Thermometer

[toothfairy050]

Guys, I am building a finisher and need to know which thermometer I should buy. 0 to 250 or 0 to 50 with 0 being the boiling point of water.
Thanks

[n8hutch]

I would go with 0-250, you want to be able to see 185+ for bottleing

[bowhunter]

Use the 0-250 F.

[PerryW]

If you are trying to make syrup in the finisher, you need the 0-50.

If you are using the finisher to reheat and package the syrup, you need the 0-250.

[BreezyHill]

Guys, I am building a finisher and need to know which thermometer I should buy. 0 to 250 or 0 to 50 with 0 being the boiling point of water.
Thanks

I am confused how this thermometer is working. If the boiling point of water is 0 then you will be looking to go no more than 20 degrees F past that point for maple syrup and often not even that high. I cant remember ever setting the set point on the auto draw past 224. I check density and then set the temp point to match density.

250 past boiling in F is 460+. This would not work well for bottling when you are looking for a temp below your thermometers 0 point.

is the designed use of this thermometer?

Thanks Ben

[NhShaun]

I think the 0-250 actually starts at 0 deg not the boiling point.

[BreezyHill]

I was thinking the same but then how does the 0-50 work?

100 C is boiling point so it isn't a Celsius thermometer.

[Thompson's Tree Farm]

zero to fifty would allow you to do syrup, candy and cream.

[happy thoughts]

I was thinking the same but then how does the 0-50 work?


With this type of thermometer you need to set to zero in boiling water first. This *should* force you to calibrate boiling water temp each time you finish syrup. Boiling point will vary by barometric pressure which changes constantly, and altitude.

The 0-50 thermometer will likely be easier to read with wider temp markings but either thermometer will work especially if you're just using it for a ballpark temp to start checking density with a hydrometer. That said, f it were me and these are the metal stick and dial type, I wouldn't choose either. I'd go for a good digital thermocouple thermometer which are known for their accuracy and instant read..