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Author:  Emilie [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Thermoworks Chef Alarm
I've loved my Thermapen for years (had to get a second one a few years ago when someone at my house (who got the lecture of the century) put it in the dishwater! :evil:

So for this past Christmas I got the new ChefAlarm with the extra needle and it is the coolest thing. I made some ice cream custard recently and used it to tell me when it was cold enough to churn. Then I made a sugar syrup for some buttercream and it was sooooo much easier than a candy thermometer or the Thermapen. Definitely a worthwhile investment!

Emilie

http://www.thermoworks.com/products/alarm/chefalarm.html
Author:  phoenix [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thermoworks Chef Alarm
Oh no, not another shiny object :shock:
Author:  Emilie [ Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thermoworks Chef Alarm
phoenix wrote:
Oh no, not another shiny object :shock:

I had no choice. There was room for it in my gadget drawer(s). ;)
Author:  TheFuzzy [ Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Thermoworks Chef Alarm
Thankfully, there is no more room in my gadget drawers.
Author:  ivy [ Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thermoworks Chef Alarm
I broke down and bought one of these in December and when I received it, I wondered why I ordered it. It's still in the box, way past the possible return date. So, I am delighted to see this review and look forward to trying it! Thanks.
Author:  Cubangirl [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thermoworks Chef Alarm
Ok stupid question, but why is it easier than the thermapen? I just got a credit from returning Under Pressure (should have listened to Amy lol) and I hate candy thermometers. I've been using the thermapen for caramels and toffee, but if this is better....I am ready to be enabled.
Author:  Emilie [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thermoworks Chef Alarm
Cubangirl wrote:
Ok stupid question, but why is it easier than the thermapen? I just got a credit from returning Under Pressure (should have listened to Amy lol) and I hate candy thermometers. I've been using the thermapen for caramels and toffee, but if this is better....I am ready to be enabled.


Consider me your enabler, Alina. For one thing, it's easier because it comes with a clip that attaches to a saucepan and you thread the wire/probe through it . So you don't have to hold anything while the caramel cooks. Plus, it has an alarm. So when I made the sugar syrup, I set it to the temperature I wanted (actually a degree or two lower to give me time to get it off the flame), and then I could ignore it until the alarm went off. It was awesome! The same thing for the ice cream custard. The alarm went off when it hit 40 degrees.

Not to mention another huge help that I haven't used it for yet, and that's setting it to the desired meat temperature when you put it in the oven (you close the oven door on top of the cable that's connected to the meat on one end and to the unit on the counter). This will be huge for me with pork and red meat -- I have to open my oven door a lot in order to not undercook or overcook them, and occasionally I still leave the pork in a few minutes too long.

The one thing that I highly recommend is to get the optional needle probe. That works for sous vide (a world I've not yet entered) as well as thin cuts of meat and more. I really do think it's one of the coolest gadgets I've gotten in ages. Plus even with the needle probe it's twenty bucks cheaper than the Thermapen (which is still of course very useful for checking temps in general).

Emilie
Author:  Cubangirl [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thermoworks Chef Alarm
Thanks Emilie, considered me enabled.
Author:  phoenix [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thermoworks Chef Alarm
getting out my credit card...sigh... :mrgreen:
Author:  Emilie [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thermoworks Chef Alarm
phoenix wrote:
getting out my credit card...sigh... :mrgreen:

Sorry I'm such a bad influence ;)
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