Will this work in, say, a tea kettle when trying to calibrate the water temperature for tea or coffee?
1002621
It will handle temps to 300 degrees f. It is not made to be left in the liquid, just turn on, take temp and remove. You test the thermometer by putting it in ice water bath and or boiling water. If you want to leave the sensor in the water (or say in a turkey in the oven) you have to get a different style thermometer.
1002622
Yes I believe it will. I think my son uses it in his coffee and hot chocolate
2112107
You have to calibrate it. It was beyond me. But i had a friend who'd done well in chemistry. He was unsuccessful in getting a reading that made sense, but I blame that more on him, than the reader. I would look for a pre-calibrated meter for someone with limited tech skills. i needed it to test PH in pond water. I have several mud ponds. The PH is a little different in each of them.
1322893
No. It has a wonderful calibration process -- you put the probe in ice water - they tell you how to prepare the ice water -- push the Cal button & it calibrates itself from there . You can run the calibration when ever you wish but for all my purposes I have had no doubt.
405129
Yes it can. Instructions are on the card it comes on. Put in glass of crushed ice & water. Wait for stable reading. Press & hold the D-H button for 8 seconds. CAL will be displayed for 2 seconds ans calibration for 32 degrees is done.
547886
There is no "calibration" procedure for this unit (at lease not one listed in the manual). I suppose one might measure a known quantity of distilled water at a specific temperature and see how accurately the unit measures that calculated weight.
46150
I can test boiling water with mine, but it only uses Fahrenheit mode. It doesn't seem to switch. Don't know. They seem to be very good units, but they don't last very long. You cannot get the unit wet (other than the stem). It will kill it
1317241
I'm not an authority on this, but I suppose you could use it to measure the temperature of any substance, but you don't want to leave the thermometer in the water. If you are looking for a thermometer to leave in the jacuzzi, this is not for you. Besides, why would you want to use a precision instrument meant for cooking your meat perfectly for any other purpose? Just sayin...
986153
I use this for measuring my OG and FG of my beers. My friend who got me into brewing and works for a national beer supply distributor also uses this. You can calibrate this with distilled water. Does that mean it's accurate? I have to think so. I have not compared the results of this against my hydrometer, but if they were off I'm not sure which would be more accurate.
1741193
I suppose it depends on what you are making. I've used it to test the temperature of Hollandaise sauce and it worked fine for that purpose.
845355
I cannot see why it would not. It keeps thing all the way from warm through simmer all the way to boil. I use it with an old fashioned perculator to make my coffee and it is perfect.
2124421
Gauges like that are standardized at a pressure reading at room temperature. Trying to get a temperature from the hot water tank will guarantee inaccurate readings.
919354
I really am not sure, if what you want to measure is very low pressure than I think it would work. This unit measures in water column and is very sensitive.
2044146
I would think that depends on the moisture level (humidity). It would certainly work but if the gauge itself is in the same high humidity environment as the probe, it might not have as long a life. I use mine at ambient room conditions with the probe in a lab oven at 113F and 70% humidity. Works great but my gauge display is always cool and dry.
409606
I have not used this probe in boiling water. This would be a question for the manufacturer, www.taylorusa.com/kitchen/thermometers Consumer Help & Support 1-866-843-3905. Good Luck!
1138042
Haven't used for home canning but I don't see why it wouldn't work. You have to be careful not to dip the tip too far into liquid (past the black cover) because the device is not waterproof. You also need to buy some calibration fluid to get accurate results. I bought ph4 and ph7 calibration packets to calibrate. They cost about a dollar a piece. This is not a bad tester considering the price. I have been using mine for a saltwater aquarium for a few months and it has worked well.
695835
I don't know because the thermometer appears to be quite accurate and; therefore, I haven't tried. There is no external adjusting screw and the device is hermetically sealed, so I don't think that it is designed to be calibrated.
1378015
I did check the accuracy with boiling water when I first got it. It was accurate to within 1°F as I recall, and didn't re-calibrate my unit. The unit has operated perfect for me. No complaints.