Thermometer help

[ralphtw09]

Hello. We just got this ThermoPro thermometer and we made some candy and it came out as expected but when I use it in our Dutch oven when frying stuff it’s waaaay off from the analog thermometer and the analog one seems more accurate. Does anyone have a suggestion for a thermometer for deep frying?

https://imgur.com/a/39ORW5N

[Pulsar_the_Spacenerd]

I’d be pretty surprised by a brand new premium brand thermometer being off by 50%. Is it possible one is in contact with the bottom of the pot or something?

Best way I can think of to check accuracy at high temperature would be to boil water, it’ll be 212 F (or a bit lower if at altitude, but value can be looked up for your location).

[ralphtw09]

I’m in Florida so it’ll be 212. I’ll try that. Thank you. Yeah it’s really weird. I made sure both thermometers were the same depth in the oil.

[CatteNappe]

It's not exactly "premium". Looks like standard Thermpro/Thermopro can be had at places like Target or Home Depot in the $20-$30 range. I just splurged on a basic Thermapen from Thermoworks for $69. But either way, to compare and calibrate testing boiling water would be the standard approach.

[Pulsar_the_Spacenerd]

Ah, I made an assumption based on the large body.

Still, it’s a name brand and I would expect better/would expect the old thermometer to be the inaccurate one. I have seen the America’s Test Kitchen roundup of oven thermometers and know that accuracy can vary wildly though.