[geeks] Poaching an Egg

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Phil Stracchino wrote:
>>> I just poached an egg for the first time.  I used my Fluke 189 with a 
>>> universal temperature probe to make sure the water was the correct 
>>> temperature.  I'm such a geek.
>> I like measuring temperatures while cooking.  I want to get a IR unit so
>> that I can also measure the temps of pans for sauteing.
>>
>> And a good oven unit would probably also be handy.
> 
> Alton Brown swears by Polder, but we've found the Pyrex units to be just
> as good, cheaper, more reliable, and longer lasting.  You can buy a
> whole new Pyrex thermometer/timer unit for the price of a replacement
> Polder probe, and the Polder probes fail quickly.

I've been using the same Fluke temperature probe for quite a number of 
years.  It's basically bulletproof, and covers just about the entire 
range one would be using for cooking food.  You need to have a 
multimeter already, of course, but I'd bet that most of us on this list 
fit into that category.

Peace...  Sridhar