After receiving another thermometer this Christmas, it seemed time to take inventory. In rough order of most to least used:
- The latest to join the collection is the Super-Fast Thermapen 5. Spendy, but really worth it. Its the closest thing to instant read for a probe style thermometer I've ever seen. I'll never use another meter when grilling.
- Stoker (really a PID with a NIC). I've blogged about it lots before.
- Craftsman 82327 Infrared. My first infrared and still my favorite. (I've got a 2nd one not pictured- a ThermoHAWK 400- but I just don't like it, as cute as it it.)
- Pyrex remote probe. It saw some use when BBQ'ing before I got the Stoker, but most of its time it sits in the kettle when brewing beer.
- Fischer Scientific (NIST calibrated). Roy gave me this I'm guessing 8 years ago. At the time, I was using a dial thermometer that took a good couple minutes to reach temp. I used it for grilling, brewing, and just about everything before I got the infrared (for surface temps only), then even longer until I got the Thermapen. Now I can't believe I waited so long before getting the Thermapen-- this thing will be relegated to the drawer graveyard from now on. Besides taking maybe 10-12 seconds to finalize the temp, the probe is so thick that whatever piece of meat you wedge it into is sure to release copious fluids.
- Not pictured, a KitchenAid oven thermometer-- to keep the oven thermostat honest. Remarkably both the oven and the KitchenAid report the same temps, so this doesn't see much action-- but highly recommended if you've never checked out your oven.
File this in the "Old fart" category, please.
Posted by Skrocki on January 22, 2008 at 06:22 PM PST #
Where's the rectal?
Posted by Kevin on January 22, 2008 at 07:13 PM PST #
I am looking for information regarding an Airguide desk thermometer & relative humidity dial. Between 50 to 60 years old.
Posted by Walt Moore on January 22, 2009 at 08:18 AM PST #