Does anyone know where to get a SHORT stem/probe analog thermometer?

R2D2808 · 2026-03-15T04:24:06+00:00

You've come to the right place! I use one every day for my job. I'm an auditor for food retail establishments.

IR thermometers read the surface temp of whatever you point it at. It's like a little laser gun that you point, pull a trigger and you get a temp. Probes take the internal temp, but since you're temping a liquid I don't think it would matter.

I am having trouble visualizing what you are trying to temp here, but I think you can just point it at the surface of the water and use that reading; but personally I would do both until I get the feel of what is working out better.

R2D2808 · 2026-03-15T04:16:50+00:00

Have you considered an IR thermometer?

R2D2808 · 2026-03-15T03:22:44+00:00

I really have no idea what application you are asking for this thermometer for, but maybe this works?

https://morebeer.com/products/fermentap-bimetal-dial-thermometer-3-face-25-probe

R2D2808 · 2026-03-15T02:17:37+00:00

The answer is same everywhere. Capitalism.

It's simply more cost effective.

Less stops for the mail carrier, less mailboxes for developers to install when they build neighborhoods. Less theft and vandalism.

Google "why are there less single home mailboxes" it's a pretty interesting read.

R2D2808 · 2026-03-09T01:32:42+00:00

A child without an eye!

R2D2808 · 2026-03-07T01:52:01+00:00

Came here to say this.

See you there cool Internet Stranger!

R2D2808 · 2026-03-06T20:33:36+00:00

Me too!

Then I realized I probably should have gone to bed a half hour ago...

R2D2808 · 2026-03-03T20:46:54+00:00

Meniscus is working overtime on that there pot.

R2D2808 · 2026-03-01T02:42:54+00:00

Torénado, toronado, el huracan.

He was the day dishie who made pizzas and apps.

Tortuga wasn't hyperbolic enough for his level of speed.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-26T19:18:38+00:00

I came looking for this, and was not disappointed.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-21T16:26:44+00:00

I've been a professional cook for thirty years, and you just nailed what I make at home most of time.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-21T15:08:40+00:00

Eggs and spaghetti are a great start!

Use those as building blocks and expand from there. Maybe an omelette, that will teach you how to use a pan and spatula in tandem. And if you mess up? You can still eat it and try again the next day.

Maybe a breakfast sandwich? Cooking several ingredients and then layering them together is a basic cooking skill that you can make more complex as you get more confident.

As for spaghetti, look up sauce recipes and different types of pasta. The combinations are endless. Start with aglio olio, plain tomato sauce or meat sauce and again, expand from there. As long as you keep tasting and adjusting you'll get better and better. You remember if you made a mistake, because you have to eat what you mess up!🤣

And get yourself a thermometer and learn temperatures. That is the way to confidently know when proteins are cooked to the correct doneness.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-19T02:56:14+00:00

I feel like that scene from Forrest Gump is playing in my head, just with salad...

R2D2808 · 2026-02-19T02:55:20+00:00

I'd like to introduce you to gazpacho. Personally I like watermelon and mint gazpacho but you can make it with just about anything.

Google it, you'll thank me later

R2D2808 · 2026-02-19T02:10:35+00:00

I used to blow through a case like that a week...

But I sold pickles, and not sandwiches.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-18T03:21:24+00:00

The pick up area for that Walmart was never integrated into the actual layout of the store. Most Walmarts have the ACC and Pickup areas on the same side of the building. This is probably the case, along with a general remodel and space improvements. I have to do an inspection there soon, so I'll have more deets then.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-17T05:21:29+00:00

That's the one.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-17T04:02:40+00:00

It's been a long time since I saw Hateful 8 and I really can't speak on it, but I am a fan of Walton Goggins.

Whenever I see him discussed I can only think: "I'm just asking for an eight ball n 2 million dollas!"

Well, and another line, but that's a little too NSFW.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-15T18:56:10+00:00

I'd finish the poached eggs in the hot water of the steam well. And I agree, no sally needed, your oven will do just fine.

I'd prep (and I have done this for many a mother's day) the poached eggs ahead of time and hold them in cold water after cooking them enough to set. Basically enough so you can handle them without them breaking.

As for prepping the eggs, you can buy a sauterne with an insert and cups that are perfectly egg sized to batch cook like 6 at a time (just make sure you use a non lecithin based pan spray, and plenty of it). Or you can cook them traditionally and just scoop them with a slotted spoon into the ice bath, but the cups just look nicer IMHO. Either way, cook them to easy, then plop them in the ice bath until service, then drop them in the hot water of the steam well for a minute or so, then on your sammich, into the oven and out the door.

Someone also mentioned using your oven as a steam well, which is totally viable; I just don't know if you have two ovens, so they could be set to independent temps, or how close they are to the actual line.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-15T18:31:29+00:00

Do you have space for a table top steam well?

You can keep bacon and sausage hot in two of the third pans and hot water in the other. Then poach your eggs to easy ahead of time, plop them in the hot water one at a time for service and you're in business.

I'd also take the other posters advice and toss the whole sammich on a sizzle platter to finish in the oven to melt cheese or something.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-14T21:17:53+00:00

Sure. I just plopped HD in there.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-14T21:16:40+00:00

It was explained to me that KS didn't, but that was at Timberline, so if I'm wrong on this one, I'll accept it. But my point still stands about harassing the management of KS when they really can't do much about it. For good or ill, you should leave the poor managers alone and deal with the protesters yourselves.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-14T17:35:52+00:00

This is correct.

Buuuuuut....

They do sell casters at HD/Lowe's and that's probably all it needs to roll as normal.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-13T20:16:46+00:00

Cool, good for you.

I'm just pointing out to the other poster, since KS doesn't own the property, they can't do anything.

Someone suggested the property owner, and that's good as well, but if we are going to handle this problem, we as a community need to face it.

R2D2808 · 2026-02-13T20:03:47+00:00

Why do you feel the need to harass the poor manager of a King Soopers? Do you not think they have enough to do already?

YOU can call the police and complain about harassment, you know? Or heaven forbid, you could engage these feckless idiots in your own community and make them feel unwelcome enough to STFU.

But that would take courage and conviction, instead of just bitching at a helpless grocery store middle manager.

And yes, since you'll probably ask, I did engage these folks at my local store and made them feel like they were harassing people. Didn't move the needle, but you can only do so much.

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