Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube | Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.
Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch
Thermapen off by 1.2 degrees
Options
Iceman5705
Posts: 83
Folks,
Was making some pasta tonight and decided to show my brother how awesome and accurate my Thermapen is....or thought it was!
See below. We are off by 1.2 degrees. Any remedies.
Gabe
Was making some pasta tonight and decided to show my brother how awesome and accurate my Thermapen is....or thought it was!
See below. We are off by 1.2 degrees. Any remedies.
Gabe
Comments
-
Sorry guys. On my iPad. Couldn't upload pic.
-
I assume you're measuring boiling water and it was off 1.2 degrees... there was no pic posted...where are you located? What's your altitute and/or pressure? Also salt and/or oil can affect the boiling point of water...Here is a calculator for altitude...
-
I did have a good bit of salt in the pot.
-
As soon as any of the salt dissolves in the water, the boiling point of the water will begin to rise -- by about one half degree Celsius for every 58 grams of salt dissolved per kilogram of water. In fact, any non-volatile soluble substance will raise the boiling point of water. That is why antifreeze (ethylene glycol) provides boiling protection in winter as it simultaneously provides freezing protection in the summer.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
-
By the way, I had no idea that was true...just Googled it so it has to be real, right?????Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
-
-
It was low not high.
-
Matters to some, not to others. Not a big deal but we did pay around 90 bucks for a precision temp tool... Yep matters to me.Geaux Tigers!!!
-
low = higher elevation. where do you live?
-
Toledo, Ohio.
-
was there a high or low pressure system in the area? what was the atmospheric pressure in mB or mPa at the time you noted the discrepancy? and did you take the temperature in an insulated flask while vigorously stirring the water?
in other words, even in boiling water, or ice water, just moving the thing around will cause the thermomter to read different temps.
no way to know if it is truly 'off' without worrying about a bunch of other factors that really don't make much difference in the end
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
boiliing point of water in Toledo Ohio, elev. 665 feet.
210.825
an answer provided in the very first response by centex...
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
Wow Stike...was able to get to my PC to post the pic. You were dead on. Thanks so much for your help. Rock on Eggheads!
-
-
That and we just like fancy toys... :-)
-
@gato: but unless you are keeping track of the altitude, and all the other variables, that 1 degree is virtually meaningless
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
Plus the accuracy is +/- 0.7 degrees anyway...
-
The real benefit is the speed it takes a measurement... plus its nice, big, and easy to read/hold, and makes small holes if you barely puncture with just the end...
Categories
- All Categories
- 182.7K EggHead Forum
- 15.7K Forum List
- 459 EGGtoberfest
- 1.9K Forum Feedback
- 10.3K Off Topic
- 2.2K EGG Table Forum
- 1 Rules & Disclaimer
- 9K Cookbook
- 12 Valentines Day
- 91 Holiday Recipes
- 223 Appetizers
- 516 Baking
- 2.4K Beef
- 88 Desserts
- 163 Lamb
- 2.4K Pork
- 1.5K Poultry
- 30 Salads and Dressings
- 320 Sauces, Rubs, Marinades
- 543 Seafood
- 175 Sides
- 121 Soups, Stews, Chilis
- 35 Vegetarian
- 100 Vegetables
- 312 Health
- 292 Weight Loss Forum