Yep, I prefer a proper foldable probe and it’s extremely versatile around the kitchen.
The “fingers to the ball of your thumb” to check doneness of a steak is bullshit, most of the time. It only really works on steak that has a consistent grain throughout, sometimes. (Just showed this to my daughter on a reverse seared NY Strip that felt completely different across the cut.)
I bought a used thermopro off eBay (used because they’re crazy expensive) and it was game changing. I use it for everything from meat to checking the water temperature for making tea.
Remote probes are getting super cheap now, so shop around for those if you can. They are awesome for the days you want to grill a steak traditionally but most of all, it’s awesome for bone-in chicken cuts. (I prefer consistent heat on my chicken the whole time and don’t want to keep jabbing at it. Cooking with ADHD can be pure hell at first and a steady stream of data helps with that.)
Yep, I prefer a proper foldable probe and it’s extremely versatile around the kitchen.
The “fingers to the ball of your thumb” to check doneness of a steak is bullshit, most of the time. It only really works on steak that has a consistent grain throughout, sometimes. (Just showed this to my daughter on a reverse seared NY Strip that felt completely different across the cut.)
I bought a used thermopro off eBay (used because they’re crazy expensive) and it was game changing. I use it for everything from meat to checking the water temperature for making tea.
Remote probes are getting super cheap now, so shop around for those if you can. They are awesome for the days you want to grill a steak traditionally but most of all, it’s awesome for bone-in chicken cuts. (I prefer consistent heat on my chicken the whole time and don’t want to keep jabbing at it. Cooking with ADHD can be pure hell at first and a steady stream of data helps with that.)