David.WE.Roberts wrote on Mar 12, 2013:

On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:45:02 +0000, Mike Lane wrote:

Gordon Henderson wrote on Mar 4, 2013:

In article . com,
Mike Lane wrote:

I have one of these:
http://thermometer.co.uk/427-oven-th...and-timer.html

It seems quite accurate - boiling water reads 100C. It's excellent
for measuring the internal temperature of food while cooking in the
oven

Almost got one of those, but went for the dual-probe "Heston" ones a
while back - which is good to be used while stuff is cooking (Keep the
actual meter outside the oven though!) It works in the BBQ too
http://unicorn.drogon.net/chickens.jpg

Gordon

I looked at those, but from what I understand the alarm can only be set
to certain preset values, whereas the ETI one can be set from any value
from 0 to 300C.

I sometimes use it set to 5 degrees to check when food is defrosted for
example.

The oven thermometers discussed here seem to be intended for inserting
into food to check the temperature.

I want a probe that can measure the temperature inside the oven to check
if the thermostat is calibrated correctly.

Is there any reason why the ETI one cannot be used 'bare' instead of
inserted into food?

Cheers

Dave R

No - I have often used mine to measure oven temperature. The only problem is
that the probe doesn't sit easily on an oven shelf - it tends to fall through
the slats.

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