"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:28:48 -0400, 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.
>
> maybe so, but have people here really often gotten 'false positive'
> results
> with round toothpicks?
>
> your pal,
> blake

Could poke a toothpic in your head or your ass and it would come out covered
with the same dumb mick shit. <g>