Thermometer question--

raider60

My stock BGE thermometer's needle doesn't rest at zero. I calibrated it, and it is accurate in boiling water, but its resting point when cold is 75 degrees. Should I be concerned?

Grandpas Grub

Is it zero degrees outside where your thermometer is?

In the sun my 4 GBE thermometers sit at close to 100%.

GG

Mike in Abita

If the actual temperature where the thermometer is stored is 75 deg then no problem. Its reading ambient temp. If you store it in a 0 deg area than you are 75 deg out.

stike

hahahaha

spot on, man. too funny.

Grandpas Grub

What's even more funny is that after getting my first egg. I went out and couldn't figurre out why the low end temp wasn't at '0' too.

But it did finally dawn on me I didn't need a coat either.

Kent

givehim6

Raider60

In what part of the Arctic do you live?

raider60

Thanks for the responses--it all makes sense now--and, BTW, greetings from Nome--

Pyro

Don't sweat the small stuff and this is small stuff. While you live in Nome, I live in central Florida. My egg is on the south side of the house and exposed to direct Florida sun all day. During the day when I look at the thermometer it is over 150. I should probably use an unlit egg in place of a hot-tub for my steaks.