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[[Image:Cheese making thermometer.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Home brewing thermometer - also ideal for cheese making because of the low temperature range]] | [[Image:Cheese making thermometer.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Home brewing thermometer - also ideal for cheese making because of the low temperature range]] | ||
[[Image:Digital thermometer.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Digital thermometer with humidity reading and min/max facility]] | [[Image:Digital thermometer.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Digital thermometer with humidity reading and min/max facility]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Therm.jpg| | + | [[Image:Therm.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Cheese making or dairy thermometer, designed to float on the surface]] |
===About food thermometers=== | ===About food thermometers=== | ||
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* Jam or oil thermometer | * Jam or oil thermometer | ||
** Used in deep-frying and jam making and generally covers a wide temperature range and is capable of being safely immersed in high temperatures up to 240° C | ** Used in deep-frying and jam making and generally covers a wide temperature range and is capable of being safely immersed in high temperatures up to 240° C | ||
| − | * | + | * Home brewing and [[cheese making]] thermometer |
| + | ** Used during [[cheese making]], [[yogurt]] making, home-brewing etc., where the temperature range is fairly low but a high degree of accuracy is required. Dairy thermometers are specifically designed to float on the surface so the temperature can be constantly checked. | ||
===[[Sugar stages]]=== | ===[[Sugar stages]]=== | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 5 June 2009
   File:Therm.jpg Cheese making or dairy thermometer, designed to float on the surface About food thermometersThermometers for culinary use are specifically designed and suited to measuring a range of temperatures in a variety of food products. Because of the wide range of possible foodstuffs and large temperature range that could be required, a number of various devices are needed:
Sugar stagesBefore the advent of thermometers, Sugar stages could be used to determine the temperature, purely by the corresponding state of the sugar.
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