Polder Probe Curing | Cookshack

tomMember

This is a subject that hasn't been discussed lately and might be of interest to some of the newer folks.

Shingleman graciously posted this on Ray Basso's forum,about five years ago.

Polder Probe Curing (5/13/2001 8:13:58 AM by Shingleman)

POLDER PROBE CURING:

Shake noticed that after deep-frying turkeys, the probe that was used in the hot oil always stayed accurate. Hot oil seemed to protect the sensors in the tip from corrosion.

The probes that he used strictly for meat smoking would eventually become erroneous due to the wash water wicking into the probe where the braided wire connects to the probe.

It has now been determined that we need to cure our new Polder probes in hot oil or lard, for fifteen minutes or so, deep enough for the oil or lard to penetrate and seep down into the braided wire joint at the rear of the probe.

Keep the sensor tip pointed down, so that air in the probe can be displaced by the oil or lard and bubble up and out at the braided joint.

During a long cook, some of the protective oil will seep back out of the braided joint allowing moisture, during cleaning, to wick back into the sensors located inside the tip of the probe.

Before you clean your probes, you may want to re-cure so that moisture has a lesser chance of reaching the sensor area of the tip.

Moisture that wicks into the probe seems to be the corrosive factor that we want to deter.

Tom Hoefer a.k.a. Shingleman
www.bbqSchool.com

5/17/068:04 AM

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Former Member

Hmmmmmm........very interesting.

Thanks Tom, I'm going to give this a try.

tomMember

It has brought a number of mine back from the dead,over the years.

Former Member

That's all I need to hear.

I've got one that gives me erratic readings.

Maybe this will "cure" it.

Thanks again.

5/17/0610:11 AM

Former Member

Yup, that's where I first heard it.

I've added the thought that once you oil it, then seal it so water can't get back in. High Temp shrink tubing at Radio Shack works for me.

5/17/0611:59 AM

tomMember

I even have the hard copy of the Radio Shack parts to make 100 ft cable extensions for your regular Polder type remotes.

He gives the parts numbers and it costs about $2.85.

Former Member

Maybe the water thing is why the latest Taylor probes look to be encased in silicon or some similar tubing.

tomMember

Yep

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