Best Cooking Thermometers for Accurate Temperature Monitoring

Today, smart technologies permeated pretty much every sphere of our life and are not something extraordinary anymore. Cooking is not an exception. There are a lot of kitchen appliances fitted with smart functions that make your kitchen chores times easier or even do the whole job for you. A modern iGrill2 cooking thermometer from Weber is one of such appliances.

Let’s start with the design. It’s a pretty compact digital unit that slightly reminds a hockey puck in shape. It features intuitive controls and a large and bright LED display that will show the current cooking temperature either in Fahrenheit or in Celsius. Though powered by two AA batteries, the model will impress you with how long it can work before you’ll need to replace them. It boasts as many as 200 hours of battery life while other similar thermometers can hardly offer half of this time. Besides, there is an auto shut-off function to switch off the unit when not in use and save the battery charge.

Coming to functionality, the iGrill2 is a fully independent unit that can be used as it is. However, the biggest benefit of this model is the Bluetooth and app connectivity making it function as a transmitter. And your smartphone will serve as a receiver. With wireless connectivity within 150 feet radius, the thermometer can transfer current temperature records to your smartphone saving you the trouble of approaching the grill each time and giving you a chance to remotely keep an eye on the cooking process. And if you download a free iGrill app from App Store or Google Play, you’ll discover even more options. Pairing with your tablet or smartphone, the iGrill will let you track the cooking temperature in real time, receive alarms or push notifications when your food is cooked, and even choose from preset cooking temperatures for different foods and dishes.

Knowing the internal temperature of food is essential to cook it perfectly. For this particular purpose, a lot of cooks use a cooking thermometer. If you haven't got one yet and look to buy a high-end thermometer, the P20 Wireless Digital Cooking Meat Thermometer can become your best investment. Comprising two units, a transmitter and a digital thermometer receiver, it allows for accurate measurement of food temperature from up to 300-foot distance. The P20 weighs 12 ounces and has quite a small diameter of 6 inches. It is equipped with a dual-probe technology which allows it to measure the temperature of two types of meat or other dishes simultaneously. You do not need to carry it in your hands. The option to measure the temperature remotely and to clip the receiver to your belt or pocket makes its use incredibly convenient and virtually hands-free. With the P20, you'll be able to have a barbecue party while not being bound to a charcoal grill. The LCD display installed on the receiver will show you the exact temperature of the meat wherever you are in the yard. Furthermore, the P20 features USDA approved preset temperatures allowing you to cook just about any type of meat to perfection.

The Lavatools Chipotle is a standard digital thermometer, delivering 4 seconds of response time; that's quite a lot for taking a temperature of the cooked food in a flash. Powered by a CR2032 battery, it's good for continuous use of up to 4,000 hours without a change. The battery life is saved owing to the auto shut off function that turns the thermometer off after 60 minutes. A long thin probe can reach in the center of most ingredients and leave no visible marks on the surface. It also allows you to stay further from the heat and steam. Actually, this is the way how you turn the unit on - drag the probe out at its full length. Easy like that!

Like family get-togethers and BBQ parties in your garden, yet, don’t like cooking for those gatherings since not sure what will come out of the oven or grill next time? Forget about the awkwardness and confusion of ending up with overdried burgers or undercooked chicken. With the Tenergy Solis grill and smoker thermometer, your results will always be close to ideal no matter your cooking experience and culinary skills.

This model offers everything you expect from a good cooking thermometer and even more. You will enjoy real-time temperature tracking, precise temperature measuring with an error margin of 1.8°F, wide operating temperature range (32°F - 572°F), and “the meal is ready” notifications. The smart functionality is included as well. The unit can either be used independently, however, making you keep an eye on it, or function as a transmitter ensuring remote control and saving you the trouble of standing around the oven or grill. For wireless use, it will pair with your smartphone via a special app for iOS or Android. The app-enabled technology not only provides the benefit of the accurate remote control but also gives you access to a whole variety of cooking settings for grilling, roasting, barbecuing, smoking and more. You can choose between 11 cooking programs for all possible types of meat or even customize the temperature to your individual preferences.

The only minor downside we’ve found in this model is the operation range of 100 feet, which is relatively low as compared with other similar thermometers. But it is more than enough if you have a moderate size yard or place your grill on the terrace or closer to the house rather than put it in a distant corner of your large garden. Besides, if the connection is lost, the unit will send an alarm to prevent overcooking.

How often did you try to roast a juicy steak or make a smoked duck breast just like those you’ve tasted in a restaurant and eventually failed? Unfortunately, even top-quality ingredients and an efficient cooker are not enough to get a truly delicious dish. A lot also depends on closely following the cooking technique and strictly sticking to cooking temperatures. Skilled chefs often do it intuitively. Yet, for home cooks, it is not that easy unless they have a professional-grade cooking thermometer from the ThermoPro at hand.

The TP-07 belongs to the series of wireless remote digital controllers designed to make cooking temperature monitoring a truly effortless task and to bring your cooking to a new quality level. The package includes receiver and transmitter units with an operating range up to 300 feet. A transmitter unit is put next to the oven or grill with a probe punctured into the food to transfer the measurement data to a receiver unit you can carry around with you. It means you don’t have to hover over the oven all the time and can do any other chores around the house while your ThermoPro controls the cooking process. And there is no need to constantly check the data on the receiver, a sound signal will let you know when your dish is cooked to perfection.

To start using your TP-07, it is enough to simply insert the batteries and turn both units on. Since they come pre-synchronized, they will smoothly pair together saving you the hassle to install any application or make any other adjustments.