On Thu, 26 May 2005 23:03:38 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Thu, 26 May 2005 07:53:39 -0400, Kenneth wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 25 May 2005 22:29:18 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >How did you measure your stone's temperature how were you able to
>> >compare it against the oven temperature?
>>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> PMJI, but I can tell you how I did it (many times) over the
>> years...
>>
>> I have a mercury oven calibration thermometer and that tells
>> me the temperature of the air in the oven. I used that every
>> few weeks to keep the oven properly calibrated (so that 500F
>> on the dial meant 500F inside the oven.)
>>
>> I had two "surface contact" thermometers that I used to
>> measure the temperature of the stone. One was of the sort
>> that it typically used to measure the surface temperature of
>> a woodstove. The other was a more accurate type that I got
>> from MSC Industrial supply. (They both, by the way, gave the
>> same readings.)
>>
>> All the best,
>
>Thanks. How much would I expect to spend if I wanted to buy these
>thermometers?

Howdy,

Thermometers of either type are available in a wide range of
prices from those from neighborhood hardware stores up to
breathtaking prices from those sold by laboratory supply
houses.

All the best,
--
Kenneth

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