14 hours ago, ElsieD said:I used my TT the first time tonight to deep fry frozen sweet potato fries. The instructions said to try them at 350. I set the probe for that temperature and waited. I tested it periodically with my Thermapen. It quickly became apparent that the probe and the Thermapen were not on the same page, so to speak. I adjusted the probe to 300 to get the oil to settle at 350. I tested a couple of fries, that went well, and I shut it off until it was time to eat at which time i turned it back on and re-set the temperature to 300. This time the oil reached 366 so I adjusted the probe again, downwards to 290 and waited. The oil then went down to 350 and I fried my fries. I guess i can live with the discrepancy IF that temperature difference is consistent, as my main reason for buying the TT was to be able to hold the oil at a consistent temperature. I plan on sending the TT people a copy of this note and I will let you know what they have to say. Has anyone else done anything with theirs?
14 hours ago, ElsieD said:I forgot to mention that I was deep frying in a cast iron enamel pot. The probe is on the short side and the clasp thd probe fits into does not fit snugly on the rim of the pot. In fact, the thing fell off three times, twice ending up In the hot oil.
I think it might be worth trying this with a lighter weight pot. Cast iron pots are fantastic for many applications, but temperature control isn't one of them; they have extremely high thermal mass and very poor thermal conductivity. So it is probably throwing off the algorithm that the One Top uses to regulate temperature.
The other potential option would be skipping the probe for cast iron, and just figuring out what surface temperature produces the desired oil temperature.
