Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016)
by sjm-lbm on Monday May 10, 2021 @10:53PM
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Assuming you're actually asking, the appeal of the Thermapen for chefs is how fast it is - $10 thermometers are as (or more) accurate, but they'll take several seconds to stabilize on showing a certain temperature. Thermapens are crazy fast. That's very useful when your hand is near/in a hot oven or hovering over a hot stove.
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Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016)
by Frost1x on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @12:03AM
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The $20 knock-off I picked up on Amazon for a Christmas rib roast reads quite accurately based on a calibrated scientific thermometer I compared it to and stabilizes to a reading in about 1-3 seconds. I didn't realize it was a Thermapen knock off, just searched for a meat thermometer for a Christmas rib roast I wanted to turn out perfect (and it did).
The old digital thermometers did the awhile but I think some of the new ones are pretty fast (and accurate).