calibrating thermometers???
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calibrating thermometers???
i bought two thermometers off ebay. they are the ones that has the blue and red temp areas on them. how do i check to see the accuracy?? heard some talk on here. vagly, so how is it done?? also have a digital meat thermometer and regular stick meat themometers. checking that the are right would be nice as well. thanks guys...
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Re: calibrating thermometers???
Check them in both boiling water and in an ice slurry...on one end of the temp scale, they should read close to 212°, altitude depending, and on the on the other 32°.
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Re: calibrating thermometers???
What James said ^^^^^ If you know your approximate altitude, you can easily find that correction for the boiling point. As long as you're reading close to 212* F, you're in the ballpark.
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im ocean side so near 0 i guess. so ill be shooting for 212 tonight. preciate it!!!
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Re: calibrating thermometers???
those therms only go down to 100 degrees, so can only check in boiling water
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i would have tried to check them in ice without a thought. thanks for the heads up. HAHAHAHAHA............
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Re: calibrating thermometers???
FAQ #57 on this link http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramicfaq.htm" target="_blank has the procedure and and I nice little App to figure out the boiling point of water at your location. BTW, here in Jamestown it is 198°.
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