Oregon Scientific AW131: Talking Meat Thermometer for Meat Heads

Charlie White — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:22:18 EST

We've seen remote BBQ and oven thermometers before, but now here's one that can annoy you and all your friends by talking your ear off. Actually, it doesn't have a lot to say unless that steak you're cooking is done.

You can also use its probe in the oven, and either way, the thing can notify you of impending burnage up to 100 feet away. Clip the receiver to your belt and wait for the word, and you'll never ruin dinner again. Might be worth the investment, smoky. – Charlie White

BBQ Spatula with Built-In Meat Thermometer

Charlie White — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:34:12 EDT

Some of us are not exactly talented in the kitchen or around the grill, and sometimes it's a little difficult to tell when something is done just by "feel." That's where this $20 BBQ Spatula with a cooking thermometer attached can be a lifesaver, telling you if all those creepy crawlies are cooked out of that prize-winning chicken you're grilling. Poke the probe on the heel of the spatula into that meat, and you'll get a digital readout as well as a scale showing you ideal safe-cooked internal temperatures for beef, lamb, pork, chicken and turkey.

Or if you're cooking a steak, you could just do what pro chefs teach their students, where you can tell the doneness of the steak by comparing it to the firmness of your hand in various states. Make a fist, and the space where your thumb and index finger meet feels like the firmness of a well-done steak. Hold your thumb lightly against your forefinger, and that area of your hand will compare in firmness to a steak cooked medium. Let your hand go limp, and that's rare. You heard it here first. Now if you burn the steak by using this method, you can blame me. – Charlie White

Product page [Miles Kimball, via The ber Review]

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Oregon Scientific AW131: Talking Meat Thermometer for Meat Heads

BBQ Spatula with Built-In Meat Thermometer