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Thermopen Design Flaw
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I have the same problem. I use a reverse ice pick grip and stab my target like a serial killer. When used in this fashion, the thermapen is lefty friendly.Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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yeah...I wouldn't call it a design flaw as it only affects about 10% of the population. I know naturally its custom for you to instinctively use your left hand, but the act itself doesn't require surgeon precision...so I envision you adapting very easily.Good luck and godspeed in your next meat probing adventure!Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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I have the same problem. I use a reverse ice pick grip and stab my target like a serial killer. When used in this fashion, the thermapen is lefty friendly.
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Unfold that lucky stabbin' probe 180 degrees and it has bilateral symmetry. You can read either way.
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I am left handed too, but can use both hands with pretty good accuracy. I did the ice stab too, and also have held it an an odd angle. I love my thermapen, it is quick!!
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...And it comes with NIST traceable calibration!
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Same issue here, and as it looks, same resolution!
"You are who you are when nobody is looking"
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From Thermoworks.com FAQ
8. Why don't you have a left-handed Thermapen?
Interesting question. My wife Suzette is left-handed and she's always thought the opposite. She prefers to use her dominant hand to wield the roasting pan, grasp the food with tongs, stir, or whatever else she's doing in combination with the one-handed temperature measurement. Thus, in her opinion, it's best to hold the Thermapen in her right hand while she uses her dominant hand for the other tasks. Larger ImageDon't buy that? While the Thermapen isn't quite as ambidextrously switchable as a screwdriver or a hammer, it's pretty close. It can easily be gripped in a number of ways. I hold my Thermapen in both my left hand and right hand depending on what I'm doing. Still I empathize with anybody who's left-handed and wishes the Thermapen were reversed. So, if our engineers can ever figure out a no-cost way to do that in the next Thermapen, we'll consider doing it.
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BTW. Have you seen what color Thermapen they are demonstrating with? You guessed it!
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I am predominately right handed, but am confident in my ability to insert my stabbin' probe with either hand if need be.
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I have the same problem. I use a reverse ice pick grip and stab my target like a serial killer. When used in this fashion, the thermapen is lefty friendly.
Nice technique! They teach you that one in AIT ?
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Trial and error. You just have to stab enough stuff.I have the same problem. I use a reverse ice pick grip and stab my target like a serial killer. When used in this fashion, the thermapen is lefty friendly.
Nice technique! They teach you that one in AIT ?
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If you have a drink in one hand (which you should at all times while standing at or around your BGE) and a thermapen in the other, which goes in your dominant hand?
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when it comes to alcohol, i am ambidextrious!
If you have a drink in one hand (which you should at all times while standing at or around your BGE) and a thermapen in the other, which goes in your dominant hand?
"You are who you are when nobody is looking"
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when it comes to alcohol, i am ambidextrious!
Now that you mention it, even the jobs I consider the hardest, or most requiring dexterity and multitasking...I can still manage to add a beer and do fine. Now add a glass of water and thats just plain asking for troubleIf you have a drink in one hand (which you should at all times while standing at or around your BGE) and a thermapen in the other, which goes in your dominant hand?
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I have the same problem. I use a reverse ice pick grip and stab my target like a serial killer. When used in this fashion, the thermapen is lefty friendly.
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