Measuring the actual internal temperature of food is vital its proper preparation.  You want a steak to be medium rare, take it off the grill at 130° F.  A perfectly cooked baked potato is 205-210° F.  The only way to accurately know the internal temp is to have an instant read thermometer.  I came across this thermometer from another web site review.  There are cheaper and more expensive thermometers, so I wasn’t sure which one to get.  After reading the review, I settled on this one and it has worked amazingly.

It has a nice large display, that has a backlit button for nighttime viewing.  The display turns on automatically when you pull out the probe from its stored position.  When the temperature probe is returned to the stored position, the display turns off.  Another nice feature of this particular model is the display will invert when you invert the handle.  In other words, if you rotate the handle 180°, the display will flip over so you can read it correctly.

If you have never used an instant read thermometer before, you will be impressed on how fast they display the temperature.  Within a second or two, you will have an accurate temp.  The old analog/digital thermometers I use to use would take 10-30 seconds, minimum, to get an accurate temp.

This model also has a build in magnet on the back, so you can store it on the side of your grill/stove/refrigerator while cooking.  It is also water resistant in case you splash something on it by accident.

Since I started using this thermometer, my steaks come out perfect.  It is very easy to use.  Considering how expensive a good steak is these days, this product pays for it self in a couple meals.  I don’t know how I got along without one before.

They are currently on sale for $49.99 on Amazon.  That’s $6 off retail, plus free shipping with Prime.

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