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64 of 67 people found the following review helpful.
Works as billed, fair price.
By JR
I still like my Splash-Proof Thermapen better but this is from the same company and it is actually pretty fast. The Thermapen is more accurate and faster but this one is much cheaper. And, it is still better than the CDN or Mavericks that I have tried. I'll use this in my tailgating kit so I won't risk losing my thermapen. I see Cook's Illustrated rated this as recommended.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
Great Product for any kitchen!
By Tanks!
I received this therometer as promised. It is a MUST HAVE for every kitchen as our meat is ALWAYS perfect now - no more guessing. The display is easy to read and QUICK. I made a PERFECT standing rib roast and our steaks on the grill are to everyones likeness! I have used many different thermometers in the past but none were as fast, slim and accurate as this one. Great on chicken, potatoes and your other fine foods. This would also make a great gift for new cooks and old!

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
Might take a little more than 6 seconds, but still very fast
By Gopher Gas
My previous meat thermometer was a two-prong combination meat fork and thermometer. It took at least 30 seconds to check the meat's temperature, so to save time, I usually pre-heated it by holding the prongs against the outside of the grill to get them close to the ideal temperature. This worked... but it wasn't ideal.

Eventually, the prongs kinda melted a little. That tends to happen when you leave the thermometer too close to the side of your grill. Who knew? At any rate, I found myself in need of a new thermometer. The ultra-fast pocket thermometer looked like an awesome product, but I couldn't justify spending that much for casual grilling. I could, however, drop $35 on a fast thermometer that had the kind of reviews that this one had received. So I did.

As many of the other reviews have stated, this thermometer's very fast. It also appears to be very accurate. It might take a smidge longer than the 5-6 seconds claimed, but not by much. You can probably get a good final temperature within 8-10 seconds. Sometimes less.

For the price, this one's tough to beat.

EDIT: I had to take away one star because the battery died about 4 months after I received it. This might have been understandable if I was using the thermometer on a daily basis; but since grilling season was just about over, the thermometer was turned off and kept in a drawer for most of this time. I guess I'll track down a new battery for it, but I'm pretty disappointed that it ran out so quickly.