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!!

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