Over the years I’ve used many food thermometers but I’ve never appreciated one as much as I appreciate Thermapen.
Within three seconds it tells me the temperature of the food. It is easy to read; its not fiddly, its easy to clean and my bright green one (there is a choice of 13 colours) is easy to find in the clutter of my utensil drawer.
I started using it to check that meat was properly cooked but since then it’s also been used for bread, cakes and puddings. Its probe is so slender it doesn’t leave skewer-sized holes in cakes.
If there is a good yield from the fruit growing in my garden this summer it will be used for jam making. I’m not a great BBQ fan but a friend who is says it’s great for making sure that that somewhat perilous method of cooking meat is cooked properly.
The down side of Thermapen is its price, it is expensive. But it is so sturdy and versatile and does the job far more efficiently than my old food thermometers it is worth every penny. So much so that I’ve just given one to a friend who is a serious cook as a birthday present! A.H.
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