Product Review: IKEA Digital Thermometer
It doesn’t seem to matter which BBQ forum I’m on, but there is often a discussion about which thermometer people think is best. The digital remotes are popular, but results on quality seem to abound.
A few months ago I came across the digital probe thermometer at IKEA. At first glance, I was little worried about quality. I mean, at a cost of only $6.99, just how much quality could it possibly have?
Well, let me tell you I can’t think of another thermometer on the market that will give you better accuracy for under $7.00. There just isn’t a better value out there. I purchased one as a test and it worked so well that I went back this week and bought five more.
I took the five I purchased this week, inserted a new battery in each one and stuck the probes in a pot of water on the stove. Each and every one of them monitored the water temp exactly the same. All five came to 212 degrees at exactly the same time. I couldn’t believe it.
The thermometer can be set to Fahrenheit or Celsius along with a beeper that tells you when your meat comes to the desired temperature. It also has a timer. The downside is that the thermometer doesn’t have an on/off switch. You have to take the battery out after each use. Considering the accuracy and cost ,this is an easy thing to overlook.
The IKEA Fantast Meat Thermometer is available for mail order at www.ikea.com.
My reservation about this item is that it is only for internal temp testing, so you can’t use it to measure temps of oils or sugar. The packaging (at least when I bought it over a year ago) gave no temperature range and I was disappointed that it was only really useful for checking internal temps of meat or baked goods.