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Title: corded thermometers
Post by: scasnerkay on October 01, 2012, 02:03:12 AM
Anyone have a corded thermometer they really like and find reliable? I am thinking this would be easier to clean up for using without worrying about it getting wet.
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: bbracken677 on October 01, 2012, 09:06:53 AM
What do you mean by corded?
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: scasnerkay on October 02, 2012, 12:14:20 AM
Commonly used with the probe inserted into a roast in the oven, with the display outside of the oven.
Check this one....
http://www.amazon.com/Polder-Digital-In-Oven-Thermometer-Graphite/dp/B000P6FLOY/ref=pd_sim_k_1 (http://www.amazon.com/Polder-Digital-In-Oven-Thermometer-Graphite/dp/B000P6FLOY/ref=pd_sim_k_1)
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: bbracken677 on October 02, 2012, 12:53:23 AM
That would solve a few problems for me...I like the concept.  I hang mine on the side of the vat with the probe in the milk...am always afraid it is going to get knocked into the milk...also...if I do a small batch the probe wont reach the milk that way.
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: scasnerkay on January 07, 2013, 04:11:54 AM
Just to follow up.... I did order the Polder Thermometer with the pan clip. I love how it clips to the side and then the probe angle into the middle of the pot. And it is much easier to feel like I am getting it clean.
I am concerned that it does not seem calibrate-able. Or at least I cannot see how it might be.
So far it registers 32 and 212 accurately!
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Mighty Mouse on January 07, 2013, 06:49:44 AM
I do like that clip. I used to have a probe thermometer that I kind of liked (This was the one: http://www.kohls.com/upgrade/webstore/product_page.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524889597311 (http://www.kohls.com/upgrade/webstore/product_page.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524889597311)). The probe broke on it and I have not found a replacement (probe). I bought a whole new thermometer/probe set (different brand) but was extremely unhappy with it (I think this was it: http://www.target.com/p/taylor-digital-timer-thermometer-with-probe/-/A-533891#prodSlot=medium_1_16&term=thermometer (http://www.target.com/p/taylor-digital-timer-thermometer-with-probe/-/A-533891#prodSlot=medium_1_16&term=thermometer)). It was extremely imprecise. Personally, I try to avoid thermometers marketed for oven/meat use unless they explicitly list the accuracy/precision/error rating. One of these days I would like to get a good IR thermometer. A thermocouple reader would be pretty fun to.
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Tiarella on January 07, 2013, 12:51:04 PM
I love my waterproof digital thermometer although it would be cool if it clipped to the side and angled into the pot.  Even cooler would be a huge readout screen that I could see from across the room!    ;D.
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Boofer on January 07, 2013, 02:37:00 PM
Totally detached....

I recently added a laser-guided thermonuclear infrared no-contact thermometer to my equipment arsenal. I love it. Need to check the heat without possibly introducing infection or critters into my make...no problem...point and shoot. The last temp is held when you release the trigger.

Makes the make :) just a tad bit quicker and cleaner for me.

-Boofer-
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Tiarella on January 07, 2013, 04:19:32 PM
Totally detached....

I recently added a laser-guided thermonuclear infrared no-contact thermometer to my equipment arsenal. I love it. Need to check the heat without possibly introducing infection or critters into my make...no problem...point and shoot. The last temp is held when you release the trigger.

Makes the make :) just a tad bit quicker and cleaner for me.

-Boofer-

Very slick!  Love your arsenal!  Tell me this, where does the temp reading come from?  The surface?  The core?  I wonder because I know when I use my handheld one the temp varies widely depending upon where in the "vat" the probe is unless I've just stirred extremely thoroughly. 
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Al Lewis on January 07, 2013, 05:28:23 PM
I have two corded thermometers.  Neither of them work anymore because.....wait for it......they got wet.  That's right, you can't get them wet where the cable runs into the probe.
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: AndreasMergner on January 07, 2013, 07:21:35 PM
Same thing happened to me as Al - also twice. I now use a cheapy thermometer clipped to the side and double check with the Thermopen when I get close to the target temp.
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Al Lewis on January 07, 2013, 07:24:40 PM
Totally detached....

I recently added a laser-guided thermonuclear infrared no-contact thermometer to my equipment arsenal. I love it. Need to check the heat without possibly introducing infection or critters into my make...no problem...point and shoot. The last temp is held when you release the trigger.

Makes the make :) just a tad bit quicker and cleaner for me.

-Boofer-

Sure hope you didn't go out and buy that just because you saw mine?  LOL

Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Mighty Mouse on January 07, 2013, 08:51:00 PM
I am currently in the market for one of those bad boys. Anything I should keep in mind?

I have been looking at a few manufactured by extech.
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: stinkymccheese on January 07, 2013, 09:44:41 PM
I've got two Taylor 1470 corded thermometers that I use for cheese and for my smoker, I throw the cord and probe in near boiling water between makes and they are both spot on temperature wise.

Maybe I'm lucky?
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Al Lewis on January 07, 2013, 10:10:00 PM
Must be because both of mine are made for the same thing and their instructions specifically state not to submerge them in water.
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Boofer on January 08, 2013, 06:06:50 AM
Very slick!  Love your arsenal!  Tell me this, where does the temp reading come from?  The surface?  The core?  I wonder because I know when I use my handheld one the temp varies widely depending upon where in the "vat" the probe is unless I've just stirred extremely thoroughly.
This tool is very accurate in my cheesemaking. I would agree that stirring to eliminate hot spots and create a more homogeneous mixture does help to achieve better accuracy. A lot of the time I seem to be stirring anyway.

-Boofer-
Title: Re: corded thermometers
Post by: Mighty Mouse on January 08, 2013, 07:09:35 AM
I've got two Taylor 1470 corded thermometers that I use for cheese and for my smoker, I throw the cord and probe in near boiling water between makes and they are both spot on temperature wise.

Maybe I'm lucky?

The probe on that one looks a lot more like the old one I had. I would not be surprised to learn that one is designed for non-oven use and designed with greater precision in mind. (Purely speculating of course)