Are meat thermometers meant to be left in while cooking or do you pop them in when you want to check the internal temp them remove them? I had one that I left in while cooking but in seemed to be reading the grill temp and not the internal meat temp. It was also a cheapie so that might have had something to do with it.
The Maverick thermometers are meant to stay in the meat the whole time. But probe-type thermometers are supposed to be removed from the grill during cooking, I believe.
The Thermapen is an awesome tool for temping meat-- it makes a very small hole, and reads temps in 2 or 3 seconds. I use mine on rotisserie cooks because it's fast enough to take the temp while the food is still spinning.
It looks like a great thermometer, but $95 is a bit more than I can pay for something like that. I did just find this thermometer:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GE2XF8?ie=UTF8&tag=amazingribs--20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002GE2XF8.
Any thoughts on that one?
That one will work fine. less cost means longer to get a reading and to some degree, accuracy but not so much that 99% of people will notice. Most go a lifetime without a Thermopen, so don't sweat it. That one you list is not meant to stay in during cooking.
The Thermopen comes into its own in a production environment, when you need to probe many pieces of meat and get the oven shut ASAP, or if you have money to burn.
Quote from: spinsheet on July 22, 2013, 01:11:50 PM
It looks like a great thermometer, but $95 is a bit more than I can pay for something like that. I did just find this thermometer:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GE2XF8?ie=UTF8&tag=amazingribs--20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002GE2XF8.
Any thoughts on that one?
I have this and it works great, been using it for about 3 years now. Prob changed battery 3 or 4x though but its just a watch battery.