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I purchased one about six months ago. fast friendly service and I love it works great reads in about 2-3seconds.
This is what I use go through about one a year even at that pace tit will take 10 years to buy a thermopen. They are very accurate just not best made plastic.
This is by the same folks who make thermopen, but only $19.00. I love mine! I bought several, they make great gifts. http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt301wa.html I also got one of their infrared guns on sale a while back, thought it would be mostly for fun, but I LOVE it - use it to check my grill temps and melting chocolate. I've been super satisfied with all my thermowork products. I use their oven probe therms too.
How well do the ones that look like a meat fork work?? I seen one at wally world today for 18 bucks , looks like a big bbq fork..I think it was from MainStay...how good are the fork looking ones<< how would you calibrate them??
Terry, I'd go with a single probe. You're not getting better accuracy, and l don't like to put any more holes in my meat than I have to, I want those juices to stay in there! They may not be calibrate-able, the packaging should tell you. the probe I use (see above) can be calibrated but even after about 2 years I haven't needed to.
I have a couple of the insta read and electronic type that I use now. I was more or less just wondering about the fork ones... Next one I get will be a Maverick and maybe a good Digital pen type
My suggestion would be a wireless type thermometer.. I picked up one at Lowe's for under $30.. You can stick it in and leave it there so u don't get multiple "stick holes" for juice to run out, AND u can monitor ur temp without opening the grill.. Plus it alarms when your desired temp is reached so u don't even have to sit and watch it!! I have not found a way to calibrate it yet.. I simply poured a glass of water and used my kids thermometer to check the temp and then compared it with the wireless thermometer.. It was about 10 degrees different, so I just made a mental note and adjusted my temp settings accordingly. Hope this helps!!