A probing question

[tiger1964]

After my ChefAlarm went psychotic, and then the cheap remote thermometer from Lidl which still (barely) works, I am loving the Inkbird after only two uses. But I want to take care of it, and I suspect the part that needs the most attention is the probes. Last night's lamb/feta stuffed onions left a mess on the probes and the owners' manual only obliquely mentions care. What d'yall use to clean probes yet preserve them, both in chemicals and implements? Aggressive scouring sponges seem to me like a no-go, for instance.

 

[SmokyMose]

I just wash them off with a sponge/scrubber and Dawn. Wipe them with an alcohol wipe before using.

 

[mike243]

Dawn and hot water no soaking any of the wire or where it goes into the probe, scrub pad on the wire and hold it where it enters the probe so you don't pull something loose, i like the stainless scrubber as its pretty gentle unless you get rowdy

 

[tiger1964]

Dawn and hot water no soaking any of the wire or where it goes into the probe, scrub pad on the wire and hold it where it enters the probe so you don't pull something loose, i like the stainless scrubber as its pretty gentle unless you get rowdy

Thanks. I'll get some Dawn, I susally use the cheap stuff at home. And by stainless steel, do you mean these?

 

[chopsaw]

I keep a couple of the scrub Daddy sponges in the kitchen . The one that looks like a smiley face . Does a nice job cleaning probes , because of the different profiles on the sponge . You can get them at Lowes or Home Depot . Grocery stores . Alot of places . About $4.00 .

 

[Bearcarver]

I just use the rough side of one of Mrs Bear's "Scrub Sponges" she has at the kitchen sink, along with 118° Tap water, on my Maverick probes.

Bear

 

[mike243]

Yes there are several brands out and all I have tried work well without removing metal,

 

[tiger1964]

Yes there are several brands out and all I have tried work well without removing metal,

Thanks, just got some and will try them out.

 

[JLeonard]

Wait!.......you clean your probes?!?!?!?!? Like the others I hit it with a little Dawn, scrubby side of the sponge, and wipe down the wires.
Jim