NIST Traceable Calibrated Thermometer

NIST Traceable Fractional Degree Calibrated Thermometer

ICL Calibration Laboratories

Extremely high-quality and precise measurements mercury-in-glass certified and calibrated general lab thermometer. Certified and calibrated at three set points of 32°, 122°, and 212°F. Can read temperatures from 0 to 230°F. Overall length is 12 inches and includes a black case and calibration certificate.

Features:

• NIST Traceable
• Certified and calibrated at 32°F, 122°F, and 212°F
• Includes calibration certificate
• 12 inch length
• 0°F to 230°F
• 2° increments
• Includes a black case

Warning!

• There are a number of states that do not allow mercury thermometers
• These states are listed below (may change at any time)
• If you live in one of these states and order this item, we will substitute with a similar non-mercury version (NIST Traceable Non-Mercury Calibrated Thermometer)
• CA, CT, IL, LA, ME, MA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, RI, VT, WA, WI

What is Instant Lethality?

Instant Lethality is the temperature at which all bacteria and microorganisms that we worry about in meat processing will instantly be killed. For beef and pork sausage this is 160°F and for poultry it is 165°F. This applies to whole muscle for beef and pork, you can cook whole muscle cuts of those proteins to far lower temperatures because very little if any, bacteria lives on the inside of the muscle, only on the outside of the product. This means that cooking the internal temperature to 130° means that the outside of the meat has almost certainly been cooked past the point of instant lethality.