This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial thermometer. A
few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I Googled in the first
few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon and the reviews there were
really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they really not that bad? If they
are, recommendations for a locally available oven thermometer, hopefully
accurate to say plus/minus 10 or 15 degrees F or so?

TIA


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"KenK" > wrote in message
...
> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial thermometer. A
> few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I Googled in the first
> few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon and the reviews there were
> really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they really not that bad? If they
> are, recommendations for a locally available oven thermometer, hopefully
> accurate to say plus/minus 10 or 15 degrees F or so?

I just bought a Taylor which is great ... but I got a probe thermo. Have
you actually tried it, or are you just going by the reviews?

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KenK > wrote:
> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial thermometer. A
> few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I Googled in the first
> few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon and the reviews there were
> really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they really not that bad? If they
> are, recommendations for a locally available oven thermometer, hopefully
> accurate to say plus/minus 10 or 15 degrees F or so?
>
> TIA
>


It says truTemp !!!! Plus or minue 10 to 15 degrees is too much. Oven temps
can also vary top to bottom by 10 to 15 degrees or more top to bottom,
unless it's a turbo fan type.

I always like to check accuracy. I got my radio shack that will not go up
too high, but linearity is often good. I got my IR gun. I got a VOM with
thermocouple probe. I got a grill digital model with stainless cable and
probe. That one is the one that's 8-10 degrees high. I got a couple
mechanical probes types, and an old fashioned mechanical oven hanger gauge
someplace. I also have a smaller IR probe.

Greg

On Thu, 16 May 2013 04:07:52 +0000 (UTC), gregz >
wrote:

> KenK > wrote:
> > This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial thermometer. A
> > few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I Googled in the first
> > few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon and the reviews there were
> > really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they really not that bad? If they
> > are, recommendations for a locally available oven thermometer, hopefully
> > accurate to say plus/minus 10 or 15 degrees F or so?
> >
> > TIA
> >
>
>
> It says truTemp !!!! Plus or minue 10 to 15 degrees is too much. Oven temps
> can also vary top to bottom by 10 to 15 degrees or more top to bottom,
> unless it's a turbo fan type.
>
> I always like to check accuracy. I got my radio shack that will not go up
> too high, but linearity is often good. I got my IR gun. I got a VOM with
> thermocouple probe. I got a grill digital model with stainless cable and
> probe. That one is the one that's 8-10 degrees high. I got a couple
> mechanical probes types, and an old fashioned mechanical oven hanger gauge
> someplace. I also have a smaller IR probe.
>
Too many initials with no clue. Didn't you ever write a paper for
college?

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On 5/15/2013 7:55 AM, KenK wrote:
> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial thermometer. A
> few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I Googled in the first
> few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon and the reviews there were
> really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they really not that bad? If they
> are, recommendations for a locally available oven thermometer, hopefully
> accurate to say plus/minus 10 or 15 degrees F or so?
>
> TIA
>
>

Any thermometer can be faulty but you should assume that your new
purchase will work fine for a while. Life is better if you keep a
positive attitude. Good luck!

"Ophelia" > wrote in
:

>
>
> "KenK" > wrote in message
> ...
>> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial
>> thermometer. A few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I
>> Googled in the first few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon
>> and the reviews there were really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they
>> really not that bad? If they are, recommendations for a locally
>> available oven thermometer, hopefully accurate to say plus/minus 10
>> or 15 degrees F or so?
>
> I just bought a Taylor which is great ... but I got a probe thermo.
> Have you actually tried it, or are you just going by the reviews?
>

I tried it yesterday. Kenmore Elite combination MW/convection oven set at
425. Thermometer said 400 after preheat. Don't know which is wrong -
perhaps both. Which brings to mind the question of how important exact or
even close oven heat is when someone here says even the temperature
between parts of the oven interior are different. A whole new can of
worms. My mother, and grandmother, for a while at least, successfully
cooked with the oven in a wood stove - no thermometer, heat control,
whatever.



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gregz > wrote in

g:

> KenK > wrote:
>> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial
>> thermometer. A few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I
>> Googled in the first few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon
>> and the reviews there were really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they
>> really not that bad? If they are, recommendations for a locally
>> available oven thermometer, hopefully accurate to say plus/minus 10
>> or 15 degrees F or so?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>
>
> It says truTemp !!!! Plus or minue 10 to 15 degrees is too much. Oven
> temps can also vary top to bottom by 10 to 15 degrees or more top to
> bottom, unless it's a turbo fan type.
>
> I always like to check accuracy. I got my radio shack that will not go
> up too high, but linearity is often good. I got my IR gun. I got a VOM
> with thermocouple probe. I got a grill digital model with stainless
> cable and probe. That one is the one that's 8-10 degrees high. I got a
> couple mechanical probes types, and an old fashioned mechanical oven
> hanger gauge someplace. I also have a smaller IR probe.
>
> Greg

See my message to Ophilia.


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dsi1 > wrote in
:

> On 5/15/2013 7:55 AM, KenK wrote:
>> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial
>> thermometer. A few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I
>> Googled in the first few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon
>> and the reviews there were really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they
>> really not that bad? If they are, recommendations for a locally
>> available oven thermometer, hopefully accurate to say plus/minus 10
>> or 15 degrees F or so?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>
> Any thermometer can be faulty but you should assume that your new
> purchase will work fine for a while. Life is better if you keep a
> positive attitude. Good luck!
>

Me!!! A positive attitude??? Don't I wish!


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"KenK" > wrote in message
...
> "Ophelia" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>>
>> "KenK" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial
>>> thermometer. A few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I
>>> Googled in the first few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon
>>> and the reviews there were really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they
>>> really not that bad? If they are, recommendations for a locally
>>> available oven thermometer, hopefully accurate to say plus/minus 10
>>> or 15 degrees F or so?
>>
>> I just bought a Taylor which is great ... but I got a probe thermo.
>> Have you actually tried it, or are you just going by the reviews?
>>
>
> I tried it yesterday. Kenmore Elite combination MW/convection oven set at
> 425. Thermometer said 400 after preheat. Don't know which is wrong -
> perhaps both. Which brings to mind the question of how important exact or
> even close oven heat is when someone here says even the temperature
> between parts of the oven interior are different. A whole new can of
> worms. My mother, and grandmother, for a while at least, successfully
> cooked with the oven in a wood stove - no thermometer, heat control,
> whatever.

I agree Those were the days eh, when they had to keep turning the food
around so it didn't get burned on one side) I suppose some things need
exact temps (can't think what off hand) but I am happy to get a gauge that
gives me a good idea I remember years ago having an oven that actually
was hotter than the temp given, so I just used to allow for that and all was
well
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On May 16, 6:42*am, KenK > wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote :
>
>
>
> > "KenK" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial
> >> thermometer. A few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I
> >> Googled in the first few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon
> >> and the reviews there were really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they
> >> really not that bad? If they are, recommendations for a locally
> >> available oven thermometer, hopefully accurate to say plus/minus 10
> >> or 15 degrees F or so?
>
> > I just bought a Taylor which is great ... but I got a probe thermo.
> > Have you actually tried it, or are you just going by the reviews?
>
> I tried it yesterday. Kenmore Elite combination MW/convection oven set at
> 425. Thermometer said 400 after preheat. Don't know which is wrong -
> perhaps both. Which brings to mind the question of how important exact or
> even close oven heat is when someone here says even the temperature
> between parts of the oven interior are different. A whole new can of
> worms. My mother, and grandmother, for a while at least, successfully
> cooked with the oven in a wood stove - no thermometer, heat control,
> whatever.
>
> --
> "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon

What is important is that you learn how to use your oven. Mostly
there's 3 settings - slow, moderate, and hot. That's about all you
have to know temperature-wise. Then you have to learn to control heat
flow. I cook pies on a metal baking sheet with the rack on the lowest
position. Last night, I baked pizza using fresh dough in a hot oven
with the rack at the highest position. It turns out best that way. The
only way you're going to learn about your oven is by using it
frequently. Good luck!

On 16/05/2013 17:45, KenK wrote:
> dsi1 > wrote in
> :
>
>> On 5/15/2013 7:55 AM, KenK wrote:
>>> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial
>>> thermometer. A few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I
>>> Googled in the first few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon
>>> and the reviews there were really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they
>>> really not that bad? If they are, recommendations for a locally
>>> available oven thermometer, hopefully accurate to say plus/minus 10
>>> or 15 degrees F or so?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Any thermometer can be faulty but you should assume that your new
>> purchase will work fine for a while. Life is better if you keep a
>> positive attitude. Good luck!
>>
>
> Me!!! A positive attitude??? Don't I wish!
>
>
When I was young (many moons ago) we had no electric in our house. My
mother cooked on what was, basically, a tin box with a paraffin heater
beneath. Around 1946 we had electric installed and a brand new electric
oven. The only time I remember my mother crying was when she tried to
bake a cake in this "newfangled" contraption. My father had sent the old
"oven" to the tip, so Mum had no choice. It was not long before she was
baking to her old standard.

Broadback > wrote:
> On 16/05/2013 17:45, KenK wrote:
>> dsi1 > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> On 5/15/2013 7:55 AM, KenK wrote:
>>>> This morning I picked up a Taylor TruTemp #3506 oven dial
>>>> thermometer. A few minutes ago I tried to find some reviews. All I
>>>> Googled in the first few screens that looked appropriate was Amazon
>>>> and the reviews there were really terrible. Did I blow $4 or are they
>>>> really not that bad? If they are, recommendations for a locally
>>>> available oven thermometer, hopefully accurate to say plus/minus 10
>>>> or 15 degrees F or so?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Any thermometer can be faulty but you should assume that your new
>>> purchase will work fine for a while. Life is better if you keep a
>>> positive attitude. Good luck!
>>>
>>
>> Me!!! A positive attitude??? Don't I wish!
>>
>>
> When I was young (many moons ago) we had no electric in our house. My
> mother cooked on what was, basically, a tin box with a paraffin heater
> beneath. Around 1946 we had electric installed and a brand new electric
> oven. The only time I remember my mother crying was when she tried to
> bake a cake in this "newfangled" contraption. My father had sent the old
> "oven" to the tip, so Mum had no choice. It was not long before she was
> baking to her old standard.

Anytime old stuff is described, I think of my grandmothers coal stove/oven.
Summertime must have been murder. Must have been mid fifties when she
switched to electric.

Greg

"gregz" > wrote in message
...
> Anytime old stuff is described, I think of my grandmothers coal
> stove/oven.
> Summertime must have been murder. Must have been mid fifties when she
> switched to electric.

That's why most older homes had summer kitchens. Often they were totally
separate from the house.

On Sun, 19 May 2013 00:38:54 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "gregz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Anytime old stuff is described, I think of my grandmothers coal
> > stove/oven.
> > Summertime must have been murder. Must have been mid fifties when she
> > switched to electric.
>
> That's why most older homes had summer kitchens. Often they were totally
> separate from the house.
>
That was part of it. The other part is that kitchen fires often
burned the entire house down.

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