MaxOut
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Has anyone found a cheaper alternative the the Thermapen that has similar accuracy and response time?
(sorry for the typo in the title)
MaxOut Brewstation
(sorry for the typo in the title)
MaxOut Brewstation
I use a $5 scientific thermometer from the LHBS. Quick enough and quite accurate.
I use a $5 scientific thermometer from the LHBS. Quick enough and quite accurate.
Maverick PT-100 still pricey at $65-70 but similar function.
Bobby_M said:Since the thermapen is so respected, we bought one to compare at least 10 competing budget options. Most of them were so bad, that we wrote them off immediately. The CDN units compared VERY favorably and we think you'll agree when you see the data points below.
The response time isn't as quick but the Thermoworks RT600C is just as accurate as the Thermapen in my non-scientific tests. I don't use mine much as you really do get spoiled by the 2 second response time of the Thermapen, where the RT600C has a 5-6 second response time, however it's only $24 normally and as of this post on sale for $19.
http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html
I was thinking about this one from Weber: it's $10 on Amazon, Weber is a great name, and it has 4.5 stars.
Any thermometer can fail, even a Thermapen. If you're not willing to buy two you're taking a that chance. Two or three of the CDN's are still way cheaper than one Thermapen, just as accurate, waterproof (Thermapen is not) and give you a higher level of confidence from more than one reading.
One of my CDN's is over four years old and even after being dropped in the boil, works as well as the day I bought it.
I use this $12 right now at Target works fine +/- 1-2° every time I check with boiling water & ice bath and usually +/- 1° when I check it against other digital thermometers.
It takes about 5-10 seconds to get a reading I don't see why that matters for the $80 difference in price I have no problem waiting a couple more seconds.. Not like that 10 extra seconds is going to hurt anything.....
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