Accurate thermometer

I went on a quest today to find a nice probe thermometer. Something more accurate than those stick-on LCD ones. Wal-mart employees looked at me like i was crazy and the Lowe's had a pH meter for soil.

I was wondering, would a kitchen thermometer work? Something say like this?
http://www.amazon.com/Taylor-9842-Co...d_bxgy_k_img_c

Also, for those who read my other post. I bought a rheostat. I felt the glass again today and it was frickin' hot. So I said huh-uh and bought a rheostat.

You can get these at Wall*Mart, they are usually by the light bulbs/AC filters. most people on here use them. They cost $12

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...nt/photo-3.jpg

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

You can get these at Wall*Mart, they are usually by the light bulbs/AC filters. most people on here use them. They cost $12

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...nt/photo-3.jpg

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Does the probe take humidity too? Or do you have to have the thermometer in the egg box/cage?

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Originally Posted by Kylegep

Does the probe take humidity too? Or do you have to have the thermometer in the egg box/cage?

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the probe only measures temperature. The thermometer itself has a second temperature sensor and the humidity sensor...so yes if you want to measure humidity the entire thing will need to be inside the enclosure

There is a sticky in the DIY section to remove the humidity sensor and make it external.

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Originally Posted by mattb

There is a sticky in the DIY section to remove the humidity sensor and make it external.

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That is true, but you have to be very careful not to alter the resistance value by adding more wire, this will change how the sensor reads.