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Thermapen Tip.....
corey24
Posts: 386
Hey guys! Most of you probably know this, maybe all of you but in case you didn't I will enlighten you on a thermapen tip. I've been watching several BBQ & Cooking shows on TV and as you know most use Thermapen's. I notice most of the thermanpens I see on TV read in tenth's of a degree, mine reads in whole numbers. I was just thinking they have a more advanced version. I looked into it. You can just take the battery compartment off the thermapen and you will see a little black looking chip under there with the numbers 1-2-3-4 all with there own little sliders. You can slide the 2 in the other direction and your pen will read in 'tenths'. As I said, most of you guys may already know this but it was news to me. Just thought I would share in case there were others like me.......
XL Egg Owner Since Dec 2013 - Louisiana
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Thanks BUT why??????????Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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I'm with @Mickey . Why?Steven
Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter,
two cotton pot holders to handle PS
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Why?! Apparently, you've never a a steak at a perfect 144.6 degrees. So much juicier than 145. B-) Sorry, OP....not trying to pile on.Athens, GA
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"Why" you ask.......because some people like to be quite precise and like to know all the features on a gadget they paid a lot for. Can't think of any other reason really.
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Its a good thing to know. I would never use it but it always made me wonder how the tv shows where different.. now i know, thxBeaufort, SC
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Always worth sharing, thanks for thinking about us.For some of us Canucks and Euros (where Thermoworks originated I think) we set our pens to Cº. The Cº scale has only 100 steps between freezing and boiling, while the old Fº scale has 180 steps. Tenths of degrees may be important to Cº users, Fº users not so much.Many professional chefs demand the accuracy of tenths in both Cº and Fº, for us weekend warriors being within a degree or two in either scale is just fine.Only time I used the tenths was to check my Anova SV when I first got it.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Mayberry said:Why?! Apparently, you've never a a steak at a perfect 144.6 degrees. So much juicier than 145. B-) Sorry, OP....not trying to pile on.
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Mickey said:Thanks BUT why??????????
XL Egg Owner Since Dec 2013 - Louisiana
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FYI, the manual that comes with the Thermapen has all the DIP switch settings documented. But who reads the manual. )They/Them
Morgantown, PA
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Manual......we don't need no stinkin' manual!!!
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-Umberto Eco
2 Large
Peachtree Corners, GA -
DMW said:FYI, the manual that comes with the Thermapen has all the DIP switch settings documented. But who reads the manual. )RTFMcanuckland
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johnkitchens said:
For real )Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers. -
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I will not drink beer over 38.45 degrees F. sorry had to do it......
"it is never too early to drink, but it may be too early to be seen drinking"
Winston-Salem, NC
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Thanks for the post @corey24 I am going order my first thermapen from amazon today, that is good info.Belleville, Michigan
Just burnin lump in Sumpter -
I use mine on the family to take their temperatures and now I will be able to read a true 98.6 degrees :(
But seriously thanks for the tip, I just got one last week and I did not read my manual.
They are awesome devices
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Any place better or worse to buy a thermapen and roughly what did you payColumbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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I bought mine directly from Thermapen in an open box sale, I think it was $74.99
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When you take your families temp where do you put the probe? (Just before checking the steak)In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario
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GlennM said:When you take your families temp where do you put the probe? (Just before checking the steak)
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Speaking of taking the family temp - Do you know the biggest difference between an oral and a rectal thermometer?
The taste
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Jstroke said:Any place better or worse to buy a thermapen and roughly what did you payAnother alternative is to order 5 (ask some friends who might be interested) and the price is discounted by almost 12%.We all like to get the best deal, but don't wait for something you will use every cook, is very reliable and accurate.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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You've been watching too many Coors Light commercials, many types of beer are better served at 45-55° F. Coors just wants you to drink their beer cold.. so your taste buds get numb and you don't taste it )pasoegg said:I will not drink beer over 38.45 degrees F. sorry had to do it......
You can spend $100 for a thermapen, or $24 for a thermopop @Jstroke pop takes 3-5 seconds for read. -
DMW said:FYI, the manual that comes with the Thermapen has all the DIP switch settings documented. But who reads the manual. )Large BGE, Mini BGEMorgantown, PA
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