Evan!
Well-Known Member
Well, I saw this $30 Polder digital thermo/timer at TJ maxx (I was there because wifey asked me to find some utensil, not because I shop there. I actually despise the place) a few weeks back for $16. It's one of those dealies with the home unit and a sheathed cord ending in a stainless probe. They say not to submerse the point where the probe meets the cord. I got it for the mash temps, and I finally had a chance to try it out last weekend. It actually works great. What I did was hang the half-U-shaped probe over the side of the tun so that the end was in the mash. Then I just put the lid on, and it held it in place. I then had realtime mash temps. Sweet! And having a timer on it is very nice...all in one unit! I was skeptical, given the price, but I tested it with my other thermometer, and it's accurate. I just have to be careful so as to not get the probe connection submersed.