Food Safety Month and an important message to remember is to use a food thermometer. They look at it and trust their experience.
Experience is good, but it sometimes can be misleading.
For instance, cooking by color is definitely misleading. Think about this . . . They're high-tech and easy to use. Some are ideal for checking thin foods, like the digital. Others, like the large-dial thermometer many people use, are really meant for large roasts and whole chickens and turkeys.