C28/P21 Sous Vide Kit

Comark Instruments Releases New Sous Vide Kit

Comark Instruments has further revolutionized food monitoring technology with the introduction of the new Sous Vide Kit, bringing the executive cooking technique to busy kitchens and amateur chefs alike. Sous Vide cooking retains much of a food’s original flavor, texture, color and nutrients by slowly cooking in sealed vacuum bags in a temperature controlled water bath. While it takes more time than other cooking methods, food is tender and cooked perfectly. “Sous Vide Cooking has become the go-to technique for many executive chefs in restaurants and kitchens all over the world because it allows for precise temperature control throughout the cooking process,” says Michael Hall, product-marketing director for Comark Instruments. “Comark’s Sous Vide Kit is the perfect tool to ensure food will retain much of its original texture and flavor.” The Sous Vide Kit includes a Thermocouple Food Thermometer, MicroTip Penetration … Read more

Real Bread Week

Real Bread Week – Get Kneading!!

Whether you bake bread at home or in a commercial environment REAL BREAD WEEK is for you.  It’s the annual celebration aimed at supporting local, independent Real Bread Bakery as well as baking your own at home. So for those of you who may be joining in for the first time or looking to perfect your loaf, here are a few tips to help you on your way: Keep an eye on the temperature of the dough Aim for around 24⁰C/75⁰F Use warm water in the winter and cold water in the summer to get your dough to the right temperature Temperature of the water depends on the temperature of your room and the temperature of the other ingredients Use a thermometer to check your dough temperature Try to keep the dough at a stable temperature throughout the fermenting (proving/proofing) … Read more

RF542 Remote Temperature Monitor

Temperature Data Network Logger with Alarms

The Comark RF542 temperature data monitor collects real-time temperature data via Ethernet connection on to the existing local area network (LAN). These LAN temperature data monitors can be used in conjunction with Comark’s RF500 Wireless Monitoring Range to extend the flexibility of the system even further with a mix of wireless and network data collection. Alternatively, for operations with several small remote sites, each site can be monitored with data transmitted via the LAN to an RF500 Gateway to provide full reporting and alarms on temperature data at a central location without the need for a full wireless system. RF542 can monitor two temperature points from up to 64 different locations using one Comark RF500A Gateway! The range of temperature sensors further extends flexibility with duplex probe models enabling two points of external monitoring from one device. All RF500 data collection models are programmed via an RF500A Gateway … Read more

NHSBT contract for temperature monitoring

Contract with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and Comark Instruments have entered into a 2 year framework agreement to supply all NHSBT sites in the UK with the N2011 and N2014 loggers from Comark’s Diligence EV range.  Probes and UKAS calibration are also supplied as part of the contract.   There is an option to extend the agreement for two further 1 year periods. In total there are 70 sites in England and a further 20 across Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland, although the NHSBT contract only covers the sites in England and mirrors the terms in place in Wales. Using the N Series loggers and probes, NHSBT sites are able to measure and monitor fridge and freezer temperatures at ambient and low range.  Liquid Nitrogen stocks can also be monitored. The flexible programming of the Evolution Software package allows different alarm temperature … Read more

Folding Pocket Thermometer

Pocketherm Food Thermometer is now available in HACCP colours

It’s fast, it folds and it bleeps!  Safe and convenient to use, this food thermometer has a fold-out probe and in response to customer requests, it is now available in red, green, yellow and orange in addition to the original blue label. Pocketherm has instant visual and audible indication of correct frozen, chilled and cooked temperature zones.  All you need to do is insert the thin tip, stainless steel, penetration probe into the food to be tested and coloured LEDs, together with an audible bleep confirm whether the product is at the correct frozen, chilled or cooked temperature zone.  The food thermometer measures temperature over the range of -40°C to +125°C with a 0.1 °C resolution. Pocketherm has a white case which is easy to keep clean.  In addition, BioCote technology is incorporated at the time of manufacture and the antimicrobial additives provide … Read more

USDA reccomends Comark Wireless

USDA Approves Comark RF500 Wireless System for use in Cold Treatment

The Comark RF500 Wireless Temperature Monitoring System is approved by the USDA’s Treatment Quality Assurance Unit for use in data collection for Cold Treatment of imported produce. To prevent introduction of Mediterranean fruit flies, Asian longhorned beetles, and other such pests into the United States, all imported produce must be quarantined and processed according to standards set by USDA. The “CT” or Cold Treatment process, is one of such treatments being monitored by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, and the Center for Plant Health Science and Technology  (APHIS, PPQ, CPHST). The process involves holding of produce at a set temperature range for a specified time window. The USDA specifies instrument accuracy and data collection qualifications for equipment used to document that the Cold Treatment procedure has been completed accurately.  They test, approve, and publish … Read more