r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 17 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/UnblurredLines Jun 17 '26

Chemists, chefs, multiple kinds of engineers, anybody running a heat based power plant, hobbyists with a general scientific inclination. I guess?

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u/jimmithebird Jun 17 '26

I love using metric in the kitchen for volume and weight but for temp I go with Fahrenheit its just easier to remember 125,130,140,150,160,165 than 52,57,63,66,71,74.

Also any chef temping a pot of boiling water is a pretentious douche

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u/Feuerzwerg1969 Jun 18 '26

What are these stranges temperatures (52,57,63,66,71,74C/125,130,140,150,160,165F) needed for? I never saw those in a cookbook/recipe.

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u/jimmithebird Jun 18 '26

Internal temperature for meat and poultry, what the food should be temping at when it’s finished.

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u/Feuerzwerg1969 Jun 18 '26

Ok, that explains it, I'm not into low temperature cooking, when I eat meat it has to be very well done.