Boron Elgar wrote:

On Wed, 14 May 2008 20:01:50 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote:


Nancy Young wrote:

"Dave Bugg" wrote

Nancy Young wrote:

I wouldn't mind having an instant read, too. Does anyone have
one that is reliable?

Thermopen. It is not a remote-probe type (with a wire), but it is the best
instant-read probe thermometer that I have used.

Oh! Thanks! I'll get one of those.

nancy

Might want to check the price first. It is very good and very fast
responding, but it's many times the cost of a number of other options
that work just fine.

Nothing works as well as a Thermapen. And it's damned near
indestructible, too.

I got tired of thermometers that I had to "make do" with over the
years, that were not convenient, failed, were slow, etc. I spent money
replacing things that crapped out or broke.

I have had theThermapen for 6 or 7 years, and it works flawlessly,
every single day, even after being left out on the grill overnight in
a thunderstorm.

I am a believer.

Boron

Well, I find the $10 yellow digital instant read from Sam's works just
fine for me. No, it's not as fast as the Thermapen, but if you're not
cooking in a fast paced restaurant that shouldn't be an issue.

I also have an infrared thermometer gun from Harbor Freight that I find
I use a lot. Obviously IR doesn't give you core temp, but for checking
pan, sauce, oil, etc. temp it's great and there is nothing to cleanup
each use.