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The Cen-Tex Smoker
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Anyone have the Thermoworks Thermopop? My Thermapen crapped the bed so I need a new one. They are going to refurb it for me for $25 which is awesome but while I was on their site I noticed the Thermapop. It's backlit, has a rotating display so you can see it from any angle, and it's only $29. Am I missing something? I'll be glad to get my Thermapen back but I would also love to have a few of these if they are what they look like for $29.
Sounds like a great Christmas presents for fellow eggheads too ($24 if you buy 5 or more)
Thoughts?
Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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i bought one as my starter thermometer and couldn't be happier. Fairly quick to read temp and accurate for my cooks. People have commented in the past about the few extra seconds but hasn't bothered me yet with my gloves on.
I also don't use it over incredibly hot temps as most of these times I'm just searing for a crust
Overall a great dealMemphis, TN ----> Chattanooga, TN -
My buddy has one, I've used it, works great.They/Them
Morgantown, PA
XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer - PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker -
I don't have the Thermopop, but I do use the RT600 Super-Fast Pocket Thermometer from them. I really like it and would venture to say the Thermopop (like the Thermapen) would work just fine.Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
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I have two pens but I decided a while ago that I'd get the pop if they ever crap out. For $29 you can leave it outside or bang it around in a drawer without worrying.Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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travisstrick said:I have two pens but I decided a while ago that I'd get the pop if they ever crap out. For $29 you can leave it outside or bang it around in a drawer without worrying.I thought $25 for a full refurb on my thermapen was a pretty good deal too. They said they would run a full warranty check to make sure it's not covered (I cracked the case somehow so I doubt it) and anything outside the warranty is $25 flat fee to fix. Works for me.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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i have one works great....just a tad slower than my thermapen
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I have one and it works quite well.
Tom
Charles is a mischevious feline who always has something cooking
Twin lbge's .. grew up in the sun parlor of Canada but now egging in the nation's capital
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I have a Thermopop & a Thermopen.The Pop isn't as fast reading the temps, but are just as accurate.I'd add 3 or 4 seconds to the Pop vs the Pen.Thermoworks often run sales that are worth a purchase.XL BGE, 22" Weber Red Head, Fiesta Gasser .... Peoria,AZ
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I have a pop, got it in June and really like it. Seemed like a deal to me at a quarter of the price for a pen. The one or two seconds slower than the pen does not bother me.
LBGE Atlanta, GA
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Well worth it. I like the design better than the Thermapen. You'll like it, go for it.Steven
Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter,
two cotton pot holders to handle PS
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I have one and I think it works great. Not all that long to get a reading maybe 5 seconds. I can wait that longOwen Sound On. For now 1large 2mini's 1exl and 1 6burner Vermont Casting
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I just got my pop in the mail yesterday. Looks like a good choice. I will gladly wait a couple seconds to save a bunch of money.XL BGE, LG BGE, and a hunger to grill everything in sight!!!Joe- Strongsville, OH
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Thanks all. Just ordered 5 so I would get the deal and have a few to give away for Christmas this year.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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I would save them for your friends in Salado...just sayin'
Steve
Caledon, ON
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I have both. The pop is indeed a few seconds slower than the pen, at times seems like an eternity after using the pen.Signal Mountain, TN
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I have both. The pop is great, the pen is better.In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario
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I have a pop also and it works great. You can't go wrong for $25 bucks.
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GlennM said:I have both. The pop is great, the pen is better.
kind of what I figured. I'll give them both a rip.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
I've had one for the last 4 months or so and it is the best temp gauge I have had so far. It's not as fast as his big brother, but it gets the job done.XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas GrillKansas City, Mo.
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Using mine 5 to 6 times a week, no regrets......but its the faster orange one.Jacksonville FL
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grey_bri said:I have one and I think it works great. Not all that long to get a reading maybe 5 seconds. I can wait that long
New Brunswick, Canada
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My thermopop is off about 4 degrees but pretty dang quick reading the temp. I've never used a thermapen but I like the pop just fine.Dallas, TX
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I have both - the pop is at a remote location. The pen is better because of speed. If it ever goes down, though, I'll probably get another pop. The important thing is that every egger should have some quick reading thermometer. The thermopen is out of some folks' budget.
Cincinnati
LBGE, Weber Kettle
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I was able to buy mine 4 months ago because it came in my wife's favorite color, purple. Works great, great price, use it all the time
Farmington, CT
LBGE
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The thermopop is great. Buy a few.I don't feel the love for the thermapen that most do (despite having a red one, which we all know is the fastest one). I had the R-600c before, and it worked fine, but the numbers were kinda small and it didn't have the auto-off feature. I bought a Thermopop a while back and actually like it (and use it) more than the Thermapen - rotating display, backlit, large numbers, and I can live with it taking 3 seconds longer than the Thermapen. The pop lives outside by the eggs, and the Thermapen lives indoors. In fact, I think I've used the Thermapen more for checking the pool temp than for cooks!#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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caliking said:The thermopop is great. Buy a few.I don't feel the love for the thermapen that most do (despite having a red one, which we all know is the fastest one). I had the R-600c before, and it worked fine, but the numbers were kinda small and it didn't have the auto-off feature. I bought a Thermopop a while back and actually like it (and use it) more than the Thermapen - rotating display, backlit, large numbers, and I can live with it taking 3 seconds longer than the Thermapen. The pop lives outside by the eggs, and the Thermapen lives indoors. In fact, I think I've used the Thermapen more for checking the pool temp than for cooks!Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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I have the super fast pocket and it works great for $19..., no back lite though
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:caliking said:The thermopop is great. Buy a few.I don't feel the love for the thermapen that most do (despite having a red one, which we all know is the fastest one). I had the R-600c before, and it worked fine, but the numbers were kinda small and it didn't have the auto-off feature. I bought a Thermopop a while back and actually like it (and use it) more than the Thermapen - rotating display, backlit, large numbers, and I can live with it taking 3 seconds longer than the Thermapen. The pop lives outside by the eggs, and the Thermapen lives indoors. In fact, I think I've used the Thermapen more for checking the pool temp than for cooks!#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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caliking said:The Cen-Tex Smoker said:caliking said:The thermopop is great. Buy a few.I don't feel the love for the thermapen that most do (despite having a red one, which we all know is the fastest one). I had the R-600c before, and it worked fine, but the numbers were kinda small and it didn't have the auto-off feature. I bought a Thermopop a while back and actually like it (and use it) more than the Thermapen - rotating display, backlit, large numbers, and I can live with it taking 3 seconds longer than the Thermapen. The pop lives outside by the eggs, and the Thermapen lives indoors. In fact, I think I've used the Thermapen more for checking the pool temp than for cooks!
I have done all of those things. They are why it is in for servce as we speak.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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