Does anyone know what the Combustion probe is made out of (both the shaft and the yellow plastic-looking handle at the end)?
I've been on a quest to replace plastics in the kitchen with stainless steel, glass and silicone/rubber. MEATER Plus says it's made out of stainless steel and ceramic, and I'm okay with sticking that inside a Stasher bag along with a sous-vide steak.
I'm hoping that the Combustion probes also use silicone or ceramic (not non-rubber plastic) for the handle area.
On both the Combustion probes and on the MEATER plus probes, I'm also wondering if they're designed to work with induction stovetops (i.e. non-ferritic), as sometimes I want to add a wireless probe there too. Not a requirement, but it would be a nice bonus.
Things I did find out from the combustion.inc website ( FAQ – Combustion Inc )
- The probe's upper temperature is greater than 500F range, so that probably rules out virtually all rubbers and plastics for the handle end. Maybe it's ceramic?
- They don't recommend using it with sous vide yet because they haven't finished testing how their gaskets seal under vacuum. They intend for sous vide in vacuum-sealed bags to work. I use Stasher bags, so that's not an issue for me.
- The wireless signal is degraded by obstructions (which I presume also includes water).
- They say that induction stoves are not a problem.
