Now that I have posted not one, not two, but all three parts of the First NYC Nom Nom Official Gift Guide for the Festive Foodie, I know you are all wondering what I want…
While I have pretty much every kitchen accessory that can possibly fit in my NYC kitchen, there is one thing for which I yearn… a GOOD candy thermometer. I have officially overheated, steamed out, melted, and/or broke at least 4 different thermometers this past year.
Why have I kept the corpses? I HAVE NO IDEA! The dial one is steamed over and blurry, but it still works. The mercury one I just keep praying will start working again… (because come on… it’s mercury!) but it doesn’t seem to register over 270 accurately (and my toffee needs to get to 295!). The melted electric one still mostly works, however, I have to be very careful not to let any steam get into the melted part or the whole thing goes haywire and the screen goes black. I’m especially upset about the last one since it was a pricey item from William Sonoma. (And who puts plastic, that melts, on the bottom of a very short thermometer?!)
I just bought this thermometer from Amazon (it was tough to find one with decent reviews!) and I’m praying it works AND doesn’t break within a week. But if ANYONE has a thermometer they love. I’m all ears…
HELP ME BLOGOSPHERE!
