found this on monday on amazon and ordered it, and got it today, tested it with boiling water and its spot on,very good price and very good reviews as well:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Food-Th ... 280&sr=1-2
cheap,good digital thermometer
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Re: cheap,good digital thermometer
Nice find
Not sure if you've got a pit probe but these are very reasonable, can be used in a conventional oven as well
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20103016/
John
Not sure if you've got a pit probe but these are very reasonable, can be used in a conventional oven as well
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20103016/
John
Re: cheap,good digital thermometer
I have one of these - and you cannot beat it for the price. Only issue is that it takes a while to settle down and give you a temperature. A good 10-15 seconds. I have ordered a thermapen.
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aris wrote:I have one of these - and you cannot beat it for the price. Only issue is that it takes a while to settle down and give you a temperature. A good 10-15 seconds. I have ordered a thermapen.
Hopefully a re-con from fleabay 28 quid?
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Of courseLondon Irish wrote:aris wrote:I have one of these - and you cannot beat it for the price. Only issue is that it takes a while to settle down and give you a temperature. A good 10-15 seconds. I have ordered a thermapen.
Hopefully a re-con from fleabay 28 quid?
Should get it tommorrow!
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Good lad 
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Re: cheap,good digital thermometer
aris old chap if you are referring to the ikea Fantast then it should be in situe throughout the cook, then when your calculations (and a sneaky glance at the readout) indicate the meat is near done a swift thrust (oooh matron) with your trusty thermopen will indicate whether the aforesaid beasty part is cooked.aris wrote:I have one of these - and you cannot beat it for the price. Only issue is that it takes a while to settle down and give you a temperature. A good 10-15 seconds. I have ordered a thermapen.
You really do need both
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They are a tad cheaper on ebay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DIGITAL-PROBE ... 43ae11e5c4
Pity my local Ikea doesn't stock the probe thermometer as it looks like a bargain
Pity my local Ikea doesn't stock the probe thermometer as it looks like a bargain
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after using this quite a lot over the weekend (beef brisket and a big old pork loin) i can see what some of the other posters mean,it takes ages to give a temp a good 15-30 seconds, so if your on a budget its ok but if u can afford something a bit quicker then get that! 


