Recommended Oven Thermometer

robert.c.brown15

Hi All,

Just moved into a new apartment that has a gas range! I'm in love. The only thing is, I guess I'm not used to an oven as I've been using a toaster oven for so long. My expectations for how long things should take in an oven is way off, but thank god I have a Thermapen!

Anyway, I do want to get an oven thermometer so that I know when it says 350F, it really is or isn't 350F. I found one on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/POT750X-High-Heat-Oven-Thermometer/dp/B0021AEAIK/ref=zg_bs_289811_2) and the Thermoworks one, but before I decided between the two I wanted to get some opinions if there is a gold standard out there that I'm not aware of.

Thanks in advance!

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Matt_67991

Another thing to consider is a thermocouple with some probes. You could leave the probes in the oven, and just hook them up the thermocouple when you're using the oven.

DiggingDogFarm_65362

Those cheap bimetal thermometers aren't usually very reliable and they often don't last long.

If you can swing it, the Thermoworks TW8060 two-channel thermocouple with alarm is a good choice.....I bought the k-type oven/smoker and meat probes from Auber at less than 1/2 what Thermoworks wants.

robert.c.brown15

Ha, I didn't even think of that probe thermometer. Basically, I just put one of the probes in the oven and it will tell me the temperature, right? It can just lay on the rack? And then when I have food in the oven, I can put the other probe in the food. I planned on eventually getting that thermometer so this looks like I can accomplish both of my needs. Albeit a little more than I was initially planning on spending, but it will definitely do the job. Thank you!

Edit: The thermometer is 130 dollars? 70 for the meter, but then I have to buy the probes?

DiggingDogFarm_65362

$70 for the thermocouple.....I got the probes at Auber.

The oven/smoker probe and the meat probe....the meat probe needs to have the connector attached but that's not a big deal.

Pepijn_31744

Does anybody know a good place to get these in Europe (Netherlands)? I've been looking for a decent thermometer since my last one broke.

robert.c.brown15

Got the Thermoworks thermocouple kit today. Love it. Really interesting things I'm learning about my oven. Never thought the temperature dropped so much when you open the door to put food in. Really makes me wonder what is meant by cooking something at 350F. Also learned that my oven doesn't get back up to 350F after putting the food in and levels off at 335F. I have to reset the oven temp and then it pushes it back up to 350F. Loving the thermocouple.

DiggingDogFarm_65362

If you're going to use it frequently, buy lots of good batteries...it's a bit of a battery hog.

Unfortunately, mine is headed back to Thermoworks for repair, (after only 6 weeks of light use) the battery power level indicator does not appear as it should when the batteries get low.

robert.c.brown15

Sorry to hear that. I do need to be mindful of turning it off. When I was done with it and my oven was cooling down I kept it on to watch the temperature drop. Then I realized 10 minutes later that I was just wasting the battery, haha. It is a great tool though. I was slow roasting a chicken at 325F today. You know what my oven was set to? 370F. It is weird. Not every temperature is like that so it is really nice having it.

How do you store the probes? The wires for my probes came coiled up so they have a natural curl to themselves. I put them at the back of one of my drawers but I can see them getting tangled. Do you have that problem?

DiggingDogFarm_65362

I just coil them back up and secure them with a twist tie or two.