[joke]Broke out grandma’s candy thermometer….

Gotta ask, what kinda candy was she making? Soft crack. Hard crack. Pot….

Even has the donuts on there for, you know, dealing with the munchies.

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For those who never tried to make candy:

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/blog/4052/candy-temperature-chart.html
- Actually? Now I’m really curious…. What is the pot for? I assume the donuts/fish is for frying oil temp
  
  Is that for frying potatoes?
  
  Little high for frying potatoes, I don't see a modern setting for "pot".
  
  High end candy making is for light and dark caramel.
  
  Maybe it means your thermometer is accidentally touching the bottom of the pot and isn't accurate?
  
  What is the pot for?
  
  That's to help you get the munchies to eat all the awesome treats you'll make.
  
  Potato chips.
  
  You know how it's sometimes kind of hard to find people to eat all your baked goods when you're on a baking kick? Bake yourself and then it's easy to eat them all yourself.
  
  Gonna guess it's shorthand for potatoes?
  
  I’m far more concerned why fish is on here, but no other meats are
For those curious, making KAF's Apple Cider Caramels

Edit: I used generic apple cider vinegar, cuz that’s what I had. In any case the flavor is there and it’s at thread stage,

Edit 2: it’s out.

Might have gotten it out a bit too soon- the digital meter was saying 245-250(grr) and it’s a hair on the soft side. It lost a bit of the apple flavor compared to when it was at thread temp… if you want a sharp hit, maybe add some more of the cider vinegar. The flavor is still there, but iat thread it was (tart) apple->Carmel, now it’s carmel-> apple
Regardless of crack or pot, grandma always wanted the firm ball. And she certainly didn't mind a little of the dark caramel.
You're going to ruin your crack if you get it that hot while you're cooking it.
So crack is made at around 300°?

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