Taylor TruTemp Digital Thermometer...

[Sawdustguy]

Here's the one I use. I have used many others and this one (I have 3 actually) has been flawless other than when I got the probe submerged (my fault).

http://www.oregonscientificstore.com/oregon_scientific/product.asp?itmky=70477


I use it in my mash by poking a hole thru a Homer bucket lid. This floats on top of my mash. I keep the probe above the liquid (the lid does actually).

You can see the orange lid floating on the mash and my wort recirculating thru my Loc-line which I keep away from the probe as it is adjustable.



In this picture, the lid is submerged, but as you can see, the probe is still high and dry.



Here is how I do it (I have all straight probes now and like them better).



Both of my Oregons (red and gray), are dead on at 121 (the other temps are target). Even my Thermopen is off in this as well as calibration, but in all fairness I submerged it once when filling my mash tun (left it in the grain when filling from the bottom and stirred it in).

I use the red one for brewing and the gray for cooking.

I used to use one of those. I used it for BBQ. It died after a short while. I have had the same Thermapen for 8 years now and recently bought another so I have one for BBQ and one for brewing. The Thermapen is fast and accurate and they are as tuff as nails. They are worth the investment.

 

[Yambor44]

Where do you get the straight probes from? On Oregon's web site all I see are 90 degree bend or 360 degree loop.

BTW, does anyone know how to type a degree symbol in this forum's text entry?

http://www2.oregonscientific.com/ca...less-Meat-Thermometer-Replacement-Probes.html

I always use a * for the degree symbol....as in 212*....

 

[Whitey70]

Here's the one I use.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/digital-oil-and-candy-thermometer/

It's hyper accurate, made in excess of 20 batches with it over the course of a year, only gripe I have is that the probe is a bit too short. I solve that by putting enough water into the brew pot (5gal) to cover the probe.

 

[de5m0mike]

http://www2.oregonscientific.com/ca...less-Meat-Thermometer-Replacement-Probes.html

I always use a * for the degree symbol....as in 212*....

On a mac you use option 0 (zero) like this "70º". I would assume you could do something similar on a P.C. maybe alt 0 or control 0. I don't know, it's probably been 10 years since I've used a P.C.. Try a few and see what works.

 

[starsailor]

On a mac you use option 0 (zero) like this "70º". I would assume you could do something similar on a P.C. maybe alt 0 or control 0. I don't know, it's probably been 10 years since I've used a P.C.. Try a few and see what works.

On a PC it's ALT 0176 to get a degree symbol like "°". Make sure to hold down the ALT key while you type the digits and type the digits on the numberic key pad not the top row. That may be a little difficult on some notebooks though. Just google any character you want to type and don't have a key for, using a search expression like "type degree symbol on PC", and you can get the "ALT" codes.

 

[bja]

I have a Taylor that I bought at Target about 3 years ago. I waterproofed the probe by putting heat shrink tubing on the joint where the wire enters the probe. Works perfectly. I've submerged it many times without a problem.

As far as calibration, it reads 210 in boiling wort, which should be right since I'm at 1100' above sea level.