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Meat thermometers - speed of response

Kevlah
Kevlah Posts: 11
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Good Afternoon 

Can anyone recommend a good temp probe for giving "instant" readings on steaks.

Key requirements are quality, reliability and speed of response.

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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,458
    Thermapen MK4
    http://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4
    Jacksonville FL
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    The gold standard is the Thermapen.

    http://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen-Mk4

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Kevlah
    Kevlah Posts: 11
    Thanks as ever for your prompt responses . Made in the UK as well
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Are you in the UK? If so, I believe you can buy them there at a somewhat lower price. US customers cannot buy direct, but perhaps UK folks can. Not sure.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    Carolina Q said:
    Are you in the UK? If so, I believe you can buy them there at a somewhat lower price. US customers cannot buy direct, but perhaps UK folks can. Not sure.
    Thermapens are made/sold in the UK by Electronic Temperature Instruments Ltd, A mk4 cost £60 in the UK so a little bit cheaper than in the US.

    Thermoworks is just a US company that is licensed to sell Thermapens and some other ETI stuff in the US.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Yeah, I tried to buy direct from ETI a few years ago. Wrote to them and asked about it. They forwarded my email to Thermoworks and the reply I got came from them. :) ETI would not sell to me.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    Buy a thermapen. Many that claim to be instant read take twice as long or longer than a thermapen. 
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  • Kevlah
    Kevlah Posts: 11
    Thanks all 
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    Buy a thermapen. Many that claim to be instant read take twice as long or longer than a thermapen. 
    And some that cost half the price read just as fast as a Thermapen.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    HeavyG said:
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    Buy a thermapen. Many that claim to be instant read take twice as long or longer than a thermapen. 
    And some that cost half the price read just as fast as a Thermapen.
    I have never heard of a knock off that reads as fast as a thermapen, please tell us the name. 
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    edited August 2016
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    HeavyG said:
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    Buy a thermapen. Many that claim to be instant read take twice as long or longer than a thermapen. 
    And some that cost half the price read just as fast as a Thermapen.
    I have never heard of a knock off that reads as fast as a thermapen, please tell us the name. 
    Lavatools Javelin $25 and Javelin Pro $50. They have been discussed on here. Good reviews.

    https://www.amazon.com/Lavatools-Javelin-Digital-Thermometer-Chipotle/dp/B00NMQGAT4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1472413829&sr=8-2&keywords=lavatools

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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