Has anyone used this to measure the temperature of cooking oil? Were you successful?
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I use it to check the temp of the oil on my griddle when frying pancakes and it makes perfectly browned pancakes.
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I use these all the time to measure the oil in my turkey fryer. You just need to hold fairly close to the surface... 2 or 3 inches away
1463247
Yes, it works fine. Double checked the readings with a regular deep fry thermometer.
1463248
My husband said he only uses it to check the temperature of steel when he is welding. He did use it on water in a pan on the stove once. He said it was very close.
1463249
Yes. We have. It's not successful because it only gives you the surface temperature. The internal temperature is different.
2253065
Yes, but the oil has to be deep enough for the thermometer to be an inch or two from the bottom of your pan
1080837
I agree with Kim I have only used mine for deep frying and it should work on any cooking method but for me a smaller thermometer that can be tucked away in a drawer would be more convenient for daily use as this is a very large thermometer that sits in a deep pot and requires a large storage area.
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I recommend that you do what I did. When I first tried to use mine I found it to be off by at least 25 deg. Throw it away it's not worth messing with, then I went to a local restaurant supply and bought an analog thermometer that always works for the same amount. Your experience prove to me that my decision was the right one. Problem solved. David B.
454447
YES. I havent measured the temp. From mine at setting #4 it gives a steady temp for frying on a small pot.
1227105
Should work . Husband even used it to check for heat / coldness of our house windows for drafts . Bit, the main use in our house is temp of oil for chicken wing and deep fryer for Turkey . When he gets it he's checking temps all over even my boobs... Donna lol lol
714363
No, I have not done that. However, the readings I get are consistent with the temperature setting on my wine coolers, and even those that are lying down in the garage are reading the ambient temperature correctly. Not a critical thing, but kind of fun.
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No, this probe didn't work. I'm not sure whether the problem was the probe or the base of the thermometer. It was quite disappointing as I didn't use the thermometer very much and I didn't think it would fail as soon as it did.
1645105
I've never actually taken temperature readings, but I feel it does a good job with the burgers and steaks I grill on it. I also use it for salmon patties and it does a super job on those.
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I just tested it on a stream of water from my tap, turned to hot only. It regestered the temperature increase as the water coming out of the tap got hotter. Can't vouch for just how accurate it was (no baking thermometer handy), but it seemed pretty accurate. You have to be close to the water; maybe 3 or 4 inches away from the surface. Hope this helped.
409656
No - Found this out too late. I was under the impression that this was a conventional type of oven thermometer that you insert and leave in the roast while it is cooking. It melted!
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Probably, this would not be the best choice for reading meat temperatures. It was designed as a candy and deep frying, and for that it has few peers. For its purpose, this is my own favourite, but I have several thermometers in my kitchen. I use them all, as each is designed to measure temperatures of specific kinds of food in specific situations.
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Although I haven't tried it I believe it would work. But it would only measure the surface temp of the food. Not the interior temp.
300677
Yeah, it seems to not be all that accurate. I use a Bluetooth ambient gauge and monitor temp that way. You could probably swap out the thermometer with another but I've found this solution fits my needs better.
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Nope. It's surface-temp only. Really good for checking the frying pan or cooking oil temp, but no probe, strictly non-contact surface readings.
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No this device like most metal contact probes operates by thermoelectric metalic temperature measurement. We use a larger version of these to measure deep frying of Turkeys with no problem for many years.
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I've used it to measure the temp of milk when heated up to just below boiling to make yogurt and it was fine.