What is the best candy thermometer?

Table of Contents:

1. What is the best candy thermometer?
2. Can I use digital thermometer for candy?
3. What is soft ball stage when making candy?
4. What is different about a candy thermometer?
5. What is the difference between a dial meat thermometer and a dial candy or frying thermometer?
6. Can I use a deep fry thermometer for meat?
7. How can you tell the temperature of milk without a thermometer?
8. Can hot milk kill yeast?

What is the best candy thermometer?

Best Candy Thermometers at a Glance

• Most Popular: Polder Candy Thermometer.
• Best Overall and Best Clip-on: Taylor Precision Products Candy & Deep Fry Stainless Steel Paddle Thermometer.
• Best Budget: Taylor Precision Products Classic Candy/Deep Fry Thermometer.

Can I use digital thermometer for candy?

If you're going to use a meat thermometer to boil sugar and make candy, a digital thermometer may be more useful than the traditional, metal and coil style of a meat thermometer. ... A candy thermometer will always be the best choice for making candy.

What is soft ball stage when making candy?

As a sugar syrup is cooked, water boils away, the sugar concentration increases, and the temperature rises. ... For example, at 235° F, the syrup is at the “soft-ball” stage. That means that when you drop a bit of it into cold water to cool it down, it will form a soft ball.

What is different about a candy thermometer?

There are three general differences between a candy thermometer and a meat thermometer: Candy thermometers are longer. Candy thermometers are longer than meat thermometers, making them a safer option when checking the temperature of boiling sugar or hot oil. Candy thermometers have a higher temperature range.

What is the difference between a dial meat thermometer and a dial candy or frying thermometer?

A candy thermometer's long, narrow shape allows you to safely check the temperature of hot sugar or hot oil without burning yourself. A meat thermometer is much shorter in length, and its temperature range isn't typically high enough for cooking sugar.

Can I use a deep fry thermometer for meat?

Know your thermometer types. These thermometers come in both analog and digital forms, and they usually can read a wide range of temperatures, so you can use it for anything from meat to baked goods to deep-frying. These thermometers come with a pointed probe that you can insert into the center of foods.

How can you tell the temperature of milk without a thermometer?

I usually warm milk in the microwave to the top of the approved temperature for yeast (about 110 degrees F). I tell by the finger test, which is where I stick a clean finger in the milk and if I get too hot after a few seconds, the milk is too hot as well. If it's just comfortable, it's the right temperature.

Can hot milk kill yeast?

Too Hot to Survive Regardless of the type of yeast you use, if your water reaches temperatures of 120°F or more, the yeast will begin to die off. Once water temps reach 140°F or higher, that is the point where the yeast will be completely killed off.