Insight on better meat thermometers
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What Beak said!
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@Roaniecowpony - How do you like the IR Thermapen? I've been on the fence of getting one for use with my Blackstone.
I would like to get an IR Thermapen myself. But it’s going to have to be one of these crazy deep discounted opportunities.
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If you are looking at IR guns from other brands as well, I’ve had an older model of This IR on Amazon for over 4 years now and it has performed flawlessly. The one I have was $4 higher, great value If it works as well as mine does.
I am a little late to this thread...but I had been using the Thermoworks Super-Fast Mini Thermometer ($29) for the last 5+ years. While it works great, it is a tad bit slow (~5 secs) depending on the situation. I bought a Thermapen Mk4 last November (30% off) as a gift to myself and after using it the 1st time, I wondered why I waited so long to purchase it. Yes it probably costs more than most folks want to pay for a thermometer. I would definitely buy it on sale or open-box. When it comes to certain tools, you can benefit from it longer by buying it earlier.
The Mini Thermometer still works great but is mostly used as a backup now. I can definitely vouch for the Thermoworks reliability and accuracy. I like that the Mk4 is larger and fits better in my hand...though, I do wish the Thermapen kept the Min/Max like the Mini Thermometer.
The Mini Thermometer still works great but is mostly used as a backup now. I can definitely vouch for the Thermoworks reliability and accuracy. I like that the Mk4 is larger and fits better in my hand...though, I do wish the Thermapen kept the Min/Max like the Mini Thermometer.
Frankly, I rarely use the IR "tailgun" on the thermapen. Mostly I use a gun style IR thermometer https://www.thermoworks.com/IR-Gun
So, since I hardly use the IR tailgun of the Thermapen, I decided to do a comparison. I just did a couple surfaces and they matched the IR gun pretty closely. Then I put it to a comparison with some warm water.
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Funny story... you know what I just found stuck the the side of my refrigerator over the weekend? A new Javelin Pro. ROFL. I went into my Amazon history and searched for "thermometer" and not only did I discover that I've spent a lot of money on thermometers of various types over the years but I also bout one of these bad boys some four years ago. Who knew? Only thing I can say with certainty at this point in terms of first hand experience is that the battery life is really good. lol I can't want to use this sucker and see just how good it really is and if all those reviews I read years ago when decided were accurate.
Update on the Thermoworks sale. Orange Mk4 Thermapens are on sale for $69 now.
I still miss the old graphics that they used to have on the earlier models. I wanted a black thermapen with flames. Never did get one. Maybe they will have a flaming Mk4 some day.
Bring back the fun stuff, Thermoworks!
I still miss the old graphics that they used to have on the earlier models. I wanted a black thermapen with flames. Never did get one. Maybe they will have a flaming Mk4 some day.
Bring back the fun stuff, Thermoworks!
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mooncusser2k
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Good find! The Javelin Pro is good, hope you like it.
Keep looking no telling what you will find.
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Exactly why I quit looking while I was ahead. lol
Thermoworks also makes a good number of other options for a superfast reading thermometer. Many of them are in the $30-40 range.
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