type K thermocouple

Bring a calculator also to convert to temperature

We cook American cows in Fahrenheit. That's a degrees F type K thermocouple.

I thought the Omega was just an ohmmeter, so you needed a formula to find t emperature ?

Omega is the big temperature-measuring outfit.

My cheap Extech DVMs also have type K inputs, but if I'm going to spend around $100 for a good filet, I'll use the Omega to get the internal temperature right.

The big difference is the quality of the reference junction compensation.

I'd better bring our thermocouple calibrator along.

I presume you're going to apply the "wrap" on location, otherwise aren't you asking for a soggy crust? ...Jim Thompson

It's only 2 minutes from our cabin to theirs, so we'll zip over and pop it in a hot oven. And we'll bake the crust nicely. The meat-juice soaked crust is as good as the meat.

In addition to being mediocre cooks, they have essentially no kitchen tools.

Then hand-hold them a bit and suggest they pre-warm the oven?

Yep. We get a lot of, "What's that?" ...Jim Thompson

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Thermocouples aren't all that accurate.

For cooking, an interchangeable thermistor can cover the temperature range you need a lot more accurately, and more cheaply - until it has been packag ed up in a stainless steel sheath. My cooking thermometer hasn't got an off

-switch - the sensing circuit doesn't draw enough current to degrade the li fe-time of its AAA alkaline cell. The LCD display gives the measured temper ature to one degree (Celcius or Fahrenheit - you choose). It's also got a t emperature limit alarm, and a timer. I think it cost about $20 in a regular shop ...