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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?
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TELEVISION |
The Thermapen appears in an unpaid TV program somewhere in America nearly every single week. Because of its nearly instant speed, small tip, long probe and big display; it makes a perfect thermometer for TV chefs to demonstrate proper cooking temperatures. You can see the Thermapen in episodes of various programs on PBS, the Food Network, and occasionally on other networks during food segments. Here are a few places to watch for it.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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ONLINE |
Get your Grill On
"This thermometer is the one instrument I have used and seen used at most major BBQ competitions as well as being used by stars on the Food Network! ...A key selling point for me was the personal endorsement given by my local health department when my wife and I applied for our catering license. We were told that Thermoworks reputation was a well known in the Culinary world. ...I have used my Themapen consistently at competitions, barbeque schools and home cooking for about two years now. I'm well pleased with its performance and its durability. I've used it in the middle of snowstorms, and during downpours of rain, and without fail it has worked as well as it did the first time it was put to use. ...trust me the knockoffs CANNOT compare to the Original Themapen!"
http://getyourgrillon.net/2007/12/18/the-thermoworks-thermapen/ |
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
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MacGourmet
“I've messed around with cheap cooking thermometers in the past, purchasing, I think, probably 3 different models. None of them worked well. They were slow, and they were inaccurate. And they were slow. Did I mention they were slow? …Well I can tell you, after purchasing one and having it for a while now, that the ThermoWorks Thermapen is worth every goshed-darned penny…"
http://www.macgourmet.com/blog/2004_08_01_archive.html |
MSN: Six Must-have Grilling Tools -
"If you've used a so-called "instant-read" thermometer in the past, you probably noticed that it takes up to a minute to get a reading. It's like watching a Polaroid develop, only you can't even shake it while you're waiting. The Thermapen is different. It will give you an accurate temperature reading in less than three seconds..."
lifestyle.msn.com/...
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The Good Machines -
"The Thermapen is fast - it reads temperatures in a matter of seconds and it's accurate."
http://goodmachines.com/2007/03/thermapen-good-machine-and-good-eats.html |
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
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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 |
The Cook's Kitchen
An Haiku To My Thermapen
"I need temps taken
You open to check doneness
It’s not overcooked
What am I talking about? Simply the most versatile thermometer I’ve ever had, the Thermapen, by Thermoworks."
www.thecookskitchen.net/2007/03/28/an-haiku-to-my-thermapen/ |
Texas Eggfest
"These Superfast themometers ROCK. You only have had to experience the wait for a temperature reading from a cheap digital thermometer to appreciate the speed and accuracy of the Thermapen. The hair on my arm has grown back since I’ve started using a Thermapen. ...I have had one for a couple years and it’s fantastic."
www.texas-eggfest.com/html/thermapen.html |
The Geeky Gourmet
"Over the years, Cook’s Illustrated has repeatedly heaped praise upon the Thermapen, a digital thermometer known for its speed, accuracy, generous probe length, and convenient folding design. ...clearly it is a device to be reckoned with. ...Those in the know consider Thermapen to be the crème de la crème of such devices. ...All in all, I wonder if the Thermapen isn’t becoming the iPod of kitchen gear."
geekygourmet.com/2006/11/20/new-thermapen-models/
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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/
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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 |
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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/
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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
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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
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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/story.php?title=Thermapen-1 |
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
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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
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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/
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BOOKS |
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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.
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 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)
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 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)
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 The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook by Christopher Kimball, Little, Brown & Company, 2006
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 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)
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 Chocolate Chocolate by Lisa Yockelson, Wiley, 2005
“The Thermapen Digital Thermometer is an elegant tool…” (pg. 66)
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 A Guy’s Guide to Great Eating by Don Mauer, Houghton Mifflin, 1999
“The best of the best…” (Back Matter)
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 The Cook’s Illustrated Guide to Grilling and Barbecue by the Editors of Cook’s Illustrated, America’s Test Kitchen, 2005
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The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook by Christopher Kimball, Little, Brown & Company, 2006
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