« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2014, 01:39:34 PM »
damn that's an expensive piece of equipment. Anyone try any other version? maybe from amazon that is close in quality?
I went with the "Super Fast Digital Pocket Thermometer" by ThermoWorks. Same people who make the hundred-dollar one that everyone loves, and similarly strong reviews. Not as fast, of course, but I'm hoping the quality is there.
Oddly, when I opened the box it arrived in, they had tossed in a little bag of jelly beans. Not sure why.
I have both the Thermapen and the Digital Pocket Thermometer by ThermoWorks. I did a side by side comparison, let the two thermometers stabilize to room temperature, then inserted them in a cup of ice water at the same time. The Thermapen was almost instant, about 2-3 seconds and read 32.1F, the pocket thermometer took about 12-15 seconds to come down to 32.2F.
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