Rules
Please, only one comment per person per giveaway post. Duplicate comments will be discarded. You'll need to be a registered member of the Apartment Therapy network of sites to post a comment. Make sure the email address in your Apartment Therapy registration is valid; that's how we'll contact you if you win. If you haven't registered yet, please join us here: welcome to our community and create an account.

Winners must claim their prize within three business days after the date of notification of such prize. A Sweepstakes winner's failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three business days will be considered such Sweepstakes winner's forfeiture of the prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries.

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