On Wed, 13 May 2009 21:41:18 -0400, Kajikit >
wrote:

>There was an article in the NY Times today about the subject... sure
>we've all got kitchens FULL of stuff, but what's the most important
>and versatile?
>
>Mine a

No instant read thermometer?

Alex

On Thu, 14 May 2009 10:25:37 -0500, Chemiker
> wrote:

>On Wed, 13 May 2009 21:41:18 -0400, Kajikit >
>wrote:
>
>>There was an article in the NY Times today about the subject... sure
>>we've all got kitchens FULL of stuff, but what's the most important
>>and versatile?
>>
>>Mine a
>
>No instant read thermometer?

Never used one in my life... if it's boiling it's hot... and if in
doubt, taste/cut it and see for yourself.

Chemiker wrote:

> No instant read thermometer?

That's part of my outdoor cooking kit, not my kitchen.

I have a huge, 6 burner gas grill and a bullet smoker.


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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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On Thu, 14 May 2009 19:05:13 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>Chemiker wrote:
>
>> No instant read thermometer?
>
>That's part of my outdoor cooking kit, not my kitchen.
>
>I have a huge, 6 burner gas grill and a bullet smoker.

Um, Janet. Do you do yoghurt outside?

I make it weekly. In the pot. I need to know when
the milk is 160 and again 105. Not a meat thermometer,
but a *cooking* thermometer.

Alex, who knows you can't test yoghurt with your thumb.

Chemiker wrote:
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 19:05:13 -0500, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>> Chemiker wrote:
>>
>>> No instant read thermometer?
>> That's part of my outdoor cooking kit, not my kitchen.
>>
>> I have a huge, 6 burner gas grill and a bullet smoker.
>
> Um, Janet. Do you do yoghurt outside?
>
> I make it weekly. In the pot. I need to know when
> the milk is 160 and again 105. Not a meat thermometer,
> but a *cooking* thermometer.
>
> Alex, who knows you can't test yoghurt with your thumb.

I have a glass thermometer that I use to take the temp of the water I'll
be dissolving my yeast in. It looks like a test tube with a metal clip
on the top. That's a cooking thermometer isn't it? I don't make
yoghurt or even yogurt.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

"Janet Wilder" wrote
>
> I have a glass thermometer that I use to take the temp of the water I'll
> be dissolving my yeast in. It looks like a test tube with a metal clip on
> the top. That's a cooking thermometer isn't it?

Your not so sure, are you... give it the sniff test... sounds like an anal
thermometer. hehe

On Fri, 15 May 2009 19:05:04 -0500, Janet Wilder wrote:

> Chemiker wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 May 2009 19:05:13 -0500, Janet Wilder
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Chemiker wrote:
>>>
>>>> No instant read thermometer?
>>> That's part of my outdoor cooking kit, not my kitchen.
>>>
>>> I have a huge, 6 burner gas grill and a bullet smoker.
>>
>> Um, Janet. Do you do yoghurt outside?
>>
>> I make it weekly. In the pot. I need to know when
>> the milk is 160 and again 105. Not a meat thermometer,
>> but a *cooking* thermometer.
>>
>> Alex, who knows you can't test yoghurt with your thumb.
>
> I have a glass thermometer that I use to take the temp of the water I'll
> be dissolving my yeast in. It looks like a test tube with a metal clip
> on the top. That's a cooking thermometer isn't it? I don't make
> yoghurt or even yogurt.

i used to have one of those. i seem to recall markings for candy-making -
soft ball, hard crack, etc.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 19:05:04 -0500, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> Chemiker wrote:
>>> On Thu, 14 May 2009 19:05:13 -0500, Janet Wilder
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chemiker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> No instant read thermometer?
>>>> That's part of my outdoor cooking kit, not my kitchen.
>>>>
>>>> I have a huge, 6 burner gas grill and a bullet smoker.
>>> Um, Janet. Do you do yoghurt outside?
>>>
>>> I make it weekly. In the pot. I need to know when
>>> the milk is 160 and again 105. Not a meat thermometer,
>>> but a *cooking* thermometer.
>>>
>>> Alex, who knows you can't test yoghurt with your thumb.
>> I have a glass thermometer that I use to take the temp of the water I'll
>> be dissolving my yeast in. It looks like a test tube with a metal clip
>> on the top. That's a cooking thermometer isn't it? I don't make
>> yoghurt or even yogurt.
>
> i used to have one of those. i seem to recall markings for candy-making -
> soft ball, hard crack, etc.

It has that and some markings for "deep fry", too.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Fri, 15 May 2009 15:07:09 -0500, Chemiker wrote:

> On Thu, 14 May 2009 19:05:13 -0500, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>>Chemiker wrote:
>>
>>> No instant read thermometer?
>>
>>That's part of my outdoor cooking kit, not my kitchen.
>>
>>I have a huge, 6 burner gas grill and a bullet smoker.
>
> Um, Janet. Do you do yoghurt outside?
>
> I make it weekly. In the pot. I need to know when
> the milk is 160 and again 105. Not a meat thermometer,
> but a *cooking* thermometer.
>
> Alex, who knows you can't test yoghurt with your thumb.

sure you can. 'he stuck in his thumb and pulled out some...yogurt.'

your pal
jack