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Thermometer Advice

Hucklebuck
Hucklebuck Posts: 8
edited January 2012 in EggHead Forum

Hello all....PROUD, NEW owner of LBGE!!! It's awesome~....I have some questions, and looking for more experienced eggheads for advice. What thermometers do you recommend? Thermocouples? Need some guidance in this area!

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  • IrishDevl
    IrishDevl Posts: 1,390
    Depends on how much you want to spend.  Thermopen is a fantastic instant read thermometer, but pricey.  I also have a maveric ET-732 which I love for low/slow meals.  Some love stokers, BBQ Gurus among others for long cooks, definitely on the high end but some people swear by it (I think to expensive).  
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  • IrishDevl
    IrishDevl Posts: 1,390
    How much are you looking to spend and what will you need it for?
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  • Hucklebuck
    Hucklebuck Posts: 8
    I don't know, but want something effective yet still affordable. What do you use? I mainly cook small dinners for two so far, but want to cook all types of things such as brisket, pork butts, steaks, etc.. 
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  • Hucklebuck
    Hucklebuck Posts: 8
    I missed your first comment...sorry! How much is the Maverick?
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  • Flamethrower
    Flamethrower Posts: 493

    Thermo Pen hands down,The ultimate 1st tool. So good on so many levels.Worth the 1 time price

     

    LET'S EAT
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  • Hucklebuck
    Hucklebuck Posts: 8

    Is the Thermo Pen an instant read device? Are they good for low/slow cooking? Have you tried thermocouple? 

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  • IrishDevl
    IrishDevl Posts: 1,390
    thermopen is an instant read, the instant read.  Fantastic tool an I love it - I think some have said they have seen it for as low as $69 - can't remember.  Maverick ET-732 is a low/slow devise, probe for food and grill.  Wireless with good range in most houses and about $60 I think.  Maverick can also be used for higher temp cooks also; advertised to withstand heat to somewhere north of 700 degrees I think - don't know how true this is. Maverick and thermopen are the best in my opinion; the others stoker etc... are just very expensive add-ons that some people like to buy.
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  • Hillbilly-Hightech
    Hillbilly-Hightech Posts: 966
    +1 on the Maverick (though I have the older ET-73 model) - but I've heard that the ET-732 is even better!!
    Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup... Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend. - Bruce Lee
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  • jbates67
    jbates67 Posts: 168
    Just purchased the Maverick ET-732 from Amazon for $60 with free shipping and no tax.

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  • hogaholic
    hogaholic Posts: 225
    While I am very certain that the Maverick and Thermopen are excellent devices, I am still using an inexpensive AccuRite probe type thermometer for slow cooks.  It has 3+ years of service and is going strong.  Bought it at Lowes for less than 20 bucks I believe.

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    I also have the BGE instant read thermometer.  It isn't the fastest digital thermometer, but it gets the job done.

    When these devices wear out I will likely upgrade to Thermopen and Maverick. 
    Jackson, Tennessee. VFL (Vol for Life)
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  • Mighty_Quinn
    Mighty_Quinn Posts: 1,878
    Hogaholic- the big advantage of the maverick over the one you show is the maverick is dual probe so one goes in the meat (like yours) and then it has one that clips on the grate to monitor the cooking temp at grid level...
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  • hogaholic
    hogaholic Posts: 225
    Quinn

    Yea, I knew that.  Thanks. 


    Jackson, Tennessee. VFL (Vol for Life)
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