*facepalm*

I have three kitchen thermometers here. They're the kind that has the remote probe that you stick in whatever it is that you're monitoring. Two of them have no probes. I guess I kept them around to use as timers, which is stupid, because the stove and microwave have timers and I have my iPhone which can spawn as many timers as I can find programs. The thermometer that has its probe was dropped, it now rattles and doesn't beep when it hits the target temperature.

Last night I was buying something in the kitchen section and saw a moderately nice thermometer. It also had a timer, which I thought could be useful. So I bought it.

This morning, while removing the sticker that covers the display, I dropped the readout portion in to the sink, naturally in to a bowl of water.

Why things like this that are going to be kept in a kitchen where lots of liquids are sloshed around are not water-proof, I'll never understand.

I set it out on the front porch rail to bask in the sun all day. Maybe it'll survive. If not, I'll have a second probe.