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kl8ton
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How many Thermapen owners use their Thermapen to flip food or remove food from the cooking surface? I use it for both.
Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI
Grand Rapids MI
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Nope, got more than enough tools for that plus I cook mostly by feel and just do spot checks of temp as the meat is coming off.
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Don't think so... NOT A MULTI-PURPOSE TOOL....Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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If I probe a BSCB and it's done, I will.
I don't pull whole chickens or briskets off with it.
I was just wondering. I am doing costco chicken breasts right now. 24 pieces. I lose track. they all finish at different times so I probe before pulling.Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
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I knew I would be in the minority on this.Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI -
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I haven't yet, but I don't see how it is any different than that tongue meet flipping thing that some use that poke the meat to flip itJust bought an Egg? Here is what you get to look forward to now:
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Nope. I had a fork so-called-instant-read thermometer once, and it was clearly up to the task of flipping, etc., but way slow compared to my Thermapen, and my Thermapen is much thinner, seems like it would be more easily damaged, and... it's expensive! So nope and nope for me. I just use it to check temps.
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Yep and yep.
I also don't clean out my egg, stack my lump, clean my grates with anything other than a dog and currently have two briskets worth of grease in a drip pan in the large, the oldest of which is 3 weeks old. I may not be a good role model. -
theyolksonyou said:Yep and yep.
I also don't clean out my egg, stack my lump, clean my grates with anything other than a dog and currently have two briskets worth of grease in a drip pan in the large, the oldest of which is 3 weeks old. I may not be a good role model.Bill Denver, CO
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tikigriller said:I haven't yet, but I don't see how it is any different than that tongue meet flipping thing that some use that poke the meat to flip it
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No my Thermopen is to pricey . The proper tool for the proper job.
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I do both
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When doing chikken breastesses I always pick them up with tongs and move them up/away and stick the probe in thru the side then I'll place them back on the grill on the flip side or move to a cooler/hotter spot depending on their temp.
Would never even consider stressing the probe/joint of my Thermapen to flip a piece of meat.“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
BilZol said:theyolksonyou said:Yep and yep.
I also don't clean out my egg, stack my lump, clean my grates with anything other than a dog and currently have two briskets worth of grease in a drip pan in the large, the oldest of which is 3 weeks old. I may not be a good role model. -
kl8ton said:How many Thermapen owners use their Thermapen to flip food or remove food from the cooking surface? I use it for both.
XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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Maybe to flip chicken wings if I left the tongs inside. Otherwise, no and no.Aledo, Texas
Large BGE
KJ Jr.
Exodus 12:9 KJV
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. -
No and no."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
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NEVER. That tip is small and delicate. I have other tools for flipping meat.
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No & No
I'm only hungry when I'm awake!
Okeechobee FL. Winter
West Jefferson NC Summer
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Hey all you Thermapen food flippers! Don't touch my Thermapen at an Eggfest or egghead party unless you desire to know your body temperature "the old school way". Just sayin'.Flint, Michigan
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Not really flipped food but rolled over many small pieces. Has not hurt it yet.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas
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Yes, but usually not to flip. I use the tongs/spatula for that. But along the same lines of a flip, as I am taking final temp of the meat, if it is ready, I use the therapen to take the meat off.
Example: Avg sized pork chop As The temp approaches 140, once at or above 138 as read by the thermapen - off it goes to the platter using the termapen. Same with hamburgers, avg sized steaks, basically anything that I think would weigh under about 1-1.25 lb. So bacon wrapped filets, tenderloins cut into steaks, hamburgers etc.....
Been doing it for 5 years now....
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Burning lump in Downingtown, PA or diesel in Cape May, NJ.
....just look for the smoke!
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I have the ThermoPop and I just use to check the temp or if it feels like butter on butts and briskets. Never thought of using it to flip with. So no and no here as well.XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas GrillKansas City, Mo.
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I Do--Not like heavier items, but Sausage Chicken ETC..ALL The TimeVisalia, Ca @lkapigian
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Sure, if the item is small enough...I'm not on the verge of bending the probe or anything...Packerland, Wisconsin
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No to both. That switch mechanism to turn the unit on is susceptible to stress I think. I already had one fail on me, and don't want to push my luck with the new Mark 4.Winnipeg, Canada
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I think anyone who purposefully misuses such a well designed tool like a $100 Thermopen thermometer for something other than what it designed for is pretty disrespectful.
You are allowed to be as stupid as you want be in this country though.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
If it's brown, it's cook'in....If it's black, it's done ---my Grandfather Medium BGE
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