Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-11 Thread Lenny McHugh
0 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven Would it be more reasonable to buy an oven thermometer your wife can read for a couple of bucks for the purpose of calibrating the oven? Just saying, there are some things worth doing the usual way. Dale leavens. - Original Message ---

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-11 Thread Dale Leavens
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven Well, for the price, you can probably find uses for it but I didn't it was worth the time. It is little more then a cheap talking watch on the end of an aluminum probe. Maybe you&#

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-11 Thread Alan Paganelli
To: Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven > Thanks, I did order it not sure how/if it will work. My problem was that I > could not find one talking or not that would go up to 550 degrees. There > are a few for about $100, it would be cheaper

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-11 Thread Lenny McHugh
should be the same temp and not be affected by the air escaping. - Original Message - From: "Alan Paganelli" To: Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven This probe unit is mostly made of plastic and the metal probe part doesn't loo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-11 Thread Alan Paganelli
hnics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" To: Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven >I just checked. They will have one on June 20 and it is $5.00 more than the &g

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-11 Thread Alan Paganelli
ble upon request. - Original Message ----- From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" To: Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:53 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven >I think you can put the probe inside the oven > while it is heating. I have a meat thermometer > and you pu

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Lenny McHugh
I just checked. They will have one on June 20 and it is $5.00 more than the blind mice. Theirs will be $39.99. - Original Message - From: "Alan Paganelli" To: Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven I think speak to me catalog ha

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Lenny McHugh
PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven I think you can put the probe inside the oven while it is heating. I have a meat thermometer and you put the probe in the meat and there is a cable that extends out of the oven to the talking unit. I just press the button on the unit to hear the t

RE: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Shane Hecker
Isn't there something made by Cobolt that can measure temperature? I thought it was an accessory to one of their multimeters. Sorry if I misspelled the name of the company. Shane -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Len

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Lenny McHugh
Yes, Karen always does that. Actually I think she lets it sit for about 20 minutes before she uses it to make sure that it is the right temp. - Original Message - From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" To: Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] c

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Alan Paganelli
I think speak to me catalog has the same thing for 5 bucks less. I got mine last year when they were only 25 dollars. My thermometer came with the battery terminals squashed down. My sighted wife took a real small Allan wrench and used the short leg to slide it under the contact and lift it u

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Alan Paganelli
on my website are still available upon request. - Original Message - From: "Tom Fowle" To: Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven >I wonder how much the air temp would fall in that 10 seconds > while the probe unit was guessing.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Tom Fowle
ayed on > the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! > > The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still > available upon request. > > - Original Message - > From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" > To: > Sent

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Alan Paganelli
ess" To: Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven > Aloha Lenny, > Just a note about this. I complained that my oven was off. When the > guy came out, he said that after the oven light went out and the > preheated beeps sounded, I neede

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Aloha Lenny, Just a note about this. I complained that my oven was off. When the guy came out, he said that after the oven light went out and the preheated beeps sounded, I needed to wait until I heard the oven performed two more cycles before it was actually at the right temperature. He said t

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Tom Fowle
Betsy is quite correct, it's going to take a couple cycles to get the entire oven stabilized. I wouldn't rely on an instant read digital thermometer any more than the built-in thermostat to be accurate. Actually I think the spring unit is more likely to be better since you probably won't be ab

Re: [BlindHandyMan] calibrating oven

2010-06-10 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
; > > > The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still > > available upon request. > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" > <<mailto:brailleit%40hawaii.rr.com>braill...@hawaii.rr.