Goomba wrote:
> brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Round pics are typically highly polished (some are lightly coated with
>> a wax sealer), they'll often come out clean because the not quite
>> fully baked center portion won't cling, giving a false reading. Flat
>> pics typically have a rougher surface texture and a natural finish,
>> making for more acurate doneness testers. Rarely important but flat
>> pics also make smaller less noticeable holes.
>
>
> Now that you mention it, I have noticed how smooth round picks are. I
> never thought about it though as far as why or how it might give that
> "false reading" but it makes perfect sense.
> I never purchased flat picks deliberately but may reconsider next time I
> buy some.

IF one can even find them. I now have them written down in all
segments of my shopping list, to remind me to check every store I
go to.

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Jean B.