I am looking and hoping for a talking instant-read thermometer and cannot find one that I trust. I would really love to find an accessible Thermopen thermometer, but have never been able to find one or anything comparable.
Thanks for the scale recommendation -- and I'm definitely in your wife's corner! Penny On 3/23/22, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the iGrill Mini meat probe by Weber. > Mini just means there is one probe. You can buy sets of 2 and more if you > want to be able to track more than one thing. It is good up to 500 degrees > or maybe 550... > The app is very accessible. It is a little tedious but with some time > exploring, you can get presets set up for anything you want to cook. > > It has a long cable so if you are baking something in the oven, or on an > outdoor grill, you can put the brains of the probe outside of the cooking > area so it doesn't melt, 😊. > > The batteries are a standard round battery, #2032. > I use it mostly on the Foreman grill for steaks or for a turkey in the oven, > so not a ton of use, but the batteries seem to last quite well. > > https://www.amazon.com/Weber-7202-iGrill-Mini/dp/B01M30DCHG > > > Richard > > > My web site; https://www.turner42.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Cristobal Muñoz > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 8:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: recommendations for accessible kitchen scales and cooking > thermometers > > I've been using the drop scale > https://www.amazon.com/Drop-Scale-Connected-Step-Step/dp/B00TTY34KG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18IP048LO8JAV&keywords=drop+scale&qid=1648004603&sprefix=dropscale%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1 > for the past four years. It measures to the gram. It's completely > accessible or at least for what I use it for. I don't really use it for the > recipe aspect. Just the scale part. I roast my own coffee beans and make my > own coffee. So weighing out the beans for grinding and water for brewing for > Pour-over, Aeropress, iced coffee Frenchpress, accuracy to the gram is > necessary to be able to replicate a good brew. I mean, I use it for other > stuff in the kitchen, but I'm the coffee guy in the house. My wife will go > on a rampage if she doesn't have her daily coffee. > The company still puts out regular app updates and they've even reached out > to me in the past when I've written them about an accessibility hiccup here > or there with an update. The other day, I was wiping down the counter and > knocked it on the floor and it's still working. Connectivity is pretty quick > and VoiceOver reads out the weight in realtime as it fluctuates when you're > adding or subtracting whatever it is you're weighing when it's focused on > that field. All in all, a very good product. When I bought it, it was closer > to $60, but looks like it's $30 now. An even better deal. > I do have a talking thermometer that can measure up to 500º Fahrenheit but > can't remember the name of the company right now. That one is a straight up > talking device. No iOS app or anything. It looks like there are a few > options to choose from on Amazon though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Keith > Kramlinger > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: recommendations for accessible kitchen scales and cooking > thermometers > > hello, > What recommendations do folks have for kitchen scales and cooking > thermometers? 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