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Consumer Reports Tested Temp Probes

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danv23
danv23 Posts: 953
edited July 2014 in EggHead Forum
Hi all. I've seen many posts about meat temp probes and saw this article today. Enjoy!!


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  • bettysnephew
    bettysnephew Posts: 1,188
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    This is very much like America's Test Kitchen.  In order to get the full report you have to subscribe.  There is info on a couple on the first page but beyond that pay up.
    A poor widows son.
    See der Rabbits, Iowa
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    CDN scored an 83 and Thermopen scored an 81. Identical rankings and the Thermopen is better for thin meats. No idea what the difference is supposed to be.
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  • NervousDad
    NervousDad Posts: 307
    edited July 2014
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    CDN is a great thermometer especially for the price. Not sure how they rank it higher than the Thermapen though?
    Aurora,OH
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  • BYS1981
    BYS1981 Posts: 2,533
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    NervousDad said:

    CDN is a great thermometer especially for the price. Not sure how they rank it higher than the Thermapen though?

    I've used a cdn thermometer that was comparable to thermopop and I really had no issues with it.

    Not shocking ranked higher or lower, truthfully, a lot of eggers buy a thermapen for the name. Actually, a lot of products period lol.
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
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    Don't forget that Consumer reports doesn't care which item works the best. Just which one they think is the best "value"  

    Most of the time, the best performer doesn't win there rankings because it comes with a cost.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,467
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    Grimguy makes a good point.  I don't know if CR has ever rated charcoal grills (I know they've done gas) but ATK has consistently downgraded the BGE because of its cost.  
    These, or any, ratings, by anyone, will be flawed in some way.  That's a good thing; if they were perfect we wouldn't have anything to whine about and the intranetz would disappear.  
    :D
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