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Chihod Smart Bluetooth Wireless Meat Thermometer $18 + Free S/H
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On the topic of wireless, none of my other wireless (or wired for that matter) thermometers have been super accurate or useful for long cooks. I haven't been able to test my new Typhur, but for Easter ham I used my ThermoPro wireless. Everything seemed fine, though, it did hit 140°F a little earlier than expected, and when I checked other areas with an instant read it was 115°F. So I moved the probe to that cooler area and kept cooking. When it hit 140°F again, this time I took it out of the oven. The temp kept climbing out of the oven and reached 167°F and even higher in other spots, a lot higher than I intended. I've had similar issues when roasting turkey. The probe will say it's done but when I check other areas of the meat it's not. Then I end up overcooking it, every time.
I think the issue is, for long cooks is heat travels down the probe and gives an incorrect high reading. I've used these for steak successfully, but roasts, not so much. In my opinion, for long cooks/roasting, you're better off using well established cooking times based on temp and weight, and then checking a little early with an instant read. Less fuss. Maybe it's just me, but It seems that roasting was easier before these wireless wonders. The best turkey I've had is when we just threw it in the oven at 350°F for a few hours and checked on it once you could smell it. Rant over.
Maybe there's some kind of formula they use to factor in the probe being heated from the inside.
Maybe there's some kind of formula they use to factor in the probe being heated from the inside.
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