A candy thermometer, also known as a sugar thermometer, is a thermometer used to measure the temperature and therefore stage of a cooking sugar solution. It is similar to a meat thermometer except that it can read higher temperatures. If the thermometer is an older liquid based model (as opposed to digital display type) it will sometimes have the stages of sugar cooking (i.e. soft ball, soft crack, hard crack, etc.) printed adjacent to the corresponding temperatures on the thermometer itself. See Candy for a description of the various stages of sugar cooking. A thermometer is a device which measures temperature or temperature gradient, using a variety of different principles. ... A meat thermometer with a dial. ... Jellied candies Candy is often used as a synonym for the more traditional term confectionery in North America, whereas the word has become archaic in most parts of the United Kingdom and survives today almost exclusively in the term candy floss. In some areas, notably Scotland, candy is generally taken...
A candythermometer, also known as a sugar thermometer, is a thermometer used to measure the temperature and therefore stage of a cooking sugar solution.
If the thermometer is an older liquid based model (as opposed to digital display type) it will sometimes have the stages of sugar cooking (i.e.
See Candy for a description of the various stages of sugar cooking.
These thermometers vaguely resemble the thermometers which used to be in every doctor's office in the world, though they're much larger and often have a metal clip on the side to allow them to be hooked to the cooking pot.
Candy continues to cook for a time after it is removed from the heat and should the mixture stay in the pan while the proper equipment is rounded up, the entire recipe can be ruined.
Pets, too, should be removed from the kitchen area when candy is being prepared, as they can also be severely injured if they trip the cook as he or she is moving to the table with a pot of hot candy, or a drop falls to the floor.