But if you’re only pulling your thermometer out for meat, you’re not employing its full potential. This kitchen staple is just the thing to help you be a better baker, whether you’re ...

Measure with a candy thermometer and continue cooking and stirring the mixture until it reaches 245 degrees. Work quickly and spoon about a tablespoon of the caramel on top of each cluster of pecans.

Spoon this mixture into the corner of the remaining bag and twist the bag to seal. 6. Snip the tips off each bag to form an opening roughly one-fourth inch wide.

With baking, it all comes down to the right temperature. If you don’t have that it can go wrong in so many ways. During the show, I’d always run for my thermometer first. Fork. Spoon.

Return the pork to the pan or set it in the baking dish. 7. Roast the pork for 30 minutes. Spoon the beans along the sides of the pork, stirring them into the juices in the pan.