Its all fun and games until your thermometer gets turned into a ballistic missile when you leave the heat on too long.
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Friendly_Engineer_ on
These comments are ridiculous – the lid isn’t attached and this isn’t making ‘a bomb’ lol
Fthebo on
ITT: people who have never left a lid on a pan that doesn’t have a hole in it.
That shit just rattles around and lets steam out brothers, it’s fine.
Alternative-Sock-444 on
People talking about the pot exploding are not very bright… The lid is just sitting on the pot, not secured to it in any way, nor is it creating a perfect, tight seal to the pot. If the thermometer is blocking the hole completely, the worst that will happen is the pressure will vent out between the lid and pot. Some people really don’t understand the simplest physics lol.
GoodTodd1970 on
I, too, find stupid shit interesting.
TechnicianBanana on
All these comments are from people who failed physics in high school.
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Lost_ln_Pace on
That is interesting as a thermometer port for checking something cooking, but just leaving it there is wasting your battery.
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people are expressing concern about positive pressure buildup, but that’s not what the hole is for as far as i know; if i remember correctly, the hole is to allow air *into* the pot after you take it off the heat, so that when the air **in the pot** cools down, you don’t end up with a negative pressure chamber (a slight vacuum) and a ton of atmospheric pressure pressing down on the glass, making removing the lid difficult and potentially dangerous.
the thermometer there is fine. if it made a very snug fit i guess you could warrant some concern about leaving it there when you turn the heat off, but as long as air can get in (or you can slide the thermometer out), you should be fine. it’s possible to end up in a weird situation where the lid is surprisingly difficult to take off the pot, but i feel like most adults should be able to muddle through that situation by trying a couple of non-destructive ideas.
badgersruse on
But if it is simmering its near enough 100C and no more. So what does the thermometer tell you?
Jabbawocky18 on
Did you ever think it’s a thermometer hole that doubles as a steam vent?
necromanchurian on
This is just a dumb way to use a thermopen. You’re gonna wreck the internal components exposing the body to sustained high heat and moisture. You’re also not getting an accurate temperature read using it like that.
razirazo on
Personally I wouldn’t do this as the hot vent ring is touching near the base part of the probe and it may cause the circuit in the body to overheat.
This thermometer is designed to be operated hand held and have only few cm of the probe touching the hot food. Most of its user manual explicitly warns against leaving it leaning against the pot wall.
eatingpotatochips on
Sometimes this gives you an inaccurate measurement if the probe is resting on the bottom of the pan, since the metal will quickly transfer heat into the probe.
aeropg on
This is new to people?
sucobe on
*Me: There sure are a lot of comments about comments regarding pressure, surely there can’t be tha- …….ohhhh there they are.*
Narretz on
I’m fascinated how this very simple post has managed to attract some really dumb and combative people within just an hour. Especially since this sub is usually very chill.
MisterWafflles on
I do this too! Though sometimes it shakes the lid because it’s such a perfect fit in the hole and knocks it out
Tim_the_geek on
You mean the thermometer holder doubles as a vent.
nonideological on
I’m going to try this position with the wife tonight
EmbarrassedTrouble10 on
Meh. Not really interesting
DwarvenRedshirt on
Checked and it does fit on my lids with that vent, but never even thought about it. Maybe because there’s nothing I cook with a lid like that where I’d want to check the temperature. Anyone know if this is a planned “feature” or just a happy coincidence?
imtakingyourdata on
Oh nice, the thermometer holder on your pot lid doubles as a steam hole
eaglesk on
Ignoring all of the idiotic comments… this post is basically just “hey my lid has a hole in it” and thats also not mildly interesting
BLACKdrew on
This is pretty common in my experience so this is actually mildly interesting. Good post.
Nothin_Means_Nothin on
I have that same thermometer. Cheaper than ThermoWorx or ThermoPro or whatever it’s called. Inkbird is the brand
KRed75 on
Depends upon how it’s marketed. I have a crockpot / smoker that has a silicone plug and it’s specifically listed as a hole for a thermometer or temperature probe.
Decent_Ad5471 on
I too like to know how hot the boiling water is
xadirius on
The hole isn’t a vent it’s purpose is actually for a cooking thermometer.
NutmegManwithbigsack on
Until the pot explodes
Rider-of-Rohaan42 on
I’d be more concerned that the metal hole ring will affect your temp readings
happy_man000 on
why are so many people here stupid
TheRealTinfoil666 on
Hmmm.
That will be useful the next time I need to know the temperature of stuff boiling in my pot.
Dirk_The_Cowardly on
and a launcher
Average_Dan_ on
I’ve never needed to test a temperature of a pot with a lid on…
If i was frying somthing then the lid is always off as I dont want boiling hot oil to bubble and pour out between the pot and lid 😂
What sort of food would you need to do this? As I clearly have no clue? 😂
Shinokiba- on
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shadowfax96 on
5 dumb comments about pressure, and 165 about how stupid those 5 people are…
YashVardhan99 on
Why are you measuring milk’s temperature? Do people do that? I just stop the heat as soon as it starts boiling.
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Its all fun and games until your thermometer gets turned into a ballistic missile when you leave the heat on too long.
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These comments are ridiculous – the lid isn’t attached and this isn’t making ‘a bomb’ lol
ITT: people who have never left a lid on a pan that doesn’t have a hole in it.
That shit just rattles around and lets steam out brothers, it’s fine.
People talking about the pot exploding are not very bright… The lid is just sitting on the pot, not secured to it in any way, nor is it creating a perfect, tight seal to the pot. If the thermometer is blocking the hole completely, the worst that will happen is the pressure will vent out between the lid and pot. Some people really don’t understand the simplest physics lol.
I, too, find stupid shit interesting.
All these comments are from people who failed physics in high school.
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That is interesting as a thermometer port for checking something cooking, but just leaving it there is wasting your battery.
people are expressing concern about positive pressure buildup, but that’s not what the hole is for as far as i know; if i remember correctly, the hole is to allow air *into* the pot after you take it off the heat, so that when the air **in the pot** cools down, you don’t end up with a negative pressure chamber (a slight vacuum) and a ton of atmospheric pressure pressing down on the glass, making removing the lid difficult and potentially dangerous.
the thermometer there is fine. if it made a very snug fit i guess you could warrant some concern about leaving it there when you turn the heat off, but as long as air can get in (or you can slide the thermometer out), you should be fine. it’s possible to end up in a weird situation where the lid is surprisingly difficult to take off the pot, but i feel like most adults should be able to muddle through that situation by trying a couple of non-destructive ideas.
But if it is simmering its near enough 100C and no more. So what does the thermometer tell you?
Did you ever think it’s a thermometer hole that doubles as a steam vent?
This is just a dumb way to use a thermopen. You’re gonna wreck the internal components exposing the body to sustained high heat and moisture. You’re also not getting an accurate temperature read using it like that.
Personally I wouldn’t do this as the hot vent ring is touching near the base part of the probe and it may cause the circuit in the body to overheat.
This thermometer is designed to be operated hand held and have only few cm of the probe touching the hot food. Most of its user manual explicitly warns against leaving it leaning against the pot wall.
Sometimes this gives you an inaccurate measurement if the probe is resting on the bottom of the pan, since the metal will quickly transfer heat into the probe.
This is new to people?
*Me: There sure are a lot of comments about comments regarding pressure, surely there can’t be tha- …….ohhhh there they are.*
I’m fascinated how this very simple post has managed to attract some really dumb and combative people within just an hour. Especially since this sub is usually very chill.
I do this too! Though sometimes it shakes the lid because it’s such a perfect fit in the hole and knocks it out
You mean the thermometer holder doubles as a vent.
I’m going to try this position with the wife tonight
Meh. Not really interesting
Checked and it does fit on my lids with that vent, but never even thought about it. Maybe because there’s nothing I cook with a lid like that where I’d want to check the temperature. Anyone know if this is a planned “feature” or just a happy coincidence?
Oh nice, the thermometer holder on your pot lid doubles as a steam hole
Ignoring all of the idiotic comments… this post is basically just “hey my lid has a hole in it” and thats also not mildly interesting
This is pretty common in my experience so this is actually mildly interesting. Good post.
I have that same thermometer. Cheaper than ThermoWorx or ThermoPro or whatever it’s called. Inkbird is the brand
Depends upon how it’s marketed. I have a crockpot / smoker that has a silicone plug and it’s specifically listed as a hole for a thermometer or temperature probe.
I too like to know how hot the boiling water is
The hole isn’t a vent it’s purpose is actually for a cooking thermometer.
Until the pot explodes
I’d be more concerned that the metal hole ring will affect your temp readings
why are so many people here stupid
Hmmm.
That will be useful the next time I need to know the temperature of stuff boiling in my pot.
and a launcher
I’ve never needed to test a temperature of a pot with a lid on…
If i was frying somthing then the lid is always off as I dont want boiling hot oil to bubble and pour out between the pot and lid 😂
What sort of food would you need to do this? As I clearly have no clue? 😂
Cool
5 dumb comments about pressure, and 165 about how stupid those 5 people are…
Why are you measuring milk’s temperature? Do people do that? I just stop the heat as soon as it starts boiling.