Thank you so much for this article. My dad was a military cook/mess sargent for 20 years, and his special talent was baking. With advanced age, he's been forced to give up many of hus favorite activities, including baking, as "Nothing comes out right anymore, it's burned or undercooked". Now I know why - severe hearing issues made the "thump test" he'd always relied upon useless. A Thermopen + this article might let him get back to baking.

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