Picked up a Thermapen

[rickw]

While I was grilling some chicken breast last night I was trying to use my cheap Walmart instant read. Well the darn thing takes so damn long it was heating up the head on the therm and I was afraid it was going to burn, melt or just give up the ghost. All the while the chicken turned out to dry for my liking.

Well I had enough of that and went a head on all the recommendations from here and other reviews and bought myself a yellow Thermapen instant read. I hope it's as good as I suspect it to be.

 

[beer-b-q]

Congratulations on your buy...

 

[irishteabear]

You will love it! I have had one for quite a while and am always using it. It is accurate and very fast.

 

[ddave]

Yup.

Apparently the word "instant" means a lot of different things to different manufacturers.

You will love the Thermapen.

Dave

 

[bbq engineer]

Rick,

I hope that you love your thermapen as much as I love mine. It truly ranks up there in my arsenal as much as a sharp knife and a cold beer. I would truly be lost without it...it helps me produce results that are consistent and delicious.

I owe a buddy for helping me out with a competition, and you got it...I'm buying him a thermapen as a gift. I believe in them that much.

 

[mrh]

You should like it, I sure use the heck out of mine. Even the wife uses it, helped her meat cooking a bunch!

 

[alx]

They are awesome.Treat it kindly and you should get years out of one.

I also have a taylor commercial and all of the higher quality are well worth the price IMHO.

 

[hoser]

You are gonna love it my friend. I've got the one that also reads surface trhough infra red, both functions are extremely accurate, and quick.

 

[jaxgatorz]

Mine should be here wed.... Although i have a mav-7, a mav-73 and a weber single probe, I dont see myself needing them anymore... I did spend the xtra 20 bucks and got the waterproof one... It rains alot here

 

[mballi3011]

I guess I'm still old school cause I'm still using my probe models but I have seen the thermopen in action at the gathering and they are quick but just not so quick to jump in my buggy so far.

 

[sumosmoke]

I've got a yellow one as well, and love it! Wish I bought one of these early on in the game rather than spend the $$ I did on replacement probes/units.

Hope you enjoy yours!

 

[rickw]

Thanks guys, still waiting.

 

[jaxgatorz]

LOL well i reckon the amazon site had a bad estimate on delivery cuz i now have it in my hand !!

 

[rickw]

You suck

 

[rickw]

I received the Thermapen yesterday and got a chance to use it today. First thing; it is a lot larger than what I had expected. That is a good thing as I thought it was going to be a fragile piece.

We used it for fried chicken and I seriously don't know why I hadn't bought this years ago. It is right on the money as far as temps go and FAST!!!

I also used it to measure the temp of the water for some fresh baked bread (new bread machine

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I'm really liking it so far.

 

[beer-b-q]

Congratulations on the new toy...

 

[buzzard767]

The read speed of the Thermopen is fantastic. Pricey, yes, but worth it.

 

[scarbelly]

I have had one for a while now and you will love yours - They are so handy