On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:14:12 -0800, "Pico Rico"
> wrote:

> you are supposed to understand what the soft ball stage is, not just blindly
> use a thermometer. Any thermometer has an accuracy and a tolerance.
> Calibrate your thermometer. And the soft ball stage is not one precise
> temperature, it is a range within which you are supposed to be watching
> sugar behavior.

I bought a probe thermometer last week with the intention of using it
for roast beast, but now I have to read the instructions to see if I
can use it for candy making too. My horizons are widening!

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