I have this thing...
I have this thing, this "touch of death", if you will, when it comes to kitchen thermometers.
First, I killed Dan's electronic fork meat thermometer. I put it in the dishwasher. Yes, yes, I know. I'm an idiot. But I would have sworn that I saw it being removed from the dishwasher one time, so I just popped it right in there.
Didn't even take the batteries out.
So anyway, Dan's new handy-dandy electronic fork meat thermometer has removable tines that are dishwasher safe.
The next one I killed was my mom's candy thermometer. It was a big ole mess and I managed to dunk it in oil and, surprise surprise, it was NOT airtight so hot oil got all in it, destroying the cardboard temp readout card beside the thermometer among other things. All in all, that one died a torturous death. It managed to live like 20 years with my mom and I kill it in a matter of days.
So I got mom a new one and picked up one for myself, too. Just the little cheapy ones you can get at WalMart. I was hoping for something better, but candy/oil thermometers are hard to find.
Turns out that mom, being the kind soul that she is, had already bought herself another one with the plans to let me keep her other one which she didn't know had been boiled in oil. Literally. After keeping the now spare thermometer around for literally months, I managed to finally get my act in gear last weekend to return the darn thing. Because no one needs two candy thermometers around.
Well, until you break the first one. Yep, I broke another thermometer. I was measuring the hot water in my mug because I wanted to see what I needed to do to get the 195-degree water that comes out of my awesome hot water dispenser to 175-degrees (perfect for green tea - the dispenser can also be set for 175 (and 208, too) but Dan and I figured to keep it on 195 since that is for black tea, knowing we could cool it easily to 175-ish for green tea). Where was I? Oh yeah, I went to measure the water and I dropped the thermometer. Not much, just maybe 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the cup (filled with water so even more of a cushion, right? Wrong).
Can you see it coming? Can you?
Yep, it broke. The glass around the tip shattered. *sigh*
So now I'm going to buy me a new thermometer with an Amazon gift card I have. This is the one I'm getting:
I hope.
First, I killed Dan's electronic fork meat thermometer. I put it in the dishwasher. Yes, yes, I know. I'm an idiot. But I would have sworn that I saw it being removed from the dishwasher one time, so I just popped it right in there.
Didn't even take the batteries out.
So anyway, Dan's new handy-dandy electronic fork meat thermometer has removable tines that are dishwasher safe.
The next one I killed was my mom's candy thermometer. It was a big ole mess and I managed to dunk it in oil and, surprise surprise, it was NOT airtight so hot oil got all in it, destroying the cardboard temp readout card beside the thermometer among other things. All in all, that one died a torturous death. It managed to live like 20 years with my mom and I kill it in a matter of days.
So I got mom a new one and picked up one for myself, too. Just the little cheapy ones you can get at WalMart. I was hoping for something better, but candy/oil thermometers are hard to find.
Turns out that mom, being the kind soul that she is, had already bought herself another one with the plans to let me keep her other one which she didn't know had been boiled in oil. Literally. After keeping the now spare thermometer around for literally months, I managed to finally get my act in gear last weekend to return the darn thing. Because no one needs two candy thermometers around.
Well, until you break the first one. Yep, I broke another thermometer. I was measuring the hot water in my mug because I wanted to see what I needed to do to get the 195-degree water that comes out of my awesome hot water dispenser to 175-degrees (perfect for green tea - the dispenser can also be set for 175 (and 208, too) but Dan and I figured to keep it on 195 since that is for black tea, knowing we could cool it easily to 175-ish for green tea). Where was I? Oh yeah, I went to measure the water and I dropped the thermometer. Not much, just maybe 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the cup (filled with water so even more of a cushion, right? Wrong).
Can you see it coming? Can you?
Yep, it broke. The glass around the tip shattered. *sigh*
So now I'm going to buy me a new thermometer with an Amazon gift card I have. This is the one I'm getting:
I hope.
posted by Amanda at
7:58 PM
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6 Comments:
Wow, that's a way cool one. I think that should last a couple YEARS, even with your stats. And it's kind of in Iowa Hawkeye colors, how cute! Yeah, I know that was a big selling point. I talked to Alescha in Iowa, she says they are down to 18" of snow but have had 41" so far this year, and more is due tonight. Rhome is so much warmer, sweet girl. Love you all, MIL
Alton Brown uses that one and he uses a infrared one for food, no need to put it in meat so there for no need to put it int he dishwasher.
I have the death touch to lawn equipment.
41"??? I am so happy I live in Texas!
Hmm, wonder if that IR thermometer would work on liquid?
And lawn equipment? Really? I'm dying to know what all you've killed!
one lawn mower, one set of hedge trimmers, one weed whacker and one leaf blower (twice). 2 shovels, 1 rake and 2 pairs of pruning clippers.
The shed quakes in fear as I approach in the spring.
By the way - that first thermometer you talk about was around about 35 years. Could have something to do with not being used in about 20, though.
No, I'm pretty sure it had to do with dropping it into boiling oil. :) And the other one I broke just like it was only months old!
My new one is working well, though. Yay!
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