Thermometers - Page 2

deguerre · 08-16-2011, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 5-0 BBQ

You need to visit our store..lol Sorry I could not resist.

I'm sorry, but that was funny right there.

Groundhog66 · 08-16-2011, 11:11 AM

Hi.....My name is Tim, and I'm a compulsive over spender.

Grafixgibbs · 08-16-2011, 11:18 AM

My wife told me I should get one of these: http://www.thermoworks.com/products/...ld/TW8060.html

I told her total cost would be about $160 and she said, "If it's what you need get it."

Yeah my jaw hit the floor as I fell out bed from shock.

Edit: Planning to get one in the next month or so.

Mark · 08-16-2011, 11:27 AM

Here is a analog deal @ $2.99 sale price. I own several. Maybe 2 to 3 seconds to maximum read.

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-inch-...ter-46586.html

Matt_A · 08-16-2011, 11:44 AM

Even cheap digitals (Acu-rite) have issues. When I fired up my Baby Bullet last Saturday, I placed two identical remote read Acu-Rite on the same rack (held up off the grate by potato halves) with the probe tips 1/4" apart. I found that the two thermometers were almost 50 degrees apart.

Groundhog66 · 08-16-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark

Here is a analog deal @ $2.99 sale price. I own several. Maybe 2 to 3 seconds to maximum read.

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-inch-...ter-46586.html

Gotta call BS on that one, I've never seen a dial thermo that will read in 2-3 seconds...Especially one for $2.99

Matt_A · 08-16-2011, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog66

Gotta call BS on that one, I've never seen a dial thermo that will read in 2-3 seconds...Especially one for $2.99

kwas68 · 08-16-2011, 12:36 PM

I use a cheapo fry thermo on the side of my UDS. Reaction time is not an issue for pit temps, IMO. Although I still use a remote pit thermo so I can monitor the temps from my bed on overnight cooks. And I'll use another remote thermo for internal meat temp so I don't have to lift the lid.

My Thermapen has proven invaluable. Maybe not so much for low and slow BBQ but for grilling. Before I just wouldn't use a thermo for grilling before because of the PITA slow response time. Now that I've got a Thermapen, I use it all of the time. My cooking has never been better. No more dry chicken breasts, leathery pork chops or medium-well steaks. More importantly, I'm not interrupting my dinner and trudging back to the grill after somebody finds some pink in their chicken breast. My wife agrees that it is one of the best purchases I've made and SHE recommends it to my friends and family.

So I agree with the above that each thermo serves a purpose.

Mark · 08-16-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog66

Gotta call BS on that one, I've never seen a dial thermo that will read in 2-3 seconds...Especially one for $2.99

It sounds like you and Matt are proud thermapen owners. Granted, I 'didn't time how long it took on a stopwatch, but I will.

Maybe it was 4 seconds. My point is I can't realistically justify spending $100 or so on a thermapen based on faster reads. Especially given that one accidental drop on concrete could destroy a $100 investment.

To balance this discussion, I would like to hear from people who had thermapen problems.

Groundhog66 · 08-16-2011, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark

It sounds like you and Matt are proud thermapen owners. Granted, I 'didn't time how long it took on a stopwatch, but I will.

Maybe it was 4 seconds. My point is I can't realistically justify spending $100 or so on a thermapen based on faster reads. Especially given that one accidental drop on concrete could destroy a $100 investment.

To balance this discussion, I would like to hear from people who had thermapen problems.

This isn't a "Thermapen vs The World" thread, not sure why you are trying to turn it into that. It looks to be a thread dedicated to inexpensive thermo options, no sense getting off track. Do I own a Thermapen, yeah, I own 2. Am I happy I spent the coin on them, absolutely. Are they for everyone, nope.

Oh, and I still call BS on your "4 second" thermo

Mark · 08-16-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog66

This isn't a "Thermapen vs The World" thread, not sure why you are trying to turn it into that. It looks to be a thread dedicated to inexpensive thermo options, no sense getting off track. Do I own a Thermapen, yeah, I own 2. Am I happy I spent the coin on them, absolutely. Are they for everyone, nope.

Oh, and I still call BS on your "4 second" thermo

Under what terms would you be willing to place a wager?

Groundhog66 · 08-16-2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark

Under what terms would you be willing to place a wager?

I called BS, feel free to prove me wrong...No wager necessary

kwas68 · 08-16-2011, 03:26 PM

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Against The Grain · 08-16-2011, 03:36 PM

I didn't need a Thermal pen but the wife probably wouldn't have gotten me anything so I said that is what I want. I really like it when cooking a load of meat. Chickens I always twisted the legs and went by feel probing the meat before the pen.

jestridge · 08-16-2011, 03:41 PM

I always but the Tayllor for arond 20 buck had them for several years. If you cooking something for 12 hr who care about 90 sec , BTW I can afford a high price one , but a fool and his money will soon part.

08-16-2011, 11:11 AM	#17
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08-16-2011, 11:18 AM	#18
Grafixgibbs is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-18-09 Location: Fort Mill, SC	My wife told me I should get one of these: http://www.thermoworks.com/products/...ld/TW8060.html I told her total cost would be about $160 and she said, "If it's what you need get it." Yeah my jaw hit the floor as I fell out bed from shock. Edit: Planning to get one in the next month or so. __________________ CatchaFire for Q. Q 4 Fun Blog BBQ is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. KCBS Member CBJ 55 gallon Texas Grill (deceased), CS-680 Louisiana Grill, Charbroil R2 unit, Weber Performer

08-16-2011, 11:27 AM	#19
Mark somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: St. Peters MO: 38.786730,-90.642551 Name/Nickname : Mark	Here is a analog deal @ $2.99 sale price. I own several. Maybe 2 to 3 seconds to maximum read. http://www.harborfreight.com/1-inch-...ter-46586.html __________________ Dr. Mark (STL) Ph.D. (honorary) Bovine $hitology A thin line separates paranoia from an acute understanding of reality.

08-16-2011, 11:44 AM	#20
Matt_A is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-19-11 Location: Moore, Oklahoma	Even cheap digitals (Acu-rite) have issues. When I fired up my Baby Bullet last Saturday, I placed two identical remote read Acu-Rite on the same rack (held up off the grate by potato halves) with the probe tips 1/4" apart. I found that the two thermometers were almost 50 degrees apart. __________________ [B]Matt Armistead[/B]

08-16-2011, 12:36 PM	#23
kwas68 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-09-10 Location: Oak Forest, IL	I use a cheapo fry thermo on the side of my UDS. Reaction time is not an issue for pit temps, IMO. Although I still use a remote pit thermo so I can monitor the temps from my bed on overnight cooks. And I'll use another remote thermo for internal meat temp so I don't have to lift the lid. My Thermapen has proven invaluable. Maybe not so much for low and slow BBQ but for grilling. Before I just wouldn't use a thermo for grilling before because of the PITA slow response time. Now that I've got a Thermapen, I use it all of the time. My cooking has never been better. No more dry chicken breasts, leathery pork chops or medium-well steaks. More importantly, I'm not interrupting my dinner and trudging back to the grill after somebody finds some pink in their chicken breast. My wife agrees that it is one of the best purchases I've made and SHE recommends it to my friends and family. So I agree with the above that each thermo serves a purpose. __________________ Co-Pitmaster of Hatfield and McCoy Barbecue Pitmaster of South Side Pit Men UDS's, Multiple Weber Grills

08-16-2011, 03:26 PM	#28
kwas68 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-09-10 Location: Oak Forest, IL	..... __________________ Co-Pitmaster of Hatfield and McCoy Barbecue Pitmaster of South Side Pit Men UDS's, Multiple Weber Grills

08-16-2011, 03:36 PM	#29
Against The Grain Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-30-07 Location: Galveston	I didn't need a Thermal pen but the wife probably wouldn't have gotten me anything so I said that is what I want. I really like it when cooking a load of meat. Chickens I always twisted the legs and went by feel probing the meat before the pen. __________________ "The only time to eat diet food is while you are waiting for the steak to cook." - Julia Child (1912-2004) Member Lighthouse Charity Team Elks Lodge 126

08-16-2011, 03:41 PM	#30
jestridge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 12-28-07 Location: annville ky	I always but the Tayllor for arond 20 buck had them for several years. If you cooking something for 12 hr who care about 90 sec , BTW I can afford a high price one , but a fool and his money will soon part.