Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Thermapen
It's a little annoying that the title of this web page (check that top bar of your browser) is something like "ThermoWorks – Thermapen – Residential Use. We are temperature experts thermometer thermapen haccp probe calibration fast quick accurate measurement" just to get some extra keywords in the search engines. Doesn't the meta-name tag work anymore? This sounds like one of those Japanese-direct-translation screw-ups.
Anyway, I'm not a bad cook. It just somehow seems that everything is either undercooked or overcooked. I've tried keeping closer track of the timing. I've tried putting a thermometer in the oven. I've tried the short-order cook method of comparing the feel of the food to parts of your face. But it's still hit-or-miss.
Enter the Thermapen. Thermocouples, not thermistors - that's the answer! (Yes, I'm a big enough geek to know the difference) Accurate readings in seconds. No more hockey pucks on a bun. No more trying to piece dinner back together to put it back on the grill.
Christmas is coming, and this is Joe's Christmas List. Please, think of my wife and kids!
Anyway, I'm not a bad cook. It just somehow seems that everything is either undercooked or overcooked. I've tried keeping closer track of the timing. I've tried putting a thermometer in the oven. I've tried the short-order cook method of comparing the feel of the food to parts of your face. But it's still hit-or-miss.
Enter the Thermapen. Thermocouples, not thermistors - that's the answer! (Yes, I'm a big enough geek to know the difference) Accurate readings in seconds. No more hockey pucks on a bun. No more trying to piece dinner back together to put it back on the grill.
Christmas is coming, and this is Joe's Christmas List. Please, think of my wife and kids!
