Any time I cook meat, I always go to the same drawer in our kitchen and pull out the most important tool we have in the kitchen: the meat thermometer.

Having an instant-read thermometer is how we hit that balance of doneness and tenderness in our chops and make sure that we cook our sausages to perfection.

This winter I started gifting the meat thermometer linked below to friends and family members.

If you don’t already have a one, we definitely recommend you get one to get the most out of your Half Pig.

Here’s what we’re using: Digital Thermometer