Thermowand digital thermometer

[CaptJack]

Thermowand digital thermometer

a couple of weeks ago a new fella on our bbq message board asked about digital thermometers. we all told him how great the Thermapen is, but he had a problem with the $96 price tag.
he started digging around and came across the Thermowand for $28.
and it's only 1"sec. slower than the Thermapen.
i like it for it's smaller "pocket" size

[sliding_billy]

A lot of thermos claim to be just a little bit slower than a Thermapen, but real tests result in pretty terrible times.  I would like to see a real A/B from a user instead of relying on published speeds.

[Bacala]

You cannot calibrate this thermometer, and for me, that is a huge negative. If you can live without the pocket knife design, check ThermoWorks RT301WA. Been using it for a few years now and it is fantastic. Accurate, fast and carries the ThermoWorks reputation.

On sale right now for $16 - http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt301wa.html

[Pappymn]

You cannot calibrate this thermometer, and for me, that is a huge negative. If you can live without the pocket knife design, check ThermoWorks RT301WA. Been using it for a few years now and it is fantastic. Accurate, fast and carries the ThermoWorks reputation.

On sale right now for $16 - http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt301wa.html

And they have a great reputation. Outstanding company. Should get them as a sponsor. And everybody knows red is the fastest.

[CaptJack]

I'm cooking a meatloaf on the OldSmokey at the moment
I've got the ET-732 stuck in it
when it gets to finish at 165° i'll stick both the Thermapen &the Thermowand in the loaf and see what we get

[sparky]

looks pretty good to me. 

[CaptJack]

sparky, it was as fast as the Thermapen

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Great price!!!

[sliding_billy]

Thanks for the followup.

[CaptJack]

HEADS UP!
the new Thermowand worked the first time, (on the meatloaf cook) but when i turned it on this morning the read-out was frozen at -58°.
I went back and read all the reviews on Amazon and there were at least 10 where the unit failed.
i have sent 3 emails to Lavatool's customer service and they have not responded.
sorry i presented this to the community, not worth the money

[sliding_billy]

HEADS UP!
the new Thermowand worked the first time, (on the meatloaf cook) but when i turned it on this morning the read-out was frozen at -58°.
I went back and read all the reviews on Amazon and there were at least 10 where the unit failed.
i have sent 3 emails to Lavatool's customer service and they have not responded.
sorry i presented this to the community, not worth the money

Did you get it from Amazon?

[CaptJack]

HEADS UP!
the new Thermowand worked the first time, (on the meatloaf cook) but when i turned it on this morning the read-out was frozen at -58°.
I went back and read all the reviews on Amazon and there were at least 10 where the unit failed.
i have sent 3 emails to Lavatool's customer service and they have not responded.
sorry i presented this to the community, not worth the money

Did you get it from Amazon?

NO, I bought it direct from Lavatools
but I did go post a 1-star negative review on Amazon, since I'm a regular Amazon customer
but I did buy it on my American Express credit card

[sliding_billy]

Hope they respond.  In the meantime, disputed charge!

[Pappymn]

Cheapest isn't always the least expensive

[Las Vegan Cajun]

I reserved any negative comment about it.  I kind of thought it looked cheap compared to the Thermapen but figured I'd wait and see how it holds up.  Now we know.