Hello Steve,

> On Sun, 21 May 2006 04:53:35 GMT, Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> You did not answer my first question. How much will save? As I
>> originally stated,, it may have a place in a commercial setting, but
>> for home/hobby use, saving a few seconds is not going to be a real
>> quantifiable benefit that you can put a dollar amount on. Nor is a
>> half of a degree going to make a noticeable difference in the final
>> product.
>>
> The Polder probes take almost 45 seconds (or more) to get an accurate
> reading. If you're grilling a steak, that could mean the difference
> between rare and medium if you're cooking over a nice hot fire.
>
> I believe the probe on the Thermapen is smaller and much less
> invasive, and would therefore damage the meat less. You can't leave a
> Polder in a steak - at least not conveniently.
>
> In BBQ or grilling, it helps to be able to check several different
> sections, as BOB mentioned. A Thermapen would be much faster.
>
> The Thermapan is all-around more useful, IMO.
T
For grilling, I wouldn't use anything other than my Thermapen. For smoking,
it's useless; a remote probe is far better. Is it worth $100? I have more
money than brains, so for me, yes.

Hal Burton > wrote:
> [ . . . ]
> For grilling, I wouldn't use anything other than my Thermapen. For
> smoking, it's useless; a remote probe is far better. Is it worth $100? I
> have more money than brains, so for me, yes.

For grilling, especially steaks, I don't use anything except my nose and
eye. I just want it nicely charred on the outside when I flip it. If
someone wants it medium rare, I leave it a minute longer on a side. No
complaints in 20 years. If someone wanted it more well done, I'd tell 'em
to toss it back on for a few minutes more or cook their own next time.
Hasn't happened yet. Maybe it's the company I keep. ;-)

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wrote:
> Hal Burton > wrote:
>
>>[ . . . ]
>>For grilling, I wouldn't use anything other than my Thermapen. For
>>smoking, it's useless; a remote probe is far better. Is it worth $100? I
>>have more money than brains, so for me, yes.
>
>
> For grilling, especially steaks, I don't use anything except my nose and
> eye. I just want it nicely charred on the outside when I flip it. If
> someone wants it medium rare, I leave it a minute longer on a side. No
> complaints in 20 years. If someone wanted it more well done, I'd tell 'em
> to toss it back on for a few minutes more or cook their own next time.
> Hasn't happened yet. Maybe it's the company I keep. ;-)
>

If I'm grilling steaks I use the old tried and true (at
least for me, but I've had years of practice) of just
touching the meat. I can tell by the feel of it the degree
of doneness it's reached. For q'ing I use nothing but my
probe with the remote belt unit to measure the grate and
internal meat temps.

So for me, is it worth a hundred bucks? No way, I'd be much
more able to justify a BBQ_ Guru, but haven't broken down
and gotten one of those either... Yet.

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Steve