Wow, how'd I miss this forum/thread! Another CF owner here. CanadianHomeChef when I read your posts here I thought I could be reading posts from my doppelganger! I bought my first CF in January 2018 and my second around August. It's a fantastic device and I find that most people can't grasp just how capable it is or how much it can change the way we cook. Many of the examples I see here mirror my experiences so closely, like cooking eggs benedict to making stock. Being about to set a temp and turn and walk away is something you couldn't do with any other device.
I think it's likely I'll remove the stove from my new house and install an oven only, still debating. I haven't used the burners on the range in over a year. I've also found that I'm spending a lot of money on cookware now... this thing has infected me with the kitchen expansion bug. I'll have to post some pictures of my pots and pans collection sometime.
I find that I don't use the probe a whole lot as I haven't ventured into recipes where liquid temperature is critical enough to require it. I find that things like Hollander sauce, soups, stocks even melting chocolate work just fine with the pan sensor since the main issue in those cases is not going over temp rather than having an exact temp. That said if I do venture into more dishes I may find a need but so far I haven't used it much.
I also have a Vollrath Mirage Pro which sits on a shelf as a backup unit since once I bought the first CF the Vollrath hasn't been used. It's temperature control is so far off compared to the CF that I see it more as a hot plate conceptually than as a precision cooking device.
Anyway just thought I'd say hello to my fellow CF converts. Cheers!
