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For those looking for a more affordable solution, I'd highly consider the CDN DTQ450X.
Why?
1. America's Test Kitchen recommended is as the next best thermometer, and the best of the budget ones.
2. In real world testing, it's nearly identical to the thermapen. Take a look at this thread:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/c...ost4126189
3. It's only $18 on Amazon vs. $70-$90 for the thermapen
CDN DTQ450X ProAccurate Quick-Read Thermometer [amazon.com]
Anyway, I'm sure it's not quite as good as the thermapen, but at 1/4 the cost and excellent reviews, it's worth considering.
The CDN model above is just as accurate as the Thermapen. Multiple reviews, including Thermapens own website show that the ONLY difference is the time it takes to read the temperature. The Thermapen will read it about 1-3 seconds faster. Unless you are one of the rare individuals who needs this, the CDN is a better buy at 1/5 the cost.
Why?
1. America's Test Kitchen recommended is as the next best thermometer, and the best of the budget ones.
2. In real world testing, it's nearly identical to the thermapen. Take a look at this thread:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/c...ost4126189
3. It's only $18 on Amazon vs. $70-$90 for the thermapen
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Quote : Summary: DTQ450x is about 1-2 seconds slower than the TP, but only when making huge swings of nearly 100F. For our purposes, they are equal in read speed. Accuracy at ice and boiling are good and it tracks almost perfectly with the TP in the mash/sparge ranges.
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Anyway, I'm sure it's not quite as good as the thermapen, but at 1/4 the cost and excellent reviews, it's worth considering.
The CDN model above is just as accurate as the Thermapen. Multiple reviews, including Thermapens own website show that the ONLY difference is the time it takes to read the temperature. The Thermapen will read it about 1-3 seconds faster. Unless you are one of the rare individuals who needs this, the CDN is a better buy at 1/5 the cost.
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The last time I did a standing rib roast, I pulled it at 115 degrees and it was absolutely perfect after it rested. It would have been better if I had aged it for 3 weeks instead of 1 but it was the first time I dry aged anything that expensive ($227) and I didn't want to screw it up.
Edited to add that I somehow missed the entire last page of this thread and the suggestion to use a probe thermometer had already been made several times. Oops!
I have a probe thermometer also but I use three of them and all three read different temps. PUlled at 115 as well usually, but one thermometer says 120, another one says 108, and one says 115, it's like ... WTH is it really?
Normally I wouldn't plug a product like this, but I've just been ridiculously impressed with it. Holds temps to around .3*F or so, which is ridiculous accurate IMO for controlling a clunky crock pot. The first few times it regulates the temp swings it goes above and below a few degrees, but after about 10 minutes it figures out the heat curve changes and keeps it steady. Really awesome
Normally I wouldn't plug a product like this, but I've just been ridiculously impressed with it. Holds temps to around .3*F or so, which is ridiculous accurate IMO for controlling a clunky crock pot. The first few times it regulates the temp swings it goes above and below a few degrees, but after about 10 minutes it figures out the heat curve changes and keeps it steady. Really awesome
Refurbished are sometimes even better than new because the manufacturer spends more time testing the product than one straight off the assembly line (where they usually only test a small percentage of the batch). You can pretty much be sure your refurbished product was individually inspected and verified.
It is fast, but to be frank, it's not much faster than the cheaper thermometer. In fact, it took longer than the purported claim of 3 seconds to measure boiling water. Probably took closer to 8-10 seconds, whereas it took the TruTemp not much longer than that to get an pretty accurate reading. Was it worth the $70+ bucks? In hindsight, no. Oh well, I wonder if I can return it.
They are both very accurate, just the CDN one takes an extra 2-3 seconds to give the current temperature.
I'm gonna do more tests with ice baths. So far, yeah, it's much better.