Digital Thermometer

[Bobba]

With the Hanna ones, is it worth spending extra to get one with a detachable probe, or it's good enough not to need to be replaced?

[chris_reboot]

I've used this one for about 4-5 brews now, and I'm cautious with it, and so far so good.
for a tenner, its been ok, but longer term would look to somthing more sturdy

[garwatts]

I cooked that one on its second use. Left the probe in water for about half an hour and it got inside and knackered it. Tried drying it out in the oven and I melted the plastic. You might want to reinforce it with some glue or something to better seal the probe?

Snap - did just the same

[Bobba]

I cooked that one on its second use. Left the probe in water for about half an hour and it got inside and knackered it. Tried drying it out in the oven and I melted the plastic. You might want to reinforce it with some glue or something to better seal the probe?

Snap - did just the same

Heheheh it's easily done!!! Thinking it's just not worth it with the cheap thermometers. Sooner or later it's go funny and if you're unlucky it'll do it mid brew and really mess you up.
The £10 one with the min max is very handy though, the battery life is huge so I just left it running in the shed to get an idea how good my 'cellar' was!

[adm]

With the Hanna ones, is it worth spending extra to get one with a detachable probe, or it's good enough not to need to be replaced?

Weeeeellllll......I've left the Hanna probes totally submerged in a mash for three hours many times - and I've just left one totally submerged in 55C water for the last 24 hours. No issues at all.

Of course, I don't want to guarantee YOUR one! but they are meant to be totally waterproof.....

Personally though, I'd want a detachable probe - just for the ease of use or in case I manage to break one.

[Bobba]

With the Hanna ones, is it worth spending extra to get one with a detachable probe, or it's good enough not to need to be replaced?

Weeeeellllll......I've left the Hanna probes totally submerged in a mash for three hours many times - and I've just left one totally submerged in 55C water for the last 24 hours. No issues at all.

Of course, I don't want to guarantee YOUR one! but they are meant to be totally waterproof.....

Personally though, I'd want a detachable probe - just for the ease of use or in case I manage to break one.

I'm sold! They sound like the dogs, just got one off ebay. Wonder how many of us '"Jimmers" were bidding for those two on there today !

[wmfd]

I'm sold! They sound like the dogs, just got one off ebay. Wonder how many of us '"Jimmers" were bidding for those two on there today !