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Whether medium-rare or well-done, learn what internal temperature a steak should be for your desired doneness.

Adding a good thermometer to the gift mix takes out the meaty guesswork. Instead of guestimating and potentially ending up with a piece of meat that is too dry or too pink, the thermometer allows mom to grill up some perfect meat without careful timing or those unappealing slash marks to check the meat's insides.

The best bet is an instant-read thermometer like the well-reviewed Taylor Waterpoof Digital Thermometer. If you want something more multi-functional, you could pick up a probing oven thermometer, but reviews for the myriad of brands are all over the place -- 5 people will love it while another 5 will hate it. Also, it's a lot easier to deal with one straight-forward part, rather than the particulars of the in-oven probe variety.