No, each batch needs to be measured, and if sharing with anybody you really need a meter unless it stays refrigerated.
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kitchenware Question about PH tester
- Thread starter cmwr
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Got it. I NEVER have nor ever will tell anyone to keep it on the counter. I always tell them to refrigerate. I take this to work for our Monday breakfasts and they keep it in the company fridge. Every Monday it comes back out for breakfast. I also have hot sauce parties with my family making sauce from my recipes. I don’t sell and I never had any intentions to try to at farmers markets or any other place. I basically make sauce for me and I give it away to family and friends that like it
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Still, get a meter! Strips are crap.
Your sauce will tint the test strip PLUS it is not highly accurate. The colors are already close. No way I would use any for sharing my recipes.
If your electrode was stored dry for years, it is toast. There's plenty of decent meters out there for this as a hobby.
To keep this from going in circles I would just say I recommend a meter. Strips are a ballpark measurement for your own use/recipe tinkering. Best of luck!
Your sauce will tint the test strip PLUS it is not highly accurate. The colors are already close. No way I would use any for sharing my recipes.
If your electrode was stored dry for years, it is toast. There's plenty of decent meters out there for this as a hobby.
To keep this from going in circles I would just say I recommend a meter. Strips are a ballpark measurement for your own use/recipe tinkering. Best of luck!
I had to step away from my phones keyboard yesterday because I was getting overwhelmed and I didn’t want this to keep going back and forth. Today is a new day. I’m gonna see if I can call early tomorrow and cancel my ph strip order. Then I’m going to reevaluate and make some phone calls to some companies and get advice over the phone about their meters etc. I’m old school and prefer to talk on the phone and get all my questions answered vs a text or typed message lol. Too many things get lost in translation when you’re a dummy like me. On another note……yesterday during my Google research I found a thread on these forums I started back in 2019 about buying my first ph meter, which was the one I linked to earlier in this thread and threw away yesterday morning lol. What can I say I can’t remeber what my wife told me yesterday let alone what I posted on an Internet forum 6 years ago
. Good golly miss Molly. Ok time to take a breath and make some calls tomorrow. I’m gonna say I think I’m gonna look into Hannah PH testers. I’m big on a company that can give me support plus they have replaceable tips if I don’t use it for a long time. I just got tracking info this morning that my 20 Datil pepper pods from Florida were going to be shipped soon. A new batch of sauce is waiting so I want to be ready.
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Apologies, I didn't mean to cause confusion and have you cancel orders. I was vague on the strips and then kind of poo pooed them lol. If they are made for salsa like it says perhaps the sauce color won't interfere, and half steps are better than full. You may find them useful!
That said, yes, look into a meter. Calling companies is a great idea.
If you have strips and a meter, you can then test the strips for accuracy and know that they work (or not).
PS. Look into Thermoworks. They make the best thermometer in the business so THIS brand I can attest to. In fact, that's the pH meter I will be looking into when I get a chance, for myself. Haven't had the time to take a good look.
That said, yes, look into a meter. Calling companies is a great idea.
If you have strips and a meter, you can then test the strips for accuracy and know that they work (or not).
PS. Look into Thermoworks. They make the best thermometer in the business so THIS brand I can attest to. In fact, that's the pH meter I will be looking into when I get a chance, for myself. Haven't had the time to take a good look.
No apologies necessary. I appreciate all the feedback. I should have researched harder before I ordered. I will check out thermoworks. I want a decent tester from a company with customer service but I really don’t want to spend a lot. I’ll see what they have. ThanksApologies, I didn't mean to cause confusion and have you cancel orders. I was vague on the strips and then kind of poo pooed them lol. If they are made for salsa like it says perhaps the sauce color won't interfere, and half steps are better than full. You may find them useful!
That said, yes, look into a meter. Calling companies is a great idea.
If you have strips and a meter, you can then test the strips for accuracy and know that they work (or not).
PS. Look into Thermoworks. They make the best thermometer in the business so THIS brand I can attest to. In fact, that's the pH meter I will be looking into when I get a chance, for myself. Haven't had the time to take a good look.
By the way. How does this meter Thermoworks compare to this meter Hannah ? I just realized thermoworks is the same company that makes the thermopen instant read thermometer. I have had one of those for years. Yes they do make premium stuff! One thing I like about the Hannah meter is I think it comes with calibration solution. Not sure if it comes with storage solution. The thermoworks meter does not and it is another 40 bucks to get the starter set. Also on the thermoworks page it says if the electrode dries out it needs to be rehydrated. There is no mention of the electrode or the tester being ruined if that happens.
The Hanna tester linked above is the style of my first tester. It had a simple rubber cap, not the beaker-looking thing used for storage.
Sounds like talking to a real person will answer most of your questions. I would always suggest a device over test strips for exactly what the Boss mentioned. The sauce itself could discolor the test strip.
Sounds like talking to a real person will answer most of your questions. I would always suggest a device over test strips for exactly what the Boss mentioned. The sauce itself could discolor the test strip.
Tomorrow phones will be ringing