Why I buy this one ?
- Read temperature in less than 4 seconds!
- Fold away probe protects from breakage.
- Wide range covers -58°F to 572°F.
- Big easy-to-read digits are far easier to read than other pocket thermometers.
- Accuracy meets USDA guidelines in the food range.

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What our customer's say!

"A joy to use", Cooking thermometers have come a long way in the 15 years.

I remember the old mechanical spiral-dial thermometer that my parents used - it was terrible. It's temperature response time was measured in minutes, and if it got you within +/- 20F of your target temperature, you were lucky. Candy thermometers offere a slight improvement in speed and accuracy, but were calibrated too high a range to be useful for grilling and baking.

Then the first of the digital thermometers came out for home cooks. As a budding humebrewer and someone who loved to cook, I immediately bought the best ones I could fine. Unfortunately, although faster and more accurate, they were still a bit slow ... taking up to 30 sec to stabilize. They also tended to be moisture sensitive, needed periodic re-calibration to retain accuracy, had to be turned on and off manually, and frequently needed new batteries. However, they were still a giant step forward.

About 5 years ago (guess?), I saw the first Thermapen in a Baker's catalog, which ballyhooed it's speed, accuracy, and convenience. I promptly bought one and tried it. I was delightfully surprised to encounter a product that actually did everything as well as it claimed.

LIKES:

* SPEED & ACCURACY: Courtesy of the probe's tapered tip, and modern thermocouple, the thermapen can get an accurate reading within 1F in roughly 3-4 seconds ... and the tip is tapered enough so that it only makes a small hole, without overly damaging that you're measuring. That makes all sorts of things possible - you can accurately check individual chops, burgers, sausages and fish for proper doneness while grilling, and you can check oven roasts and baked bread for doneness in a blink without losing all the heat in your oven (although if you're serious about baking, you should be using a wireless instant read instead). The unit also seems to retain excellent accuracy, and doesnt need regular re-calibration.

* ERGONOMIC: I like how the probe is protected by having it fold and clip into the side of the unit, so it can fit securely into your pocket ... no protective tube to lose, or awkward clamshell case. It's fairly rugged, and doesnt mind being bumped around in the ol kitchen tools drawer. The unit also turns itself off after a few minutes, to protect the battery (12v type 23A ... it looks like a half-length AAA).

MINOR NITS:

* F/C: There's no switch to change between farenheit and celsius ... you have to buy one set to one scale or the other. It can't do both. There's also no calibration adjustment ... although I dont really miss it, because this unit seems to stay accurate, despite years of use.

* BETTER SWIVEL NEEDED: I really like the folding probe, but because it only folds along 1 plane, it can sometimes cause awkward hand and viewing angles. It would have been better if the swivel were redesigned to allow full XYZ (3D) rotation, instead of only XY (2D).

* PRICEY: At $85-90 USD, it's priced rather steep. However, I've gotten years of very satisfied use out of mine, the battery is changeable, and it's been worth the price. Still, I'd like to see the price come down.

* SIZE: Although fairly compact and fits neatly into a pocket, there's still plenty of room for further size reduction.

Highly recommended ... if your budget permits.

"A little pricey for what you get", I like the thermometer. It is everything it was advertised to be. But two things. One it is a bit bigger than I thought it would be. And two I bought another, some what simmilar, thermometer and it does evrything this one does and was 1/3 the cost.

Here is the other thermometer that I have;

1 of: Taylor Professional Waterproof Digital Thermometer
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC


"Well worth it", Hard to add anything to the other reviews. Fast, convenient, accurate and easy to clean. Expensive but worth it!

"Worth every penny: a fast thermometer you can TRUST", When you buy this, you are paying for two things: Speed and Trustworthiness.

I've spent nearly as much as I did on my thermapen on other thermometers priced between $5 and $50. None of them have read as fast or as reliably as the thermapen.

If you have a cheap thermometer that isn't NSF certified, you will find yourself often second-guessing it. "Hmm... that reading seems a bit off... I'll probably keep this in a little longer" - but with the Thermapen you can trust it every time.

For a serious griller, I strongly suggest the Thermapen - which is pretty much the gold standard for grilling thermometers. It takes a reading in less than 3 seconds - and has a needle-thin probe... It's fast enough for me to use it to take thin cuts of pork tenderloin off one at a time and verifying that they are all cooked properly (invariably, there will be one or two cuts that take twice as long to get to the proper temperature than the other ones... With a slow probe, you can't afford to check each one because they will all burn - so what if you are just spot checking one of them and you happen to get the slow one? the rest all burn? or if you get one that cooks really fast... the rest are undercooked?)

When you are serving large quantities of chicken - knowing for certain that EVERY piece of meat has been checked and is properly cooked gives a lot more piece of mind than spot checking one and HOPING the rest of them are ok.


"Exceeds Expectations", We grill almost every weekend in the Summer and in the past have served a lot of "grilled food gone bad," that is over and under done burgers, steaks, and pork before we were convinced to get a thermometer. We eventually learned that knowing internal temperature is imperative to quality grilling and getting that information as quickly as possible when the grill lid is off is essential.

We purchased the Thermapen after having owned several less expensive digital "instant read" thermometers. We needed a thermometer that delivered fast, accurate, and consistent readings for our grilled food.

The problem the Termapen resolves is that thermometers like this one form TaylorTaylor #806 Weekend Warrior Digital Instant Read Thermometer, really don't deliver the speed, accuracy, and reliability we need while grilling (or cooking in general for that matter). Plus they leave a much bigger hole in the meat. They take up to 15 seconds to get a reading, don't deliver the same reading twice (unless by accident), and generally confound and confuse instead of clarifying what is really going on inside our meat. This can lead to frustration and a loss of desire to grill.

Speed of reading, degree of doneness, and consistency become important as grilling sessions and the diversity of foods grilled simultaneously multiply. Dad wants a pork chop, our neighbor wants a turkey burger, and we want chicken--for the second time this weekend. We couldn't manage it, and wouldn't want the frustrations of trying to, with a lesser thermometer.

Before we purchased the Thermapen, we wondered if the premium price would be worthwhile. The answer is a resounding YES! The Thermapen allows us a degree of precision not attainable with other thermometers. The Thermapen has enabled us to divided the spectrum of doneness between "Rare" and "Medium" into 2 additional gradations on opposite sides of the traditional "Medium Rare." We call these "Cool Medium Rare" and "Hot Medium Rare." Guests are amused we can offer this degree of precision. We appreciate the level of confidence we have in serving perfectly done food. This is impossible with the Taylor.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Wow!", I have owned this thermometer for 2 days and it works as advertised. I decided to get this after serving $55 dollars worth of steak that was way undercooked. I tested this instrument on vigorously boiling water: 212 degrees in under 5 seconds. I grill out a lot and I need both speed and accuracy and this unit delivers. My other 'instant read' meters take 30+ seconds before giving a reading and you are not quite sure when you have the final temp.

I put the probe under my tongue and it reads 98 degrees. I wave it around the room for about 20 seconds and I get a pretty accurate reading of the ambient temperature in the room - this takes longer because the probe is not being inserted into anything.

Pros: Accuracy, Speed, small diameter probe, large display, minimum probe depth: 1/8", huge temperature range (-50 to 575).
Cons: Design favors right handed use.

I have heard that this unit is a favorite among restaurant health inspectors. It is easy to see why.

"I have the plug-in thermocouple version", I recently bought the Thermapen, but the version with the plug-in probes. I'm an Engineer and the geek-factor appealed to me I guess. I am also, however, a self-proclaimed home-chef-extraordinare and I like good stuff that works well. I hate cooking meat or fish poorly and learned long ago that touch-and-feel and pushing-and-prodding at slabs of sizzling protein with my finger isn't nearly as accurate as actually knowing what the temperature is ... inside the meat, where it counts.

This thing is great. I bought several probes, two for cooking, two for engineering purposes (air and water measurements). One cooking type is a .043" diameter (about half the diameter of a standard #2 pencil lead) needle probe that leaves just a tiny hole in the meat and gets to within a few degrees in about 2 or 3 seconds. The other cooking type probe is, I believe, the same thermocouple probe as is used on the standard Thermapen. It takes maybe 4 seconds.

I cooked a filet mignon yesterday (from the small end of the tenderloin - the best part) and didn't want to risk getting anything but rare (is there any other way?). Pan seared and cooked. The needle probe was just perfect for this, no leakage. I'm wondering when I'm going to use the "normal" probe because the needle probe seems to be plenty sturdy.

The main difference between this plug type probe and the standard Thermapen is the cost ($98 + about $30 per probe) and that the probe does not fold up. It rotates to turn on and off but you have to remove the probe to stow it away.

Expensive I guess, but good value ... I like tools that work well. I also don't like ruining expensive cuts of meat.

I also bought a high accuracy "super fast" folding probe model as a present



"The best there is.", I bought a Thermapen a few years ago after researching thermometers online. I wish I bought one years ago. So easy to grill steaks perfectly.

I recently had a professional cook over for dinner and grilled bacon-wrapped Certified Angis Beef brand tenderloin over real hardwood charcoal. She cut into the tenderlioin and said, "this is cooked perfectly. Just as it shold be."

It is also great for checking the temperaure of The Thanksgiving turkey, even if you have an dial thermometer in the turkey.

I just used it to cook a pork loin for Easter dinner. Took it out at the right time, let it rest, and it was very moist.

It is also great for baking, to check that the temperature of milk or water is between 105 and 115 degrees before affing yeast and slso if you want to check the internal temperature of breads.

It is available in many colors, too. I recommend the leather wallet for storage. That is, after spending this much on a thermometer, I did not want it rattlihng around in the drawer.

We also bought one for a gift two years ago, and he thinks it is a great product. No more guessing if something is cooked the way your uests will like it.

I don't see myself ever being without one again. Cheers!

"Well worth the price.", On the surface, this seems a lot of money for a thermometer but once used you wish you had purchased it earlier. Large screen makes the temperature easy to read although an illumination feature would be good for night time grilling. Feedback is very near instantaneous but the best feature is the ability to know what part of the probe is actually doing the reading (the tip). The probe is long enough to reach near center on the largest cuts of meat being cooked.

"The key to kitchen happiness", Every once in a while you find a product so far superior to everything else that you want to shout it from the rooftops. The Thermapen is one of those products.

It reads temperatures so rapidly that you can easily check the temperature of your meat or poultry at multiple sites in seconds. No more worrying if you have the probe in the exact right place or not -- just slide the tip through the meat and watch the temperature display change almost instantly. All the anxiety about safely cooking meat and poultry -- gone!

It is super easy to use and the display is readable without my reading glasses. I just wash the probe with dish soap and running water after I use it. (You cannot immerse the body of the pen in liquid.)

The Thermapen is made in the United Kingdom. If you go to the manufacturer's website (thermoworks.com), you can find the pen in a large range of colors, with special offers when you buy multiple pens. It is available in Fahrenheit or Centigrade, and there are accessories available too. (I love the leather storage wallet.)

Try this and you will see why it is top-rated by Cook's Illustrated magazine. I am a fan for life.

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