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Lavatools Javelin (formerly thermowand)

Started by CharliefromLI, November 20, 2015, 09:16:40 AM

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CharliefromLI

Been checking this out for a while and finally pulled the trigger this week so its ready for my thanksgiving turkey smoke.



http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Accurate-High-Performing-Digital-Thermometer/dp/B00GRFHXVQ

I would love a thermopen but a nearly $100 thermometer just isn't in my budget.
My $10 Weber instant read is just too slow. I would have the lid open to long while cooking and it would slow the cook down.

The Javelin seemed like a great alternative for a 1/4 of the price and got great reviews.

I haven't cooked on it  yet but when arrived yesterday and i unpacked and gave the ice water/boiling water tests.

Its a pretty big unit, way bigger then my weber. the big display should come in handy when cooking in low light. The tapered tip is a little less invasive for sensitive cuts too.

Ice Water first:
The ICE water test was accurate but took WAY longer then the 4-5 seconds advertised. It took between 10-16 seconds on a few cooks. I was concerned that i might have an issue but i went forward with the Boiling water test.

The boiling water test was really impressive: It was reading+/-2 degrees of 212 in under 2 seconds. really impressive.

I don't love the slow test on ice water but since most things i test will be closer to boiling then freezing (i guess a med rare steak is close to midway)

I will reserve my full judgement for an actual cook measuring meat.

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austin87


CharliefromLI

@austin87 really well. For the money ($25) it's great. Used it again last night on some chicken and temps register in 1-4 seconds.
Starting LineUp: Summit Charcoal Grilling Center, Ranch Kettle, Genesis E310, SJ Gold MiniWSM, the JETTLE,
Alumni: Performer Dlx, 22.5" WSM, 26" OTG, 18.5" WSM, 22" OTP

MikeRocksTheRed

Thanks for the info.  Just ordered two of them for xmas presents.  Maybe I'll get lucky and someone will order me one too!  I usually cook with my maverick and just go by those....I rarely use a handheld.  Even for my turkeys this year, I used multiple maverick probes and just unplugged and plugged in the ones I wanted to see at that moment.  I have 4 probes plus a grill temp probe after replacing my original probes with 6 footers, so I have plenty of extra probes if I need to monitor more than one thing at a time.
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