@msayler Only if you stab the probe into “your” tongue.

@bugger That’s only assuming that you aren’t an oven.

@gertiestn true. Make sure your oven door is close for safety

@rand3y The card was declined.

@mediocrebot tsk, gossip!

@mediocrebot @rand3y lol brutal

@UncleVinny automated humiliation!

@rand3y That’s what happens when you forget to update your card information.

@mike808
/youtube herr chicken

@daveinwarsh Not as nice as an immersion cooker to sous vide them to perfect edge-to-edge temp.

@daveinwarsh @mike808 sous vide is great and all (and I’ve been doing it years before it was a fad) but it’s not the answer to everything. Filet, ferinstance, gains nothing (outside of convenience) with sous vide - I’ll take a correctly grilled fillet over one from the bath any day of the week.

@mike808 ehhh… No thanks.
I smoke the chilled steak over a smoke tube for about 30 min, then slap the steak on a 600+ degree grill for approx 4 & 3 minutes. Perfection.

@UncleVinny To be fair, Thermopens are $90.
Holding one of these in a hot oven or under a broiler for 5-10 seconds might be a little uncomfortable. Quality and performance ain’t free.

KuoH

@mike808 yeah, but these will maybe maaaaaybe last for a year. Better to save up a bit and get a decent counter-top thermometer that has an oven probe.

The Thermapen is definitely overkill; I waited till there was a good sale before getting mine, but rarely have a need for such an instant read. (I’m just cynical about all the copycat form-factor thermometers that are trying to hang on Thermapen’s coattails.)

KuoH

@mike808 @UncleVinny I strongly recommend this thermometer, also from Thermoworks, for only $33 (shipping is probably extra)

@mike808 @UncleVinny The original Thermapen that everyone raved about is now $79, and they often run sales (usually for a specific color) for a few bucks off.

It’s not just the speed but the accuracy that counts.

(I believe Thermoworks is the US licensee of the English Thermapen. I don’t think their other products are necessarily from the same source.)

@mike808 @UncleVinny
Good, Fast, Cheap.
You can only get two out of three, never all three at once.

@Superllama7 @UncleVinny I have one of those too (the pocket thermopen). I’ve heard good things about the thermopop (looks like a lollipop) model as well.

If you have a thermopen, it’s definitely worth it to get the silicone sleeve for protection and grip.

@mike808 @Superllama7 @UncleVinny I’m super pleased with my thermopop. Doesn’t fold up like the pen, but it reads fast and accurate (I suppose). I got a counter Thermoworks for deep frying and oven work. It did cost a little more, but they are well made and have served me well.

@mike808 @Superllama7 @UncleVinny my silicone sleeve has magnets, so my Thermapen stays on the side of my refrigerator, where it’s easy to find.

It also glows in the dark, but I usually have the lights on when I’m in the kitchen. But I guess if the power was out I could still cook on my gas range and find my thermometer. Not that I would.

@mike808 @UncleVinny Not a knock against these, but I have the strangest feeling that something’s wrong on the internets.

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@rand3y It worked! Your order number is: stinky-toothy-mink

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@mike808 what, no #humblebrag ?

@Dizavid That’s probably the most accurate /image query I’ve seen.

@Dizavid @PooltoyWolf @Woody1 The “Monkey Flipping Bird” (just above) wasn’t accurate because it’s not actually a monkey just a random primate?

@Dizavid @ergomeh @Woody1 I think calling the RQ-4 a ‘flying expensive hawk’ pretty much hits the nail on the head. LOL

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@djslack Exactly what I was going to say! AAA Batteries vs coin cell, yea!

@ecanada, hardcore gangsta!

https://www.shopyourway.com/kenmore-flip-action-instant-read-food-thermometer/620595310

@Ginny5011 go back to meh.com and click the buy button.

@Pamtha It worked! Your order number is: misted-willful-hare

/image misted willful hare

@mediocrebot @Pamtha Now that is one of the more surreal images that have come up. What exactly are we seeing there? Is the bunny good or evil? Is it commanding the troops or about to eat them? Why is it so big? Who’s hands are those? Now I must know the origin of this artwork!

@mediocrebot @Pamtha @pmarin https://longreads.com/2018/12/05/the-ugly-history-of-beautiful-things-angora/

@mediocrebot @pmarin And is that
… blood? It is horrifying nightmare fuel indeed

@mediocrebot @Pamtha @pmarin @Pufferfishy Sobering article.
And I thought it was just a killer rabbit.

@fastharrydotcom KENMORE this name available for licensing!
Cheap!
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No questions asked!

@fastharrydotcom @hamjudo Ken More Things Break (2 days after the warranty expires)?

@hamjudo for $5each, I’d say you make video and show us your finding.

@peabs007 I lack the editing skills to make a video with good pacing and narrative. I am willing to create a couple hours of raw video, if I can find someone willing to edit it into a coherent 10 minute video.

@hamjudo I can’t find the specs for this, but I can’t imagine they are better than a Thermapen, which has a measurement range of -49.9 to 299.9°C.

So probably not. The Thermapen will operate down to -20C, which is pretty cool.

@craigthom Thanks. That’s just short of soldering temperatures.

It should work well through the whole range for working with plastics.

@hamjudo Those numbers are for that Thermapen, not this.

A cheaper option would be the Dot, which is on sale now and has its probe on a cable.

https://www.thermoworks.com/DOT

@craigthom I am optimistically assuming that this imitation product used the same basic concept as what it is copying. Which is to say a thermocouple in the tip. Naturally, it will have a much higher thermal mass, so it won’t read nearly as fast.

For many things, I prefer measurement tools with the display near the probe. It makes it easier to document things with the camera. A single picture shows the probe position and the reading, and the camera logs when and where the picture was taken in the metadata of the picture.

As the myth busters used to say (approximately), it isn’t science if you don’t record the results.

@craigthom @hamjudo Thermapen uses a thermocouple; others may use a thermister. The thermocouple tends to be faster, the thermister more accurate.

For food use, the accuracy difference in the Thermapen is trivial when compared with the speed advantage.

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@rprussell It worked! Your order number is: practical-precipitous-icicle

/image practical precipitous icicle

Will it take my temp if I stick the probe part into my ear?

@Pufferfishy It worked! Your order number is: gusty-thorough-stone

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@canneddirt weird - no response??

@canneddirt Huh, it worked!

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@sandbarhappy It worked! Your order number is: periodic-ungrateful-onion

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@cristysue #metoo

@cristysue Same here, exactly!! Sold out so fast! (I checked at about 10 a.m. but only just came back to comment.)

@lichen We’re sold out except for a small amount we set aside for existing VMP members to be released at 4pm ET.

@brandon We’re sold out except for a small amount we set aside for existing VMP members to be released at 4pm ET.

@brandon There are some that you leave in the meat while it’s cooking. These particular ones you wouldn’t. You just stick them in occasionally to test it.

@brandon The ones you can leave in the oven have the probe at the end of a cable so the electronics stay out of it. They are very handy for roasts and turkeys and such.

Instant read thermometers like this one are for spot checks, not constant monitoring.

@brandon Oops, sorry. We’re sold out.

@mediocrebot Of course

@Joedetroit Thermworks regularly has ThermApen sales, but it’s only like $15 off for specific, probably discontinued colors.

I think that are the only legit place to buy them in the US.

@Ginny5011 If you need to contact support, you need to use the link to write in.
https://meh.com/support

@wesson311 Details?

@rpstrong What amount of detail do you need beyond not accurate, 5 degrees off? That’s the story.

@wesson311 What was your reference? Are they 5 degrees off from each other, or from some other thermometer?
Are they consistently off by the same amount? (For the price, I’d be willing to add 5 to every reading.) What temperatures did you test? (I don’t care if the cold end is off, I just want to measure meat cooking temps.)

@rpstrong They are consistently off at all points by varying degrees of up to 5. Checked against ice water and several other thermometers. Save your money.

@rpstrong What are you trying to say @wesson311? Did you follow standard testing procedures? Have you published your notes or your testing methods anywhere?

@daveinwarsh shit.

@daveinwarsh Did you press the lock button in before you closed it? There is a cryptic illustration in the corner of the instructions which sort of mentions it,

@rpstrong I got it to close finally. If I press the button just enough to open/close it, it works OK.

@daveinwarsh same challenge here. Ugh

@daveinwarsh I opened one today and like it. I didn’t know what to expect for the price and the comments. Seems pretty accurate and opens and closes easily. Will save the other as a backup.

@readnj Yeah. They seem accurate but just be careful with them, they seem a tinch flimsy.
I’ll go ahead & test the other one tomorrow. A good test is with a known accurate thermometer at about a temperature you expect to be using. I compared to my Fluke meter @120F, 150F & 180F in water.
Hoping the other one is as accurate…