No, no... Its ok. I'll post it in a second for the benefit of everyone else who might be reading this. Just one sec...
Thermapen is to stainless conical as everything else is to plastic bucket. Some people get tired of buying the cheaper units over and over. With that said, I recently started selling the CDN proaccurate digital because it was the thermo that finally got me to stop hating the cheapos. Big numbers, hold feature, waterproof, recalibration button and reasonable enough price that I wouldn't mind buying a new one ever two years (not that I think I would need to).
+1 to the CDN.. been using for well over 2 years and calibrates perfectly every time.
That still doesn't mean it's accurate in THE MASH RANGE. That's why I stopped using the CDN. Even if it's only 2 degrees off, can you maintain exact mashtun temps? Not if you use a cooler. If you lose 2 degrees + your thermometer is 2 off, then your mash profile has changed. Not acceptable for the amount of effort I put into my brewing.
I got Jelly Beans from the lady who packaged my thermapen! Thats some great service
I got Jelly Beans from the lady who packaged my thermapen! Thats some great service
I think I know what it means...
pre·ci·sion
[pri-sizh-uhn]
- noun 1. state or quality of being exact 2. accuracy; exactness 3. punctiliousness; strictness 4. exactness or correctness, as of a quantity or measurement - adjective 5. of, pertaining to, or characterized by precision
- Related Form pre·ci·sion·al- adjective
Source:
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2011.
in this case we are talking about precision in measurement, which does not mean what you think it means.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/accuracy_and_precision
it is very important to use the correct word in this context, because they convey completely different metrics.
Directly from CDN:
± 1/2° accuracy
Nice try on 2 degrees. I want a thermopen, but for now is out of the budget... buts it is good to know their service is top notch. I want a pH meter from them too...
Thermometers are extremely frustrating if you want to be precise. Just about everything we do to try to check the accuracy of the one we're using is relatively flawed. If you're comparing another thermometer to the thermapen and they disagree, naturally you're going to blame the one you didn't pay $90 for. Ok, so using a glass lab thermo will settle it right? Mine reads 4F low at 160F and I'm only speculating with that statement because 5 other thermometers (mixed digitals and bimetal dials) were reading 156F and I suppose they all could have been wrong. Perhaps the only way to be sure is to boil some methyl alcohol (methanol) and look for the thermo that reads 149F. Of course, I'm not thrilled with the idea of an open flame and methanol vapor in the same area.
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