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.
Thermal Secrets to Boiling Point Calibration
Boiling point calibration tests are tricker than ice bath tests and are unnecessary if an ice bath test proves conclusive. Water boils at 212°F at sea level, but only at sea level. Changes in atmospheric pressure at elevations above or below sea level alter the temperature at which water boils.
Temperature: An Essential Ingredient for any Quality Compost Pile
Just like the food we eat, there are target temperatures for compost that make it both safe and productive.
Critical Easter Temperatures
Easter eggs (when found) should be eaten and enjoyed. The perfect internal temperature for a hard boiled egg is 170°F, where the yolk is soft, yellow and just begins to crumble. Here’s a simple and scientific recipe.
Caring for Your Thermapen
The Super-Fast Thermapen is a professional temperature tool that requires a bit of cleaning and care to keep it operating at peak performance. For best results, follow these tips to increase the useful life of your Thermapen:
ThermoWorks Holiday Gift Guide – Three Must-Have Temperature Tools
A Super-Fast Thermapen is the gift that keeps on giving. From the moment it’s unboxed, people can’t contain themselves; sticking the probe into everything from their pancake breakfast, the baby’s bath water – even a cup of steaming hot coffee. And after all that, they can be heard to say, “What do you know? It really is that fast!”