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Digital cooking thermometer
03-25-04

Thermapen

For the price (previously $70), you have to either be a really serious cook, or seriously tired of rubbery chicken and overcooked steak to buy one of these industrial-strength, instant-read digital thermometers. But once you've got one, you'll wonder how you ever cooked without it. The Thermapen takes all the guesswork out of the proper time to cook things.

I first saw this used on my favorite cooking show, "America's Test Kitchen." It looks very odd compared to the digital cooking thermometers you find in retail stores. But this is THE best kitchen tool I have, (well, maybe second best after my $3.00 spring-loaded tongs).

-- Barbara Young

Thermapen
$89
ThermoWorks

 


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#1 | Thu, 10-15-09 08:49
Pepster

My wife got me one of these after some prodding and I LOVE IT.

Any thermistor based "instant read" is going to take 10-15 seconds to give you an accurate number. This one takes about three.
That doesn't sound like a big deal until you want to check a dozen pieces of meat on the grill, or take the temperature of a big roast/turkey/etc in the oven. By the time you check a few different points (White meat, dark meat, stuffing, etc) - the difference is substantial.

The probe is also MUCH narrower, meaning smaller holes in your food.

If you're a casual cook, you probably won't care, but if you cook a lot, or you're a food geek, consider dropping the coin on this one.

 

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