I'm simmering some chicken bones right now and google says a simmer temp is between 180-205. My instant-read thermometer is registering 203 but there is zero bubbling, is my thermometer off or is this normal?

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[–] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)

Simmering without bubbles means one of these four:

  • You're measuring in Kelvin
  • No water and only grease
  • Temperature is lower than what you're actually measuring
  • Ambient pressure is too high. (You're not in a diving bell, are you?)

Your temperature measurement is probably off. Either that, or the water evaporated long ago and you're now only heating the grease.

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