On Wed 14 May 2008 02:32:29p, Nancy Young told us...

> The kind that has a probe went squirrely a few months ago.
> I decided to pick up an instant read to see if that was a good
> thing to have. What a piece of garbage, I didn't expect much
> because I paid little. Still, you'd think it could give a decent
reading.

Didn't they tell you not to use it on a a squirrel?

> I'm going back to a new Polder thermometer, the probe type.
> The old one lasted a number of years.
>
> I wouldn't mind having an instant read, too. Does anyone have
> one that is reliable? Any suggestions for the probe type, so long
> as I'm asking?
>
> nancy

I don't know the brand, Nancy, and I'm not home to look at it, but I have a
cheap instant read with a dial on the end, and find it to be quite
accurate. It can be callibrated in boiling water.

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