A comment on Thermapens

Doc_Eggerton

Frying some shrimp now, the oil is just getting hot.  Serving with rice cooked in broth derived from a BGE cooked chicken, so if it turns out worthy of sharing I will post the cook in the OT forum.

Anyway, it occurred to me to share that since I got a Thermapen and actually know the temperature of my oil all my fried foods are turning out much better.

flemster

When you say fry you mean deep fry or pan fry? Just curious.

Doc_Eggerton

Mostly useful for deep frying, like french fries or tonight's shrimp.

Eggcelsior

I agree on the oil thing. Fried up tater tots tonight. My wife tried to drop them in and I said "Wait a sec". I checked the temp and it was 240. Thanks, Thermapen!

Hotwingking

Love my Thermapen!

Mickey

100% fully agree.

Skiddymarker

Good advice Doc. A must if you are using the egg to heat oil. I even use the Thermapen to check my deep fryer, so far they always agree. 

The Naked Whiz

Yes, they are da bomb:

Raymont

Umm.. Naked wiz... Let's put aside the use of a charcoal cooker for a second.. (

:-O. I'm instead going to point out the pine straw you are using as a base for your grill, which is directly next to your house... This apparent lack of judgement coming from the famed grand poohbah of charcoal? [-X [-X X_X X_X

The Naked Whiz

A) There was a hose just out of sight.  It wasn't my house.
)

Que_n_Brew

Raymont said:

Umm.. Naked wiz... Let's put aside the use of a charcoal cooker for a second.. (

:-O. I'm instead going to point out the pine straw you are using as a base for your grill, which is directly next to your house... This apparent lack of judgement coming from the famed grand poohbah of charcoal? [-X [-X X_X X_X

Same thing I noticed first. Only you can prevent forest fires Whiz.

The Naked Whiz

Correction:

Eggcelsior

Watch out Whiz!

The Naked Whiz

That's what was on the little red grill. 

Eggcelsior

Calamari fin soup?

The Naked Whiz

Sharktopus steaks.