On 23-Oct-2007, "Dave Bugg" > wrote:

> JohnO wrote:
> >> Lol.... sorry. Fill a cup with ice cubes and water. let stand for 10
> >> minutes. Insert thermometer and look to see that it reaches 32F. Most
> >> probes will be + or - up to 3F. It doesn't matter what the altitude
> >> or barometric pressure is.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Well stirred ice water is EXACTLY 32 degrees F, or 0 degrees C.
> > Assuming there is no salt in the water, which can drop the water temp
> > to about 16 or 18.
>
> But most probe thermometers -- which is what I was talking about -- will
> show a variation of up to 3F.
> --
> Dave

My instant read analog probe is 3° high. Both of my digital (cable) probes
are 2° high and my one digit probe them is 1.8° high. At the 190° point
it doesn't mean a thing.

Picture on ABF of all four simultaneously.

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