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Dave Bugg

wrote:
> 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.

:-) And a 3F variation like that has never made me anxious one little bit. I
suppose some folks could get all OCD over it, but it really don't matter.

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Dave
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