Is this a leave-in probe? say if I am BBQ or slow cooking a roast .. can I leave it in & in the oven/bbq?
1846823
You can leave it in the meat while it is in the oven. I don't know about a slow cooker or grill. You could download the manual from KitchenAid directly, and it should be listed there.
1846824
You can leave it in your oven, but I don't know if it will withstand the heat of a BBQ
1622325
If I'm cooking a roast or turkey that will be in the oven for at least a few hours, I don't bother inserting the probe until close to the time I think it will be ready (I don't leave it in the oven for 3+ hours). I haven't used it with my outdoor grill. The probe does get very hot, so you need to handle it with gloves if it's been in the oven.
1846825
It is possible to leave them there, but the probe wire is only silicon and I am not sure it would last. The one I bought lasted only a couple of months and I was only immersing it in hot water.
728332
The probe has to be immersed in a liquid that will never exceed 220 or so. As long as you can set that up to happen, I can't see why that wouldn't work. But, you have to be sure you have some circulation in a vessel that large, so you are not just reading a "spot" temperature. I'm using an old large round crockpot that heats very evenly from the sides. There is no heating element on the bottom of the crock, and I'm having really good luck with a very precise temperature control verified with a Thermoworks Pro thermometer, unless I overload the crockpot with product. I can do 2 really nice size pork loins for instance and it convection circulates just fine. With 3 in there, it starts to get a little spotty. So, as long as your roaster oven is indeed manual and retains its settings between power applications, and you keep the probe away from the sides and immersed, it should work just fine. I'd recommend just setting the roaster on high, and cook away!
408340
It's for the oven temperature. You can buy a different probe to use with it for checking food/meat temperatures, though.
2261608
It can be left inside the roast in the oven. I purchased this thermometer and have used it many times and love it.
1986417
The probe itself is 2 3/4" long and is designed to insert into your food of choice for internal temperature readings. It is very accurate but not instant, maybe 2-3 seconds for proper readings. If you have a prime rib, ham or any other item with a radius of 3" plus - the probe will not reach the center due to its length. With that being said I'm very pleased with the product and only cook by temperature now.
1454500
I just used it in my grill. you have to watch the temp of the grill. The black insulator on the probe dissolved from the heat. The probe is supposed to be good for 750 deg. My grill thermometer read about 500 deg. It could have been hotter.
437295
This thermometer is quick - just meant to check for doneness. If you want to leave it while it is cooking, you need the one with the probe.
33120
Erica, the probe has a long, very thin, flexible cable that is connected to the timer/monitor device. You stick the probe into the item being cooked, put it in the oven, probe attached, with the cable coming out the oven door, connected to the timer which will sit on a shelf or counter near or oven, or can attach to the oven, etc. by magnet on the unit's back. So you don't have to keep opening the oven door, etc. to check temperature while cooking.
321526
Yes! Insert the probe in the thickest part of the meat, not fat. Put it in the oven and close the oven over the wire. Set the temperature to what you want, and cook away. The timer will give you a warning when it gets close to the temperature that you want. Take the meat out when done and remove the probe; rest and/or tent with foil if needed.
96282
As others have said, you can probably use the metal-corded probe to measure oven temp if it's not touching metal. It doesn't do it concurrently as my old Polder did, however.
771702
I haven't tried a roast of any kind in it yet.....but they stress in all their documentation to use a meat thermometer (which is included with the cooker) to check for 'USDA recommended safe cooking temperatures'.....
1701738
It's called a temperature probe and no you cant stick it in the oven as my wife did. Yes it has a battery and plastic casing which makes it great for intermittent temp checks. Check how hot the faucet water, how cold the fridge is and mostly the temps of chicken, meat and fish !
409658
No. I would not leave this thermometer in the oven during cooking. It was made for instant read.
1842949
Push the probe in to the middle of the meat not touching the bone and leave it until youre done. You will be fine. I have been cooking on a competition Bbq team for years.
711157
No. There's no timer or temperature probe. It's a grill like a barbecue grill. I used it last night for a tri tip. Just watch it.
770928
Yes, it can measure the temp continuously, however it cannot be left in the oven or a grill/smoker. To use in a oven, etc. you would need a temp probe ona heat resistant cable and the control unit away from the heat.
1701744
You could use it for other purposes. Just have to remember it has a plastic housing, so you cannot leave it in the oven or on the grill while cooking. It is designed for quick temperature readings only. The probe stem is about 7" long, so it can get hot while using it over a hot surface.