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http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl ... _35553.htm

Might be of interest to someone - good price

If it is any good, added to the Aldi stick thermometer it could be a good starting set till one could afford better.

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/sp ... _27202.htm

I'll be getting both for my daughter (assuming stocks last) so I'll let you know what they are like.

Okay, the Lidl (remote receiver) is a neat piece of kit, obviously designed for indoors, but it worked from a ziplok bag in the garden so that's that problem solved. It has been set up to work within a range of temperatures, the lowest (fish) is 131F the highest (well done beef) 176F. However it can be manually set from -47 to 300C. Checked against the trusty Thermapen it was 1 degree C out. There is also a 99 minute countdown facility.
The Aldi (stick thermometer) was matching the pen exactly and although I didn't time it it was very quick to read, probably quicker (it seemed) then my Weber stick. It has a rubber cover for the point which is good if you want to carry it around with you.

Both will read C & F so all in all not too shabby to start off with.

Not as quick as a thermapen?

No, but not as expensive either. I haven't timed it but it is quick, as I said quicker then the Weber and certainly quick enough for convenience. It's quicker then the Maverick, my Amazon cookery thermometer and the Lidl and only £7.99