RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
Does anyone know if you can audibly program the meat selection and degree of doneness or do you have to do this by reading the screen? It wouldn't seem to help too much if you had to find a sighted person each time you wanted to use the thermometer unless you are an avid chicken eater and find no need to change the selections. Or did I miss something on the directions? Regards, Debbie From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:58 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution. How about the Oregon Scientific Talking Wireless BBQ thermometer. That sounds like it would fit the bill. Again, it only goes up to 572 degrees, but has a separate wireless probe from the talking unit. Here is a description. Well let you know when your BBQ is ready from a football field away! No need to wait by the grill to find out when dinner is readythis wireless thermometer verbally alerts you when the meat has reached the perfect temperature. Program your choice of eight entres, choose the doneness desired and youre good to grill. Digital LCD screen with remote wireless probe to identify temperature/readiness of meatSpeaks in five languages with corresponding display (English, Spanish, German, French, Danish)Sensor has temperature range from 32F to 572FProgrammable entre programs include beef, lamb, veal, hamburger, pork, turkey, chicken, and fishFour doneness selections include rare, medium rare, medium, and well doneFour verbal and audio alert options let you know the status of your mealalmost ready, ready, overcooked, and out-of-rangeAudio alarm sounds when selected temperature is reachedMain unit will receive the probe signal from up to 330 feet awayStainless steel probe detaches from sensor for easy cleaningLow battery indicator -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
Rick, Do they still make the talking blood pressure device? Cy From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick Hume Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 4:30 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution. Now, I'm hoping you have one of these and can tell us more about it. I have the Oregon blood pressure unit, and think it is one of the coolest gadgets around for the price. It tells you in speech, as well as by its digital screen, your blood pressure, etc. My question concerning the heat sensor is, does it also give all information in speech, along with the digital readout? Do you have an idea as to the price? - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:57 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution. How about the Oregon Scientific Talking Wireless BBQ thermometer. That sounds like it would fit the bill. Again, it only goes up to 572 degrees, but has a separate wireless probe from the talking unit. Here is a description. Well let you know when your BBQ is ready from a football field away! No need to wait by the grill to find out when dinner is readythis wireless thermometer verbally alerts you when the meat has reached the perfect temperature. Program your choice of eight entres, choose the doneness desired and youre good to grill. Digital LCD screen with remote wireless probe to identify temperature/readiness of meatSpeaks in five languages with corresponding display (English, Spanish, German, French, Danish)Sensor has temperature range from 32F to 572FProgrammable entre programs include beef, lamb, veal, hamburger, pork, turkey, chicken, and fishFour doneness selections include rare, medium rare, medium, and well doneFour verbal and audio alert options let you know the status of your mealalmost ready, ready, overcooked, and out-of-rangeAudio alarm sounds when selected temperature is reachedMain unit will receive the probe signal from up to 330 feet awayStainless steel probe detaches from sensor for easy cleaningLow battery indicator -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
I don't have this thermometer, and don't know if a blind person can program it. If it has a button to announce the current temperature, that helps a lot, but I don't know that either. Possibly I will just have to purchase one and see what happens. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
I just read the manual for the Oregon Talking BBQ and Oven wireless thermometer thingee. It seems that the unit announces the meat selection as you press the button, and announces the doneness selection as you change it as well. However, nothing seemed to mention that it announced the actual temperature, or that there was a way to press a button to make it announce the current temperature. So, oddly enough, it seems that a blind person can select the type of meat, and the doneness, but cannot hear the current temperature, or set a specific temperature. More investigation is required. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
Dan, I am pretty sure the thermometer does not have those features. I had looked into it pretty carefully a couple of years ago and rejected it for those reasons. I am more interested in knowing the temperature reading than some statement of doneness and to the best of my knowledge the programming is not possible without sight. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution. I don't have this thermometer, and don't know if a blind person can program it. If it has a button to announce the current temperature, that helps a lot, but I don't know that either. Possibly I will just have to purchase one and see what happens. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
Aloha Sheryl, Given that the beans are inside a drum that can be 400 degrees hotter than the actual beans, I think that some device that will speak the digital readout of the existing thermometers would be the easiest way to go since those thermometers are already installed in the big roaster. I wonder if the manufacturer of the roaster could be of any assistance in this quest. Betsy At 08:32 PM 9/7/2010, you wrote: Aloha everyone, I am looking for your great solutions. I roast coffee beans in a roasting machine that has a drum made of cast iron. The drum can get to around 700 degrees. The beans get to around 400 degrees plus depending on the darkness you want. The beans touch a sensor which tells on a print display what temperature the beans are at. It is critical to know the temperature of the beans which is vital to the roasting process . I am looking for a talking device that could read the digital temperature display or a talking thermometer that has a probe that can be put in to the barrel and the beans touching the probe will register the temperature of the beans. I might like a wireless thermometer if one exists so I can access the temperature everywhere in the wear house and do the next steps required for completing the roasting process. I suggest that the thermometer probe or sensor be able to tolerate temperatures up to 800 degrees. Look forward to hearing from you. Aloha Sheryl
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
www.BlindMiceMart.com has a talking thermometer good up to 572 degrees. That's the highest temp for a talking thermometer that I know of. You can get some kind of clip for it as well to attach it to what you are measureing. You'd have to read more about it, or ask Dale Campbell for more details. Yikes, 700 degrees is hair singeing hot. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
Hi, I have this thermometer and is is really good. I seriously doubt if the body of the thermometer could withstand the 700+ temp of the drum though. Short of an Optacon which would allow a sightless person to read the dials I have no clue what to do. Cy From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:31 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution. www.BlindMiceMart.com has a talking thermometer good up to 572 degrees. That's the highest temp for a talking thermometer that I know of. You can get some kind of clip for it as well to attach it to what you are measureing. You'd have to read more about it, or ask Dale Campbell for more details. Yikes, 700 degrees is hair singeing hot. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
How about the Oregon Scientific Talking Wireless BBQ thermometer. That sounds like it would fit the bill. Again, it only goes up to 572 degrees, but has a separate wireless probe from the talking unit. Here is a description. Well let you know when your BBQ is ready from a football field away! No need to wait by the grill to find out when dinner is readythis wireless thermometer verbally alerts you when the meat has reached the perfect temperature. Program your choice of eight entres, choose the doneness desired and youre good to grill. Digital LCD screen with remote wireless probe to identify temperature/readiness of meatSpeaks in five languages with corresponding display (English, Spanish, German, French, Danish)Sensor has temperature range from 32F to 572FProgrammable entre programs include beef, lamb, veal, hamburger, pork, turkey, chicken, and fishFour doneness selections include rare, medium rare, medium, and well doneFour verbal and audio alert options let you know the status of your mealalmost ready, ready, overcooked, and out-of-rangeAudio alarm sounds when selected temperature is reachedMain unit will receive the probe signal from up to 330 feet awayStainless steel probe detaches from sensor for easy cleaningLow battery indicator -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
then even a usb connection could help, maybe. I love Kona! On Tue, 7 Sep 2010, Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote: Aloha Sheryl, Given that the beans are inside a drum that can be 400 degrees hotter than the actual beans, I think that some device that will speak the digital readout of the existing thermometers would be the easiest way to go since those thermometers are already installed in the big roaster. I wonder if the manufacturer of the roaster could be of any assistance in this quest. Betsy At 08:32 PM 9/7/2010, you wrote: Aloha everyone, I am looking for your great solutions. I roast coffee beans in a roasting machine that has a drum made of cast iron. The drum can get to around 700 degrees. The beans get to around 400 degrees plus depending on the darkness you want. The beans touch a sensor which tells on a print display what temperature the beans are at. It is critical to know the temperature of the beans which is vital to the roasting process . I am looking for a talking device that could read the digital temperature display or a talking thermometer that has a probe that can be put in to the barrel and the beans touching the probe will register the temperature of the beans. I might like a wireless thermometer if one exists so I can access the temperature everywhere in the wear house and do the next steps required for completing the roasting process. I suggest that the thermometer probe or sensor be able to tolerate temperatures up to 800 degrees. Look forward to hearing from you. Aloha Sheryl
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
Now, I'm hoping you have one of these and can tell us more about it. I have the Oregon blood pressure unit, and think it is one of the coolest gadgets around for the price. It tells you in speech, as well as by its digital screen, your blood pressure, etc. My question concerning the heat sensor is, does it also give all information in speech, along with the digital readout? Do you have an idea as to the price? - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:57 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution. How about the Oregon Scientific Talking Wireless BBQ thermometer. That sounds like it would fit the bill. Again, it only goes up to 572 degrees, but has a separate wireless probe from the talking unit. Here is a description. Well let you know when your BBQ is ready from a football field away! No need to wait by the grill to find out when dinner is readythis wireless thermometer verbally alerts you when the meat has reached the perfect temperature. Program your choice of eight entres, choose the doneness desired and youre good to grill. Digital LCD screen with remote wireless probe to identify temperature/readiness of meatSpeaks in five languages with corresponding display (English, Spanish, German, French, Danish)Sensor has temperature range from 32F to 572FProgrammable entre programs include beef, lamb, veal, hamburger, pork, turkey, chicken, and fishFour doneness selections include rare, medium rare, medium, and well doneFour verbal and audio alert options let you know the status of your mealalmost ready, ready, overcooked, and out-of-rangeAudio alarm sounds when selected temperature is reachedMain unit will receive the probe signal from up to 330 feet awayStainless steel probe detaches from sensor for easy cleaningLow battery indicator -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
I think i had one of these and that it was not programmable unless you could read the screen. I could be wrong though but probably good to check this before buying. Bill Stephan, Kansas City MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 -original message- Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution. From: Rick Hume ringmaster.r...@gmail.com Date: 09/08/2010 17:30 Now, I'm hoping you have one of these and can tell us more about it. I have the Oregon blood pressure unit, and think it is one of the coolest gadgets around for the price. It tells you in speech, as well as by its digital screen, your blood pressure, etc. My question concerning the heat sensor is, does it also give all information in speech, along with the digital readout? Do you have an idea as to the price? - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:57 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution. How about the Oregon Scientific Talking Wireless BBQ thermometer. That sounds like it would fit the bill. Again, it only goes up to 572 degrees, but has a separate wireless probe from the talking unit. Here is a description. Well let you know when your BBQ is ready from a football field away! No need to wait by the grill to find out when dinner is readythis wireless thermometer verbally alerts you when the meat has reached the perfect temperature. Program your choice of eight entres, choose the doneness desired and youre good to grill. Digital LCD screen with remote wireless probe to identify temperature/readiness of meatSpeaks in five languages with corresponding display (English, Spanish, German, French, Danish)Sensor has temperature range from 32F to 572FProgrammable entre programs include beef, lamb, veal, hamburger, pork, turkey, chicken, and fishFour doneness selections include rare, medium rare, medium, and well doneFour verbal and audio alert options let you know the status of your mealalmost ready, ready, overcooked, and out-of-rangeAudio alarm sounds when selected temperature is reachedMain unit will receive the probe signal from up to 330 feet awayStainless steel probe detaches from sensor for easy cleaningLow battery indicator -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking thermometer or other solution.
Some blinks have been able to read letters and numbers on computer screens using the Seeing With Sound software and a small video camera such as the sunglass mounted ones. I have not looked into the software yet beyond reading a few posts on it but it is free and the user list is friendly. Ward [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
