The TMS multiple needle probe consists of nine 120mm long stainless steel needles with a 15º taper at the tip. Each needle has an individual diameter of 2 mm and is removable to aid cleaning and provide food technologists with configuration flexibility.

The whole assembly has a diameter of 50 mm, which comfortably travels through the neck of standard 1lb (454 g) preserve or jam jars making it ideal for in container testing of jams, jellies, pickles and preserves. These products are very inhomogeneous in texture supporting varying sizes of fruit and vegetable pieces and, as such, cannot be measured easily through single point penetration.

Applications

• Gel strength testing of fruited jams, jellies and preserves
• Set properties of English pickle
• Rupture point of set marmalade
• Firmness testing of fruited yogurts, cosmetic creams, etc.
• Hardness and “scoopability” testing of ice-creams containing nuts, biscuits and confectionery inclusions
• Bake quality of fruited cakes and puddings
• Fracture and firmness of baked cookies and chocolate chip cookie dough
• Biscuit hardness and friability through penetration
• Curd strength of fruited speciality cheese
• Toughness, resilience and rupture properties of processed meats and burgers

Contents and summary

Notes

This part replaces TMS Junior Multiple Probe Fixture (432-252)

Optionally, for sample presentation, use: TMS standard fixture table (432-243)