i can't recall how many pieces of quality meat (beef, pork, chicken) that i've ruined by overcooking on the grill, range and in the oven. i'm an amateur cook at best and perhaps I lacked the skill to use my seemingly snail-slow mechanical thermometer (30 sec to get a 50% accurate temp. yikes!)
a friend has been using the Thermapen ($89*) for years and highly recommends it. at first i was skeptical given the cost (8x the cost of a basic thermometer) but once you try it and get laser-accurate temp in <4 sec flat, you'll never go back!
my buddy justified the investment sorta like this "how many pieces of good meat do you need to ruin" before you buy one? =)
Check out the reviews. #1 rated instant-read thermometer by Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen
a lot of cooking equipment/toys are frivolous and expensive, yet some more indispensable and irreplaceable by less expensive versions. This is one of them, and i think the KitcheanAid style pro mixer, is another.
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