What's The Funnest (Or Strangest?) Thing You Use Your Instant Read Thermometer For?

[Huskee]

• I use my Thermapen for temp'ing my morning coffee, just to see what temp I prefer when it's right where I like it. I learned that I like anywhere from 125-140, I can tolerate 155 but don't prefer it or higher. My ideal temp is about 130.
• A few times I've taken it to Lake Michigan in Ludington, swimming. Two summers ago we hit 82* at waist-high range. That's pretty good for a giant northern lake that is cold ~7-8 months of the year.
• I've tested my water heater's temp, my furthest sink comes out at 112*, hot-ish but not painful hot.
• I've tested my jet tub, don't rememebr but prob a touch less than 112* given the previous point
• I've tested my beer to see if my fridge was accurate (I don't remember the results, sorry. Better go get another beer...)
• I've tested my floor vents to see how cold my AC air is. I wanna say it was about 50-52* sticking it in as far as I could reach.
• I've tested the air on what was my coldest day starting up the smoker for pulled beef (-22*F, burr!)
• Y'all have reminded me that I've checked under my tongue for fevers a few times too

I can't rememebr any others (besides the obvious meat and such).

What about you?

[RonB]

Temping a clown?

[Spinaker]

> I use it weekly at the sauna to record the spring water temp before we jump in.
> I use it all the time when we are making maple syrup. You have to nail the temp at certain times during the process, so monitoring the sap temp is key.
>I will open it and wave it from time to time to see what the temp the house is.
>I have used it to see if I have a fever.
>I have also used it in Lake Superior when I am swimming, just because I find it interesting during my cold plunges.

[Huskee]

I forgot I use it for air temp when camping too. Sometimes outside when I'm cooking if it's a bad cold winter day. (added).

[Jim White]

Depending on just how you used it to check yourself for fever, I think I’ll pass on any meat you temped with it after that.

[Spinaker]

Hahaha, touche. Good thing I live with a nurse! Jim White

[GolfGeezer]

You might want to reconsider this phrasing..." I wanna say it was about 50-52* sticking it in as far as I could reach."

[Huskee]

I figured PJ would beat you to that one but you've surprised me!

[Panhead John]

I was getting a pedicure or I damn sure woulda! 🥸

[texastweeter]

That's what she said...

[SheilaAnn]

• temped my water prior to adding yeast for bread baking
• Temped me (under my tongue) when “C” started in 2020
• temped mail order product when dry ice was evaporated (took two packages and placed the probe between them)
• I once placed the combustion probe in a sweet potato so I could monitor the ambient temp of KJJr

[GolfGeezer]

SheilaAnn Curious: how did the sweet potato trick with the CI probe go?

[SheilaAnn]

It just held the probe in place. I didn’t want to rest the probe directly on the grates. Worked like a charm! I can’t remember what the cook was. Or maybe I was just testing for a future project……

[SheilaAnn]

texastweeter the parenthesis were for placement clarification…🤣🤣🤣

[RickyBobby]

I use the laser from my ThermoWorks IR thermometer to drive the Labrador nuts.

[Michael_in_TX]

It does make a good defacto cat toy.....and the battery lasts longer than those watch batteries in traditional cat toys!

[Mosca]

I use it to check the tap water temp in the kitchen: 120°. And once I used it when I couldn’t find a thermometer and I had a fever.

[Jerod Broussard]

Yep, helps me fine tune hot water heater dial.

[texastweeter]

I use it yo set the water temp from the hot water heater on the end of the house that has the older analog style.

[ssennott]

I check baked potato to 112
Sink to 115 hot
Out side air temp 5

[Jerod Broussard]

112 or 212 in the potato?

[ssennott]

Yes a typo 212 for the potato

[Jerod Broussard]

Corn dogs and Taquitoes since I want 160. Hot water out the faucet to set hot water heater. Cold water when there is a freeze.

[Johnny Booth]

This is enlightening. I have only used it to temp meat. So many new ideas, so little time. 😆

[bbqLuv]

Ditto

[J-Melt]

Used the one at my coffee shop job to prove that it was so hot we needed to close yet store due to a broken AC in the summer.

Never thought of using it to check for fevers! We are always frustrated with the inaccurate ones we have. Never need to be frustrated again!

[captainlee]

Adjust hot water heater.
Water temp for baking bread.
Food temp especially fish.
Almost took it to the river but found my thermometer. I should probably have one for that instead of waiting for the bulb thermo.
Pack it in suitcase when we rent a vacation property.
Keep one in the camper too.

[Spinaker]

Wait......can I get a Dr's note on this one. ">I have used it to see if I have a fever."


realdocBBQ

[realdocBBQ]

Oh no... no, let's don't go there... we don't check temps like that anymore. lol

[Spinaker]

Hahahaha, I see what you did there

[RickyBobby]

Slightly off topic and only slightly joking….. how about a doctor’s Nexus Letter for the VA? Every doctor that I talk to clams up tighter than a lump of coal trying to turn into a diamond when I ask if they would even consider THINKING about conducting a fair assessment and PERHAPS writing a nexus letter if they even potentially thought my neck issues were potentially service connected.

[Steve R.]

• Check the water temperature in the ice water-filled cooler when thawing a frozen turkey breast.
• Wave it in the air to test the accuracy of our thermostat in the house.
• Have occasionally used it to flip something small (chicken tenderloin) on the griddle when I checked the IT and it wasn't quite done yet.

[Spinaker]

Oh I use mine as a flipper all the time. Hahaha

[SheilaAnn]

Steve R. Yes.. thawing the bird. Forgot about that one!

[Panhead John]

Actually an infrared thermometer is quicker and just as accurate for some of these suggestions.

[texastweeter]

I use my ir all the time on my ac vents

[Panhead John]

Same here!