Crucial a part of any thermometer testing is accuracy. We weight this standards most closely when compiling entries to one of the best checklist, and it’s the most scientific of the exams. We use a medical-grade thermometer as our baseline for accuracy and check the meat probe variance to that temperature.
Ice water testing
Testing the accuracy of a thermometer normally entails a cup, some ice cubes, and water. Because of the nature of water it may be a liquid and a stable at 32F (0C) so we will reliably get it to be that temperature. By filling a tall glass with ice cubes and including water — chilled water so the ice would not soften — you possibly can convey that water right down to 32F.
We then insert each the medical-grade probe and the meat probe we’re testing and stir it till the medical grade thermometer reads 32F. When that occurs we report the temperature studying of the meat probe we’re testing to see what, if any, variance there’s.
Why do not we use warmth?
You’ll assume that utilizing warmth would make extra sense. In spite of everything, these are probes for grilling meat, so excessive warmth is extra necessary, proper? Sadly, warmth depends on many components, similar to altitude and stress, that we won’t at all times management. The freezing level of water is at all times the identical, although, wherever you’re, so we will guarantee accuracy impartial of location.
