Reddit reviews Lavatools PT12 Javelin Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer for Kitchen, Food Cooking, Grill, BBQ, Smoker, Candy, Home Brewing, Coffee, and Oil Deep Frying (Sesame)

Buy a good instant read thermometer like this and cook everything until it's 170 degrees and you'll kill virtually everything that could ever make you sick. Many things can be cooked below 170 and still be very safe and more delicious, the FDA has your back on cookng tempatures.

Of course! Happy to help! Definitely recommend an instant read thermometer as well (I have this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OXHQL3Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

I typically remove the chicken at about 160f because meat will actually continue cooking after you remove it from the oven, so you'll get up to 165f by just letting it rest for 5-10 minutes after taking it out.

the thermapen is fantastic if you have 100 bucks to spare. nist certified and delightful to use.

after my thermapen broke i bought this and it's about 80-90% as good for 1/4 the price https://www.amazon.com/Lavatools-PT12-Javelin-Digital-Thermometer/dp/B00OXHQL3Q/

This is the one I use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OXHQL3Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've had it for two years, use it weekly. Still works great and is as accurate as I need it to be.

I have this one. It works great.

Here is a great review of the popular ones comparing them.

So, I have a thermometer already, but it's awful, slow, and not very efficient. It does the job, but it could use replacing. On my kitchen WL is a new meat thermometer that would be really helpful in my kitchen endeavors. I prefer the black one, but any color would be okay!!

Thanks for the contest. This is a great idea!!!

Fast & Accurate, Water-Resistant, High-Performance Digital Food/BBQ Thermometer - Lavatools Thermowand® (Sesame) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OXHQL3Q/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_u2JGub0X5JC9Z

The thing is you can smoke on near anything once you know how to actually smoke. You didn't say how much food you were looking to do at one time but you can smoke on a basic cheap charcoal grill. This one would work fine - http://www.homedepot.com/p/Aussie-Walk-A-Bout-Portable-Charcoal-Grill-4200-0A236/100164850

Or just go to craigslist and see if you can find a used cheap charcoal grill. After that, go to a website like amazingribs.com and read everything in there until your brain melts. Smoking isn't any kind of secret, it all comes down to time, temperature, humidity control. Once you get that down pat you could smoke in a 55 gallon drum if you wanted to. What is more important than the actual smoker itself is your thermometer. You have to have a good thermometer if you want good results. Click this link, for the money, you can not get any better. It's not a thermapen, but it's 99% of what a thermapen does for a fraction of the cost - https://www.amazon.com/Lavatools-PT12-Javelin-Digital-Thermometer/dp/B00OXHQL3Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496441176&sr=8-1&keywords=lava+tools

Lavatools PT12 Javelin Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer (Sesame) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OXHQL3Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_RyKjzb86EEJHW

It's about $25 bucks but it's instant read and it's made for this stuff. If you have a lot of money($100)a thermapen MK4 is great.

I've got opinions on a couple of these:

-1. pork butt is super forgiving...next closest I would say is a prime rib roast. It's a nice big chunk of tasty meat that smokes up nicely. Turkey breast is another tough to screw up option.

-3. You'll want a wireless like a Maverick and a decent instant read unit, the Lavatools Javelin is a very good and inexpensive option

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I'd also suggest:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OXHQL3Q/ref=twister_B00GGMFK9M?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
save your thermapen money and buy this. It works great for a LOT less money.

https://www.amazon.com/Weber-7203-iGrill-2-Thermometer/dp/B01MG2CNDL/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1498510072&sr=8-3&keywords=igrill+2

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You should get an instant read thermometer and make sure that you're not cooking the chicken to death. The industry standard Thermoworks is about $100, but I have one from Amazon that was $25 and it works great. http://amzn.com/B00OXHQL3Q

If you want a cheap alternative to the thermopen, here is a knock off of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OXHQL3Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Updated list of sale items, I will update this throughout the day:

Instant Read Digital thermometer for $19.99

1800-Watt Portable Induction Cooktop for 71.99

Digital Pocket Kitchen Scale for 13.99

[Pop-up Canopy] (http://amzn.to/2Bi53E0) for 191.73 - for those outdoor brewers

Well, I know you already have a good one now ... but if you are ever in the market for a secondary check out the lavatools javelin. I'm sure it's not quite as good as thermapen, but it's $25 and is the best digital thermometer I've ever used. Miles ahead of stuff that's in retail stores.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OXHQL3Q/ref=asc_df_B00OXHQL3Q5025793/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=395033&creativeASIN=B00OXHQL3Q&linkCode=df0&hvadid=193129986239&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5333425379398329994&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013526&hvtargid=pla-335441705164