The Super-Fast Thermapen is a professional tool (originally designed for commercial kitchens, labs and manufacturing plants) that has become the top consumer cooking thermometer for home use. It's popularity among celebrity chefs, cooking magazines, top foodies, bloggers and competition BBQ teams have made the Thermapen into an essential tool in the best-equipped home kitchens and backyard BBQ rigs.

Made by Hand in England, the Thermapen is faster and more accurate than any other cooking thermometer on the market. Competitors have tried to copy the Thermapen with mass-produced products made in China and have flooded the housewares market with slower, less-accurate knock-offs. However, when compared to true competing commercial thermocouple thermometers, the Thermapen is not only faster and more accurate, it's also less expensive!

The Thermapen's speed and accuracy will reveal more about food and cooking techniques than you ever imagined. You'll learn that temperatures are always changing; a roast is never the same temperature throughout while cooking. If you want to know what's really going on, get a Thermapen.

If you want to experience speed and precision (traceable to National Standards) and you're on a quest for culinary perfection, you will want a Thermapen. Add up the expense of wasted meats alone and you'll justify the cost of this professional tool.

A Thermapen can be used for virtually anything that needs to be cooked or chilled. Use it on meats, fish, casseroles, re-heated foods, breads, cakes, deep frying and candy. You don't have to have a Thermapen to be a great cook; however, more than one celebrity chef and several food writers have testified that a Thermapen will make you a better cook...AND, you can choose your own color! Order one today.

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How It's Made

The Super-Fast™ Thermapen™ has been a favorite among restaurant chains, health inspectors and quality managers worldwide. Hundreds of thousands are in use. The clever fold-away probe and the simple pocket design replace more costly and bulky handheld thermometers while using the same professional thermocouple technology. This new generation Thermapen introduces a robust, splash-proof design with molded-in seals to protect the thermometer from wet hands and kitchen splashes.

Speed & Accuracy
Even more accurate than before and slightly faster! Our proprietary circuit yields accuracies better than ±0.7°F. That includes all errors! (many competitors don't include the probe error in their spec.) Each unit comes with a NIST-Traceable certificate of calibration showing test results for the individual thermometer. Resolution is now 0.1° over the full range. Improvements in the probe technology now yield a blazing fast speed of 3 seconds to a full temperature reading.

No Cables!
The components most likely to fail in a commercial thermometer are the cable and its connector. Also, the typical handheld meter and probe combination requires two hands. What do you do with the cable when you're through with it? The competition want you to wrap it around the meter, which is time consuming and a natural trap for grime and bacteria! The one-handed Thermapen eliminates frayed cables, snags, germ traps and wasted time while freeing your second hand.

Simple Operation
Just open the probe and the Thermapen comes on. Close it and it shuts off. No buttons or switches to catch germs, confuse staff and cause errors. Configuration settings in the battery compartment allow management to easily set the Thermapen for °C or °F, read in tenths or whole degrees (0.1° or 1°), and disable the auto-off for continuous readings till the probe is closed. Although likely to never be needed, a calibration trim button fine-tunes the Thermapen calibration at a single temperature such as an ice-bath.

Incredible Value
The closest commercial competition for the Thermapen sells for about $200. Other meter and probe combinations sell for up to $250! In most cases, you can buy a whole new Thermapen for about the price the competition charges for just a replacement probe. Compare speed, convenience, accuracy and the new durability of the Splash-Proof Super-Fast™ Thermapen and you'll see how you can save significant money while improving your own product quality.

Range	-58.0 to 572.0°F (-49.9 to 299.9°C)
Accuracy	±0.7°F (±0.4°C) from -58 to 392°F (-49.9 to 199.9°C), ±1.8°F (±1.0°C) from 392 to 572°F (200 to 299.9°C)
Resolution	0.1°F/°C full range (user reconfigurable to 1.0°F/°C)
Response Time	From 75°F to 32°F: ≤ 3 seconds to within 1°F
Probe	4.5" length, High Performance Type K Thermocouple
Display	0.55" (14mm) LCD
Auto Shutoff	10 Minutes (user reconfigurable to disable auto-off)
Environmental Range	-4 to 122°F (-20 to 50°C)
Battery	CR2032 (3V) lithium coin cell x 2, 1500 hours
Dimensions	6.1" x 1.85" x 0.75" (153 x 47 x 19 mm)
Weight	0.25 lbs (97g)
Certificate	Includes NIST-Traceable calibration certificate

Complimentary Guidebook with every Thermapen Purchase

Order a Thermapen today and we'll throw in a copy of our new 20 page guidebook: "Using Your Thermapen: A Guide to Better Food Through the Proper Use and Care of Your Splash-Proof Thermapen" at no extra charge. The guide features basic cooking temperature principles, step-by-step instructions for customizing and cleaning your Thermapen, special considerations for getting just the right doneness with meat, poultry and fish, QuickTips, Frequently Asked Questions, diagrams, and more. Plus, there's a handy chart of food safety and chef-recommended temperatures on the back!

If you own a Thermapen and don't have a guidebook but would like one, Request a guidebook to have one mailed to you.

Available in Multiple Colors

Originally, we manufactured the Thermapen in gray only. Later we added all the food-safety color-coding versions. Many people in the food industry use color coding to prevent cross contamination by dedicating tools to specific food products. That way, a knife, cutting board or thermometer that is used for say, raw poultry, won't end up contaminating fresh vegetables like salad greens.

That was the reason we did multiple colors for the Thermapen. Of course most people buy a color variety simply according to personal preference. Even in commercial applications it seems most people buy colors so they can quickly tell who belongs to which Thermapen (blue is Fred's, yellow is Cathy's, etc…)

In 2006 we added black and orange which aren't even on the color coding system. If you have a color preference that we don't make yet, email Randy and we'll keep track of your vote.

Standard Color Code:
Red = raw meat, raw beef and pork.
Blue = raw seafood
Yellow = raw poultry
Brown = cooked meats
Green = produce
White = dairy or bakery items

 

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	Protective Leather Wallet Model: 830-110-LX Real Leather Fits with or without boot installed Belt Strap	Real leather. Fits Thermapen (with or without silicone boot) snuggly with snap-down flap and belt strap. Protects Thermapen while stored.	Qty:
	Protective Zipper Wallet Model: 830-001 Vinyl pouch with zip closure Light padding for storage Belt loop	Padded vinyl pouch with zip closure. Stores Thermapen nicely (with or without silicone boot) with light interior padding. Great value!	Qty:
	Thermapen Boot Model: THS-830-260 Fits new Splash-Proof model Protects from drops Clear, see-through silicone	Snuggly fitting silicone rubber boot. Protects Thermapen from drops to concrete or hard surfaces. Provides protection from radiant heat. Fits Zipper Wallet, Leather Wallet and wall bracket. Use only for Splash-Proof Thermapen. Does not fit older models.	Qty:
	Thermapen Magnetic Boot Model: THS-830-265 Fits new Splash-Proof model Protects from drops Clear, see-through silicone Glows in the dark Magnetic back	Snuggly fitting silicone rubber boot. Provides a magnetic back and glows in the dark! Protects Thermapen from drops to concrete or hard surfaces. Provides protection from radiant heat. Fits Zipper Wallet, Leather Wallet and wall bracket. Use only for Splash-Proof Thermapen. Does not fit older models.	Qty:
	Wall Mount Bracket Model: 10203 Hole for easy mounting Mounts close to work area Great for busy kitchens	Black acrylic wall bracket with wall-mount hole (screw not included). Great for storing Thermapen by grill/oven for daily use. New size fits Thermapen with silicone boot installed.	Qty:
	Replacement Batteries Model: THS-839-195 CR2032 Batteries x 2	Package of 2 batteries. Standard CR2032 size.	Qty:
	Mini Tub Probe Wipes Model: TW-836-022 Includes 70 wipes 2.75" x 5" size Odorless, doesn't taint food More Wipes	Effective against wide range of bacteria including listeria and salmonella. Convenient for cleaning probes or sanitizing equipment, counters, tables, and other smallwares.	Qty:
	Large Tub Probe Wipes Model: TW-836-052 Includes 175 wipes 5" x 5" size Optional wall bracket for storage More Wipes	Effective against wide range of bacteria including listeria and salmonella. Convenient for cleaning probes or sanitizing equipment, counters, tables, and other smallwares. Optional wall bracket also available.	Qty:

1. Where can I buy the Thermapen?
You can buy it right here online. There are only a few authorized dealers, (watch out for counterfeit Thermapen look-alikes). There are a few retail outlets in the U.S. and Canada that stock the Thermapen.

2. Why don't more retail outlets carry it?
Most retailers want to more than double their money. The big name chains want the most. If a product costs them $4, they want to charge you $10. The Thermapen is already priced at "Trade Pricing". Meaning, this is the price we sell it to commercial food service users and health departments. And, we offer it to the general public at the same price. Big retail chains would have to charge you much, much more and they'd still be mad that we would take your order at a lower price. The retailers that do carry the Thermapen are not making their normal mark-up so thank them if you buy there!

3. Where can I buy replacement batteries?
The Thermapen uses two coin cell batteries, CR2032, which are commonly found at Wal-Mart, Target, and other stores. You can also order spare batteries from us.

4. How long should the battery last?
The Thermapen batteries are rated for 1,500 hours of use (was 100 hours). In the battery compartment you can enable and disable the auto-off feature. The auto-off feature will extend the life of the batteries. See owner's manual for details.

5. Will the Thermapen tell me when my meat is done?
Not exactly. Instead it (very quickly) tells you the actual temperature and you decide if that is "done". We can give you the USDA guidelines for food safety but you should consult your favorite cookbooks, TV shows and recipes for advice not only on safe temperatures but the best cooking temperatures for flavor and texture. Also remember that individual preference is very important.

6. Other digital cooking thermometers are cheaper. Why pay more for a Thermapen?
In use there's a big difference. Don't take our word for it. Check our Reviews page to read the many reasons written by others. Cheaper thermometers are limited by the technology that they use. These can be mass produced for just a few dollars. On the other hand, the Thermapen is hand-assembled and hand-tested and uses a professional thermocouple circuit design. This design costs more to make than the cheap thermometers.

7. Why is the Thermapen so much faster than other cooking thermometers?
The main reason is the professional thermocouple technology that we use instead of mass-produced thermistor technology. Thermocouples are recommended by the USDA for measurement of cooked meat products and thin portions. Go here to see what a thermocouple means in performance vs. a thermistor. We also use a reduced-diameter needle tip on the probe. Comparable professional meters cost $140 to $300 for the electronics and a similar probe! Some improvements were made in the sensor manufacturing process and the probe assembly in the new Splash-Proof Thermapen to make it just slightly faster than the original Super-Fast™ Thermapen.

8. Why don't you have a left-handed Thermapen?
Interesting question. My wife Suzette is left-handed and she's always thought the opposite. She prefers to use her dominant hand to wield the roasting pan, grasp the food with tongs, stir, or whatever else she's doing in combination with the one-handed temperature measurement. Thus, in her opinion, it's best to hold the Thermapen in her right hand while she uses her dominant hand for the other tasks. Larger Image

Don't buy that? While the Thermapen isn't quite as ambidextrously switchable as a screwdriver or a hammer, it's pretty close. It can easily be gripped in a number of ways. I hold my Thermapen in both my left hand and right hand depending on what I'm doing. Still I empathize with anybody who's left-handed and wishes the Thermapen were reversed. So, if our engineers can ever figure out a no-cost way to do that in the next Thermapen, we'll consider doing it.

Don't take our word for it. Thermapen Reviews.
Independent Recommendations.

See how others review the Thermapen in books, magazines, product reviews, forums and blogs. The Thermapen has got to be the most written-about thermometer since Gabriel Fahrenheit first published a description of his thermometer. So, why knock ourselves out to write glowing sales copy on the Thermapen when all these well-qualified cooking experts can give you an opinion you're more likely to believe?

TELEVISION

JoAnne Weir Essentials "Joanne's Top Ten Favorite Tools" (Thermapen is #2); (JoAnne has authored many books and articles and has several PBS shows.) http://www.joanneweir.com/favorites/essential-tools.html

Alton Brown's Good Eats The ultimate "science-guy-chef". If you've been a fan of Alton Brown you've seen the Thermapen in many episodes of "Good Eats". Here's what Alton says in his "GEAR" book: “The best instant-read I’ve used.” (pg. 166) “The thermometer I use most is the Thermapen by ThermoWorks, and, no, I’m not paid to say that. …edges out other (cheaper) digitals… …faster than any other model… My Thermapen can take a clear internal reading on a wafer-thin piece of sole; cheaper models are very unsure of themselves if the food is less than 1 inch thick.” (pg. 167) In addition to Good Eats, Alton Brown also appears as the host of Iron Chef America and Feasting on Waves at the Food Network. Check Alton's website for his appearance schedule or foodnetwork.com for your local TV schedule for "Good Eats". www.altonbrown.com

NBC Today Show Today's Kitchen Summer Gadgets America’s Test Kitchen host, Chris Kimball recommends tools for summer grilling - including the new Splash-Proof Thermapen. today.msnbc.msn.com

CBS Early Show Jazz Up Your Grill’s Fare, Chris Kimball Offers Tips, Gadgets, Recipes Chef Chris Kimball from Cook’s Illustrated magazine appears with Hannah Storm of the Early Show. The Thermapen is one of his recommended grilling gadgets. www.cbsnews.com

CBS Early Show Summer Grill: Beef & Pork Chris Kimball uses a Thermapen to test a pork butt while smoking on a Weber grill. www.cbsnews.com/video

CBS Early Show America’s Test Kitchen Editor Chris Kimball Shares Tips on Preparing “The Perfect Steak” Chris Kimball shares his views on selecting the best cut of meat, how to cook it to perfection, and adds a few recipes that we’re sure you’ll love from his TV spot on CBS’s The Early Show. Check out the video. Chris Kimball on CBS's The Early Show

America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country (PBS) Both programs are produced by the publishers of Cook’s Illustrated. We heartily recommend both shows. They frequently demonstrate the correct use of a thermometer in cooking.

ONLINE

Coastal Living Magazine Cool Tools Slideshow “Thermapen. Grill meats to the proper temperature with no worries about under- or overcooking” www.coastalliving.com/

Rainy Day Magazine “Having the Thermapen definitely took the guess work out of determining whether the chicken was ready. We expect to be using this tool everyday in the RainyDayKitchen. We just wished we had found it sooner!” First Look First Use SausageFest

iHeartBacon.com “My birthday wish came true and I got a thermapen™. Yes, A THERMAPEN™. After screaming for a few seconds, I ran around taking the temperature of the air, the ground and generally anything that was soft enough to poke a needle into. The thermapen is ridiculously expensive, but the fact that it can take a temperature reading IN 4 SECONDS FLAT is truly amazing. It even came with calibration papers. CALIBRATION PAPERS! I love it more than anyone in their right mind should love a thermometer. I kind of want to carry it around in my bag and whip it out at restaurants. Okay, not really.” www.iheartbacon.com/archive/260/gifts-from-the-heart

Cooking for Engineers "As you can see from the results, there is no comparison between the Thermapen thermocouple thermometer and any of the others. The speed is amazing - about one second for a ballpark value and two more for dead accurate. Three seconds is such a short amount of time that the time it takes to position the probe in the middle of the roast is almost the same time it will take for the Thermapen to take a reading. ...If you only have space for one thermometer, save up and treat yourself to the ThermoWorks Thermapen. It's fast. Very fast. It also comes calibrated with documentation to prove it. ...The probe tip is very thin (like a thick needle), so measuring the temperature of a 1/4 in. steak is no problem at all. The temperature range is greater than most thermometers and it's also really easy to read." www.cookingforengineers.com/article.php?id=95&title=Kitchen+Thermometers

Virtual Weber Bullet "There is no better instant-read thermometer than the Thermapen. While other "instant-read" thermometers take 20-30 seconds to reach a full reading, the Thermapen is done in just 4 seconds! ...Can be recalibrated or repaired if damaged. ...worth every penny." www.virtualweberbullet.com/resources.html

Roots and Grubs: Instant Karma “The Thermapen lives up to the phrase “instant-read”: you stick it in, and it tell you the temperature in four seconds, max, and usually more like two seconds.” rootsandgrubs.com/2005/12/31/instant-karma/

Kevin Kelly Cool Tools “…once you've got one, you'll wonder how you ever cooked without it. The Thermapen takes all the guesswork out of the proper time to cook things. …this is THE best kitchen tool I have…”   -- Barbara Young www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000357.php

Charles and Marie “The best of the lot, the Thermapen by ThermoWorks, is truly instant, measuring the temperature inside your roast in seconds rather than minutes.” charlesandmarie.com/blog/epicurean_delights/?p=311

Nerd Approved “…it’s quick measurements and easy to read display make it a little easier than most. This product has been around for a while, and they are continuing to improve it. …Almost all comments from users are highly complimentary.” nerdapproved.com/misc-gadgets/thermapen-thanksgiving-gadget/

Nelson’s Weblog "Usually high tech gizmos are a failure in the kitchen, but the Thermapen is an exception. It's a true instant read thermometer: stick it in the food, wait two seconds, and you know the temperature to within one degree. It's expensive at $85, but it's so much better than conventional cooking thermometers it's worth it. The difference is it uses a scientific quality thermocouple instead of a cheapo thermistor." www.somebits.com/weblog/culture/food/thermapen.html

Amazingribs.com: Meathead’s Hot Stuff Award!! “…get a really really accurate reading right now. …the probe is thin so it will not open a gusher when you pull it out. The heat sensor is extremely small, so you know you are reading just where you put it and not a lot of the meat around it. ...the only probe I use for ribs.” http://www.amazingribs.com/BBQ_buyers_guide/thermometer_buying_guide.html

Iliketotallyloveit.com "This is the best cooking thermometer I've ever used. It's wicked fast… The temp sensor is at the very end of the probe, so there's no guessing whether you have it placed right. And there are no complicated controls to figure out." www.iliketotallyloveit.com/Thermapen

Braisin’ Hussy “I also got a Thermapen! These things are incredible. I mean, I have a digital themometer from Polder, but it takes like thirty seconds to read a temperature. This thing takes less than five seconds. It's SO COOL.” www.braisinhussy.com/archive/2005_12_01_archive.html

Apartment Therapy “Called the ‘Rolls Royce’ of thermometers…  …the last one you’ll ever need…” www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/cooking/...

Splendid Table Radio Show "One of the things Cook's Illustrated magazine is known for is the merciless testing they do with everything from recipes and ingredients to appliances and gadgets. As a result, their recipes work and their product picks are reliable. Here are some of the gadgets the folks in their test kitchens reach for again and again. We'd like to find one of them in our Christmas stocking." Cook's Illustrated Favorite Kitchen Gadgets

Expat Chow "Yes, it's expensive, but it's so worth it." (Several pix of the Thermapen in different uses, under the entry for Saturday, February 9, 2008) http://expatchow.blogspot.com/

BOOKS

Still not convinced? Read what these well-known authors have to say (these guys have actually been on TV). These opinions are now found in the Library of Congress, not just the internet. By the way, these are all must-have books for your own kitchen library.

Alton Brown’s GEAR For Your Kitchen by Alton Brown, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2003 “The best instant-read I’ve used.” (pg. 166) “The thermometer I use most is the Thermapen by ThermoWorks, and, no, I’m not paid to say that. …edges out other (cheaper) digitals… …faster than any other model… My Thermapen can take a clear internal reading on a wafer-thin piece of sole; cheaper models are very unsure of themselves if the food is less than 1 inch thick.” (pg. 167)

Dr. BBQ’s “Barbecue All Year Long!” Cookbook by Ray Lampe, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2006 “Another temperature-taking tool that I have become really attached to is the Thermapen, made by a company named ThermoWorks. This thing is the ultimate hand-held food thermometer. …truly accurate. …well worth it.” (pg. 11) “My all-time favorite is the Thermapen from ThermoWorks. These things are the greatest. …you’ll love it.” (pg. 274)

The New Cooks’ Catalogue, The Definitive Guide to Cooking Equipment by Burt Wolf, Emily Aronson, and Florence Fabricant, Alfred A. Knopf, 2000 “…one of the most capable tools for home thermometry. Use it to measure the internal temperature of just about anything--… Another notable feature: every Thermapen comes with a hand-signed and dated certificate of calibration to ensure that each one leaves the factory in mint condition.” (pg. 14)

Chocolate Chocolate by Lisa Yockelson, Wiley, 2005 “The Thermapen Digital Thermometer is an elegant tool…” (pg. 66)

A Guy’s Guide to Great Eating by Don Mauer, Houghton Mifflin, 1999 “The best of the best…” (Back Matter)

The Cook’s Illustrated Guide to Grilling and Barbecue by the Editors of Cook’s Illustrated, America’s Test Kitchen, 2005

The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook by Christopher Kimball, Little, Brown & Company, 2006