Looking For A Meat Thermometer? – This Can Be Your Best Find
Howdy, y’all! Thanksgiving’s coming up! It’s time to prepare for the grandest feast of the year. Not to scare anyone off, but do you know each year in the United States, roughly 1.2 million people are diagnosed with food poisoning (causing diarrhea, fever, vomiting and abdominal cramps, etc.) as a result of having undercooked meat?
Now, we definitely don’t want our families and guests to be a victim of this. Not this time of year, or any time of the year. Furthermore, It’ll just shatter our hearts knowing it all happened because of the food that we had prepared with so much love and care.
To prevent this from happening, and to ensure if our turkey (or any meat for that matter if we’re cooking during any other time of the year) is well cooked, let’s not depend on guesswork and get something more solid that reassures that our meat/food is cooked as it is supposed to.
But is it possible to get something that is perfect at doing this job and yet don’t use up our saving? After all, most of us are home chefs and with the Thanksgiving shopping done, we don’t wanna use up our savings or go over the budget.
The answer is – Yes! Thanks to ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer. It does its work perfectly without being too heavy on our pockets. In fact, it’s just around $14.99 thanks to the Black Friday Sale.
Pretty good of a deal, if you ask me, considering the risk it helps us prevent. After all, we don’t want our guests unhappy even after those long hours of work that we put in, do we?
At Texaslyf, we like to review things as it is, keeping it super brief and to the point. So, let’s dive in!
ThermoPro TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer
ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer is a budget friendly, easy to handle, instant read thermometer by ThermoPro which is a quite popular name when it comes to cooking thermometers.
It’s full of different features this is definitely not heard of at the price range it’s being sold at.
Let’s start of with:
Material & Dimensions
It’s got a food grade stainless steel metal probe. The casing is a IP65-rated waterproof ABS plastic casing with a dimension of 1.7 x 3 x 7.5 inches weighing around 2.72 ounces. (It’s available in both orange and compelete black color.)
Its compact size makes it easy to carry around the kitchen, so much so that you can have it in one of your appron’s pockets and check the temperatures at a go.
Using it won’t be an extra chore, coz the last thing we want during our cooking is an extra chore to take care of.
The Probe
Probe is the part of the meat thermometer that goes into the meat or any food item.
It’s simply a fancy term referring to the metal rod we use to insert into the meat to take readings.
ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer has a probe that can be moved to a totaly of 180 degrees. Making it easier to use however you wanna use it.
It’s got a long enough probe to keep your hands away from the heat.
The Screen
It’s has a really wide (2 in.) screen which is not very common in meat thermometers around this price range. So, no more squinting of eyes or using flashlight to see the readings.
Additonally, It has a backlit screen that lit’s up in bright orange color when you press the “Light” button
Wanna know a cool feature about the screen? Okay, it may feel like it’s not a big thing but you will really appreciate this feature while using it. And that feature is – the screen rotates! (That is the reading will be seen upright to you no matter how you hold it.)
This feature was added specially keeping in mind the awesome home chefs among us who are lefties.
This cooking thermometer even has a “Lock” button to lock the temp and have a look at the reading away from the heat.
Again, you won’t appreciate this feature enough until you put the thermometer to use.
Although it is a comparatively a common feature but it sure does help during a BBQ session. (You’ll really appreciate it if you have long hairs. It’ll save us from having to lean in closer into to grill to have a look at the reading.)
Battery Life
ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer comes with a AAA battery (and a screw driver to open up the case and install the battery)
For starters, it’s super easy to turn on. Simply move the probe and it turns on and put the probe back alongside the thermometer and it will turn off. Thanks to its motion sensing feature.
Don’t worry you won’t use up all the battery up just in case you happen to leave the probe out. This thermometer will automatically turn off after 90 seconds of inactivity, and thus, prolonging it’s life.
(Fun fact. This battery can easily give you up to 3000 hours usage)
Usage
Let’s discuss ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer‘s ease of use. A very straight-forward answer is – It’s is super easy to use. Simply poke the probe in and in a very few seconds you’ll get the reading.
ThermoPro’s TP19H is an instant read thermometer! That is it has a very short response time (usually 3-4 seconds. Yes, that’s fast! Real fast for this price range.)
Plus it is very accurate with only about (+/-) 0.9 F of error range [or (+/-) 0.5 for Celsius readings.]
Talking about range, it’s important to get a meat thermometer that can measure temperature of a really wide range (i.e from too hot to too freezing). This is exactly the feature ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer comes with. It has a wide range of -58 F to 572 F (-50 C to 300 C). You can measure the temperature of something as cold as -58 F and as burning hot as 572 F.
If you are asking to yourself what (+/-) 0.9 F error count means then let me explain you. Let’s say something is 32 F. Then the Thermometer will show 32 F. BUT, even if it happens to miss 32 F, it will definitly show the reading with an short error range of 0.9 degree. Meaning your reading on thermometer can be different than the actual temperature only by 0.9 F more of less.
There’s a small button behind that can be used to toggle between showing Fahrenheit readings or Celsius degrees. You won’t have to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit if some recipe you wanna try uses temperatures in Celcius. Simply press the toggle button and voila! You are on your way to make the best dish yet!
Storage and Maintenance
The ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer has a huge magnet behind that makes it stick on any metal surface. Therefore you don’t have to worry about storing it. You can just stick it on the refridgerator and you can access it whenever you need. It also has a hang hole, in case you wanna hang it.
This Thermometer is IP65 water resistant, So, you can feel free to wash it under water. Although we recommend not to submerge it completely under water as it’s still an electronic device.
Calibrating and Maintenance
It doesn’t require that much of a maintenance. But yes, there a few good practices (such as, rinsing the tip of the probe with cold water when using to measure temp. between two dishes, etc) that might increase its efficiency and shelf life. Also, it is a “hand wash”only product, so to clean it after use just wash it under running water with hands.
Talking about calibration, The thermometer doesn’t need to be calibrated on the first use as it comes perfectly calibrated.
But after a long time of use, you might have to calibrate the thermometer. Every other thermometer requires you to do so at some point of time. But it’s easy. Simply follow the simple steps on the manual
Apart from having all these premium features, It’s one of the best sellers on Amazon, with over 40,000 4.7-star ratings (out of 5), and a whopping 70,000 sales just last month. And looking at all that it offers, no wonder it’s sealed as an Amazon’s choice product.
What To Look For
Accuracy
It’s important whatever thermometer you use is accurate. Having a thermometer that is not so accurate with measures is as good as having no thermometer.
Response Time
Cooking is all about timing. A little late and it could mean between a real savory piece of meat and a burnt bitter mass of flesh. So it’s really recommended that you get a thermometer that has a really quick response time.
The ones the take less time are usually on the expensive side but there are budget friendly options too, like, ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer.
Ease of Use
While cooking, the last thing we want is to fidget around with an extra chore to multi task with. So, it’s really important to get a thermometer that’s really easy to use and ones that can be stored in a way that makes it handy.
Durability
While cooking, things may fall. It’s really good idea to get something sturdy for home use such that one drop on the floor won’t require us to get a new meat thermometer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to clean the meat thermometer?
Depending on the type of theremometer, the cleaning technique might be different. If it’s water resistant then a brief wash under running water would do it. But if you are unsure, then it’s better to just wash of the probe with water and wipe the thermometer part with a wet cloth.
The manuals that come with these thermometers have the best instructions to keep the thermometer clean.
Where is the best place to insert an instant read thermometer in meat?
Different dishes require you to insert the thermometer at different parts. But for meat it’s best to insert it in the thickest part. Also remember that while inserting it’s important to keep in mind where the tip of the probe might end up. Therefore do take care that the probe isn’t in direct contact with the pan or grill cause then it might give you different/higher readings.
Who shouldn’t use ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer?
If you require to measure the temperature of the pan or other cooking containers/grill, this thermometer is a bad option coz it has a pointed probe and is designed to measure the temperature of the meat/food. To measure the temperature of pan/grill, you should get a infrared thermometer. It lets you measure temperature without actuallly touching the thermometer to the surface of the pan.
What is the temperature a turkey should be cooked to?
A turkey is cooked and ready to eat when its internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. The thermometer probe should be inserted at the innermost part of the thigh, innermost wing and thickest part of the breast. And when it’s 165 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s time to dig in the bird.
Conclusion
It’s Thanksgiving season and that means it’s that time of the year when our kitchens will be filled with the amazing, mouth watering aroma of turkey, brisket, whole chicken, lamb shoulder, or even tenderloin. Getting a meat thermometer really makes things easire when we are all over the kitchen trying to perfect it all.
Even while baking, instead of relying on thumping the bread to guess if the bread is actually done, choosing to do it in more a reliable way is the sure way to have a perfectly baked bread.
And for both meat and baking, ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer is the best option. You have already read all the pros, and well, there are no cons. But yes it would be great to have an extra AAA battery but I’m not complaining.
There are more expensive instant read thermometers out there with different other functions. But for home chefs and moms this is perfect and it’s easy on the bank too!
At the end it all boils down to preference, So, if there’s some other thermometer that you like, feel free to go for it!
But if you ask us, ThermoPro’s TP19H Digital Meat Thermometer is the best buy.
Writer’s Note
Hey y’all. hope you liked the post and hope it was able to help you in some way to find a good meat thermometer. Feel free to comment and discuss what you think about this review. Feel free to add something that I may have missed. Your feedbacks are more than welcome
Thanksgiving and Holiday season are coming up close. Hope y’all are super excited about this amazing time of the year.
Have a safe and sweet Thanksgiving y’all.
Love y’all!! See y’all with the next awesome post! 👋
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