Best instaread thermometer

[teutonic terror]

Dumped my reliable and dependable Polder oven thermometer in the
wort yesterday....
Need a new one and I'm seeing that instaread's are approximately the same
price as the one I killed...
Bought a Harbor cheapy a few months backand it's off by three degrees, so I can't depend on it.

Any suggestions BORG?

[Beer-lord]

The Thermapen is likely the best but is about $90 but they do have very reliable and cheaper models.

[Inkleg]

The Thermapen is likely the best but is about $90 but they do have very reliable and cheaper models.

^I agree with this^
I had a Thermapen Classic for around 5 years. Instant read and accurate I used it, abused it and made a heck of a lot of good beer with it. Even started using it cooking steaks and what a difference accurately knowing the internal meat temperature (then came sous vide, but that's a whole nother game changer). Around Christmas I decided to treat myself to the near model and give my older one to my son. He doesn't brew, but says he uses the heck out of it when grilling.

Looks like they are having a 15% off sale.

[BlackDuck]

Yup. I just bought a thermapen and love it!!


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[John Sand]

I have an Epica I bought for <$20 a couple of years ago. It takes about five seconds to read, but the $70 I saved buys a lot of seconds. It has survived being dropped into the mash.
Amazon has a bunch rated at 4.5 stars for under $20.

[Kealia]

I used to use a 'normal' thermometer but I also bought a Thrempen about a year ago and love it.

[teutonic terror]

Thanks for the input and advise, kinda looking at a Thermopop.

Every website I've seen has given them extremely high ratings and they don't
break the bank.

[Inkleg]

I have a Thermapop too, it works great. Gave another to a friend and she loves using it for cooking!