Over the years, I've acquired several digital thermometers, mostly from ThermoWorks, with varying types of thermocouples. I have grown to believe all thermocouples are tricksy, mean little creatures.
For a long time, I carefully coiled each thermocouple wire, fastened the coil with a wire tie from a bread sack, and stored it with its brethren in a kitchen drawer. Of course the wire never lays in a tidy, flat coil, so it takes up all kinds of room in the drawer and tangles with anything nearby. When time comes to use one, the wire inevitably refuses to uncoil nicely -- it wants to kink and tangle some more.
I've lately gone to draping the thermocouple wires over a hook in my kitchen, leaving both ends dangling. What with needle sharp tips, they pose a bit of a safety hazard, especially the ones with a 90 degree bend in the thermocouple. But they are sure easier to grab and use.
Any tips for how you store your thermocouples?
And do you have a preference for straight thermocouples or ones with a 90 degree bend?
For a long time, I carefully coiled each thermocouple wire, fastened the coil with a wire tie from a bread sack, and stored it with its brethren in a kitchen drawer. Of course the wire never lays in a tidy, flat coil, so it takes up all kinds of room in the drawer and tangles with anything nearby. When time comes to use one, the wire inevitably refuses to uncoil nicely -- it wants to kink and tangle some more.
I've lately gone to draping the thermocouple wires over a hook in my kitchen, leaving both ends dangling. What with needle sharp tips, they pose a bit of a safety hazard, especially the ones with a 90 degree bend in the thermocouple. But they are sure easier to grab and use.
Any tips for how you store your thermocouples?
And do you have a preference for straight thermocouples or ones with a 90 degree bend?
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