The thermometer we got from Blind Mice has served us quite well. Karen
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Penny Reeder Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 8:16 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: recommendations for accessible kitchen scales and cooking thermometers I am looking and hoping for a talking instant-read thermometer and cannot find one that I trust. I would really love to find an accessible Thermopen thermometer, but have never been able to find one or anything comparable. Thanks for the scale recommendation -- and I'm definitely in your wife's corner! Penny On 3/23/22, Richard Turner <richardr_tur...@comcast.net> wrote: > I like the iGrill Mini meat probe by Weber. > Mini just means there is one probe. You can buy sets of 2 and more if > you want to be able to track more than one thing. It is good up to > 500 degrees or maybe 550... > The app is very accessible. It is a little tedious but with some time > exploring, you can get presets set up for anything you want to cook. > > It has a long cable so if you are baking something in the oven, or on > an outdoor grill, you can put the brains of the probe outside of the > cooking area so it doesn't melt, 😊. > > The batteries are a standard round battery, #2032. > I use it mostly on the Foreman grill for steaks or for a turkey in the > oven, so not a ton of use, but the batteries seem to last quite well. > > https://www.amazon.com/Weber-7202-iGrill-Mini/dp/B01M30DCHG > > > Richard > > > My web site; https://www.turner42.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Cristobal Muñoz > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 8:19 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: recommendations for accessible kitchen scales and cooking > thermometers > > I've been using the drop scale > https://www.amazon.com/Drop-Scale-Connected-Step-Step/dp/B00TTY34KG/re > f=sr_1_1?crid=18IP048LO8JAV&keywords=drop+scale&qid=1648004603&sprefix > =dropscale%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1 for the past four years. It measures to > the gram. It's completely accessible or at least for what I use it > for. I don't really use it for the recipe aspect. Just the scale part. > I roast my own coffee beans and make my own coffee. So weighing out > the beans for grinding and water for brewing for Pour-over, Aeropress, > iced coffee Frenchpress, accuracy to the gram is necessary to be able > to replicate a good brew. I mean, I use it for other stuff in the > kitchen, but I'm the coffee guy in the house. My wife will go on a > rampage if she doesn't have her daily coffee. > The company still puts out regular app updates and they've even > reached out to me in the past when I've written them about an > accessibility hiccup here or there with an update. The other day, I > was wiping down the counter and knocked it on the floor and it's still > working. Connectivity is pretty quick and VoiceOver reads out the > weight in realtime as it fluctuates when you're adding or subtracting > whatever it is you're weighing when it's focused on that field. All in > all, a very good product. When I bought it, it was closer to $60, but looks > like it's $30 now. An even better deal. > I do have a talking thermometer that can measure up to 500º > Fahrenheit but can't remember the name of the company right now. That > one is a straight up talking device. No iOS app or anything. It looks > like there are a few options to choose from on Amazon though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Keith Kramlinger > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:48 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: recommendations for accessible kitchen scales and cooking > thermometers > > hello, > What recommendations do folks have for kitchen scales and cooking > thermometers? I would also appreciate learning of recommended sources > for these. > Thanks in advance. Keith > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact > the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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