"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote

> 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?

It was a bitch holding that thing still, too!

>> 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?

> 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.

I just got a crappy one, I guess. It was herky jerky, and the
reading wasn't even close.

nancy