Ph tester

[ped]

Would this ph meter be adequate for testing the ph of fermented sausage do you think? : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Meter-Digital-A ... B0037KIZRK

[damienhogan]

You can use an ordinary strip like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-160-pH-IND ... 35c3f1ff1a

[ped]

Thanks Damien, I do have litmus but thought this other tester might be a slight improvement without having to shell out too much money.

[wheels]

FWIW, I bought one from the garden centre designed for testing soil - it wasn't very successful at all - the readings were so varied that you couldn't tell which the true one was.

Phil

[Dibbs]

I have one similar to that on amazon. You can get them cheaper than that on ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-Ph-Te ... 460492bfbd

I've never tried it with meat. It works OK for liquids. I can just about get it to read cheese curds by packing them tightly round the sensor but it's a bit hit and miss. They are reputed not to last very long but at that price...

I think the cheap soil ones with the metal rod are pretty much useless but I haven't tried one for many years. They may have improved since then but Phil's comments imply that they haven't.

This look like a proper thing but 10x the price.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PH-METER-TEST ... 1c316691f3