[MelodyL]

Okay!!!!! I got the yogurt maker last week.

I needed to buy a candy thermometer or a cooking thermometer.

I just got it yesterday.

Milk has to be heated up to 180 degrees then cooled down to 110 (all the time stirring carefully).

so I went to the hardware store and got this thermometer. It's called a TempRite thermometer.

It's a long thing, with some kind of clipping thing attached to it.

And the needle points to 70 right now. Why isn't the needle at Zero?

I tested it yesterday. I put it in hot tap water and the needle started to go up. So it does work.

So here's my question.

How does one use this while one is stirring the milk?

do I clip the clipping thing to the side of the pot (thereby leaving my hands free to stir.

And does this thing need to go down to zero for any reason?

I have no clue. I have never used one of these before.

It goes all the way from Zero to 220. so I'm sure I bought the correct one to do my yogurt with.

Thanks to anyone who is a cook!!

lol

[mrsD]

I don't know how to say this...

It says 70 because that is the temp of your apartment.

Did you buy it in the cooking section of the store?

[soxmom]

it says 70 degrees because that is the temp inside your house. clip
it to the side of the pot with the tip below the milk...stir as usual until
it comes to temp. I use it when I am making candy....easy peasylol.

good luck,

[Jomar]

I agree with the others.
clip it on the far side of the pot /pan so it is away from your stirring arm.

[MelodyL]

Originally Posted by mrsD

I don't know how to say this...

It says 70 because that is the temp of your apartment.

Did you buy it in the cooking section of the store?

To Mrs. D and Soxmom

There is no cooking department in any stores that I go to. I went to various hardware stores and they sold some mini thing that I would need a MAGNIFYING GLASS to read.

So I waited until I walked to 86th street and there's a big store called PC GRAND.

They have everything.

So, in the aisle where they have spatulas, and wooden spoons and jars, (I bought some spatulas and new wooden spoons because god knows how old my wooden spoons are).

So that's where I bought the thermometer. There were various kinds. Some said "meat thermometer", some said candy thermometers, but this one, well I could read the temperature and it was only $3.99.

And the reason I asked about why whether or not it had to go back to zero......YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS EXPLANATION.

I have never used any thermometer to cook anything in my life.

I know about thermometers that you stick in your mouth, and I know about thermometers that, when hung on my wall, well, it gives the temperature of my apartment ..WHICH IS 70 DEGREES BY THE WAY.

I figured that cooking thermometers HAD TO BE INSERTED IN FOOD to register the temperature.

Now that I have all of you laughing your heads off, be assured, I NOW KNOW ABOUT COOKING THERMOMETERS.

I shall make a video when I make my yogurt.

That should really have all of you laughing your heads off!!!

lol

later, dudes!!! or dudettes

Melody

[kicker]

iF YOU USE THERMOMETER COKING MEAT, INSERT INTO MEAT NOTTOUCHING aNY BONE (sorry, attacK of the caps -cap lock was on.)

[MelodyL]

Originally Posted by kicker

iF YOU USE THERMOMETER COKING MEAT, INSERT INTO MEAT NOTTOUCHING aNY BONE (sorry, attacK of the caps -cap lock was on.)

Well, I haven't eaten any meat in 20 years so I'm not worried about THAT!! lol

I will be making home-made yogurt.

Let's see if Alan lives through this.

Oh today, I MADE MY FIRST BATCH OF VEGETABLE STOCK.

And with the leftover veggies, once I pressed them through a strainer to get all the left over liquid, I simply made patties.

Oh my god they were so good.

Oh, when I made the stock, I added Tumeric to the flavoring.

Hey, they had a whole bit in last Sunday's paper about how healthy people would be if they did two things. One was Omega 3 (which I do) and the other was USE TURMERIC (which I do).

I just might get healthy!!!

lol

[SandyC]

To add, do not allow the tip of thermometer to touch the bottom of your pan. That's the hottest area and you wont get a vaild temp. Just slide it down to just below the milk or whatever your cooking. I usually put it between the ingredients and bottom of pan to get the best temp.

[mrsD]

great idea!

The tumeric makes a very good addition to stocks/soups/stews.

I even put it in chili now. (not heavily, but some).

I use a flavorful curry...that contains tumeric.

It is very fragrant and makes the house smell wonderful. My husband loves it!

[Lara]

Cumin and turmeric are good in chili.

Melody, what are you using to make the yogurt? You using another yogurt as the starter or are you using a pre-packaged yogurt maker?