Check Your Thermometers!
Over time, with continued use, as a result of drops and other kitchen mishaps a thermometer can become less accurate and require recalibration to determine how far off the mark it really is.
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How to Create a Properly Made Ice Bath—Thermal Secrets for Calibration
The easiest way to test the accuracy of any thermometer is in a properly made ice bath. If you do this carefully, your ice bath will be 32.0°F within ±0.1°F.
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Basic Thermometry Concepts
An understanding of the basic concepts and features available in thermometry is helpful when you set out to shop and compare different thermometers for purchase. Here is a brief review of the basic concepts you should understand and consider… Reproducibility The history of thermometry helps draw attention to some of the basic challenges in recording…
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Cook’s Illustrated Entertains with Thermapen Thermometers
The folks at Cook’s Illustrated have done it again. They have created a new publication that assembles their tried and true Test Kitchen recipes into entire menus called “Entertaining.” The Spring 2011 issue is out now with great ideas for Easter feasts, Mother’s Day Brunch, spring BBQing and many other menus. Tucked into their recipe…
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See You in “Memphis in May”
ThermoWorks is proud to announce its sponsorship of the “Memphis in May” World Barbecue Championships this year. The annual “Memphis in May” event is one of the most popular and most heavily attended events on the BBQ calendar each year, attracting more than 100,000 people. It is, by far, the largest pork-only competition in the…
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Disabling Your Thermapen’s Auto-Off
Leonardo DaVinci, the famed Italian draftsman, painter, sculptor, inventor, architect and engineer is credited with the phrase, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” If that is so, then DaVinci would have loved the ThermoWorks Thermapen®. Sleek lines and a bold display are all that can be seen on the Thermapen. One could search in vain for…
