4/18/19

51 Best Kitchen Tool: Thermometer {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}

Checking the temp of cooled milk for yogurt

An accurate kitchen thermometer is an essential tool, from candy making, yogurt, to checking the internal temperature of cooked meats when baking, smoking or grilling.

Checking the internal temp of cooked Pork Loin with LavaTools thermometer

I own several thermometers, each with a specific purpose. You do not want a cheap thermometer; you will get what you pay for. My $15 Pyrex digital thermometer only lasted two years.
You will want a thermometer that is:

  • Accurate
  • Easy to read
  • Fast (digital)
  • Splash-proof or waterproof
  • Good warranty
 Glass thermometers are great for deep frying or making candy, as they clip on the side and can withstand high temperatures for long periods of time.


Making caramels
Digital thermometers, such as this Thermapen, measure temperatures quickly and accurately, with 3-4 second readings. It is a very popular choice with America's Test Kitchen and chefs. It feels heavy duty, the display can be read vertically/horizontally, and has a backlight for easy reading.
Testing the Keep Warm setting on my Instant Pot cooker
When I need a probe thermometer for cooking a turkey in the oven, smoking meats or grilling, this ThermoPro Wireless digital thermometer is my choice. I can clip the monitor onto my belt or have it on the counter, up to 300 feet away and it will beep when the internal temp is reached. This is the thermometer I used for testing my Instant Pot steam temp for canning.
Heating goat milk for yogurt
For everyday use in my kitchen, this is my overall favorite: LavaTools instant read thermometer. It's compact, fast, accurate, has decimal readings, splash resistant, and budget-friendly. It even has a magnet, so you know where it is at all times. I've had my LavaTools thermometer since 2015 and it works GREAT!

Instant Pot Ultra with LavaTools digital thermometer
Since I love my LavaTools thermometer, here's your chance to win your own LavaTools digital thermometer!
Giveaway begins April 19, 2019 and ends April 26, 2019.
Open to residents of the US 18 and over, winner will be notified via email.

Enjoy!




51 comments:

  1. Meats are my biggest use.

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  2. I've been making homemade marshmallow a LOT lately (three recipes just today that call for it in various forms!) so a digital thermometer is a must around here!

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  3. Always looking for a great thermometer

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  4. I love making yogurt been wanting to try boil methid this would be great

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  5. I have a very old fashioned meat thermometer that never gives the same reading twice. I would definitely use my new thermometer for testing meats!

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  6. Yogurt and meat, also for yeast bread making.

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  7. I love the digital thermometer with the magnet. I only have the glass candy kind.

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  8. I've been thinking about taking the plunge and trying the boil method for my yogurt. Thanks for the recommendations!

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  9. Our digital thermometer just died!! This would be perfect. We mainly use it for meats but I’d be interested in trying some other uses.

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  10. I currently make yogurt using the cold method. I would love to try the alternate way as well and a good digital thermometer would help immensely.

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  11. I use them to test the temperature of meats, mostly. I also use them in candy-making around the holidays!

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  12. I would definitely would use this for my meats.

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  13. I've been needing debating what kind of kitchen thermometer to get - this is helpful and exciting!

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  14. I'm a newbie and I'm learning a lot about what I need to get for the different recipes you can make in the Instapot
    Looks like a digital thermometer is a must have. Good Luck to everyone entering!

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  15. We have a fairly new oven, but things just don't seem to be completely done as they should in the time given in recipes. This includes frozen items/meals as well. We have a thermometer inside the oven and it shows the correct temps on thing, but it's frustrating to think something is done, only to find out after pulling it out and then finding it's not even hot in the center. I even had this happen to my lasagna not long ago. SO frustrating.

    I think a digital thermometer would come in extremely handy in my kitchen. Using a regular food thermometer takes longer and when you need to check multiple areas for something to check uniformly cooked to temp, a digital thermometer would be a huge benefit. It could be used on almost everything cooked in this oven to be sure my meals are actually hot and cooked through, whether meats or casseroles even.

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  16. Love to have a digital thermometer for my meats especially but be great for making my yummy yogurt in my IP Lux.

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  17. For me it would be used for Meat. I'll be honest I do your cold start and love it.

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  18. I have this one glass thermometer that I use for canning and yogurt. I bought it at a thrift store when I first moved out of my parents 12 years ago. Now the handle is broken so I have to hold it when checking temperatures. A digital thermometer would be nice.

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  19. Meats is a big one for me as well as yogurt. I would love to try out the boil method using a digital thermometer!

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  20. I wonder if this would work for candy making? It's killing my meat thermometers!

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  21. I would LOVE to get into making candies but need a good thermometer.

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  22. I use a digital thermometer checking doneness in meat.

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  23. Thank you for all the useful information you give us, love our Frieda loves bread.

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  24. Wow! What a wealth of information. Only thermometer we have around here is a candy one for making fudge

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  25. I would us it for pork since I tend to overcook it.

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  26. I have the glass thermometer for making candy. The digital ones look awesome, this blog has been very help on getting a digital one. Thanks Frieda.

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  27. I use mine mostly on meat.

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  28. I use the thermometer for boil method yogurt.

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  29. I would use it to get my meat temperatures right.

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  30. I’d love a thermometer for meat to make sure it is a safe temp!

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  31. That Lavatool Thermometer looks awesome. Would be great to have.

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  32. Meat, yogurt, etc. the sky’s the limit!!

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  33. I don't have a thermometer, ask this would really come on handy

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  34. I would love thi try the noil method for my yogurt addiction (your cold start is my current obsession) but also, maybe it would help for making my homemade maple syrup!

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  35. Two things: #1 How did I not think about "magneting" my thermometer to my pot?!? We store it on our magnetic spice rack so it isn't like I didn't know it could do that��. #2 if I got a second thermometer, I could finally stop having to frantically clean meat gunk off our current one because someone (cough, husband, cough) tosses it back in the drawer without cleaning...

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  36. I’ve never used a digital thermometer. Only old fashioned dial read. Digital would be wonderful

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  37. I have never used a digital thermometer. This would be great

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  38. Mine just bit the dust, so a new one would be great. I use it mostly for meats, but I have also used it in baking

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    1. Congratulations! Your name was randomly selected to win a LavaTools digital thermometer. Enjoy! :-)

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  39. I've never used a cooking thermometer! I want to learn to make yogurt, so I might be needing one!

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  40. I would use this for all of my meats. I'm always so paranoid about the inside temp.

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  41. Cooking and making coffee

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  42. Eager to use my Instant Pot to make yogurt!

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  43. I'd mainly use the thermometer for making yogurt. My husband has one he claims as his own for grilling, so I'd have one, too, I watched your video on making yogurt in the Instant Pot and enjoyed it very much. I've made yogurt a few times, but still learned more.

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  44. I make yogurt and sourdough bread every week...this thermometer would be great!

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  45. I'd use this mainly for my chicken that I cook. Thank you for the review and giveaway.

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  46. This would be handy to take camping when we cook our food we could make sure it's really done - esp with foil dinners!

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  47. I would teach my 12 yo granddaughter use it. I do NOT like to cook but realize I am doing her a disservice by not being a good example, especially since she is showing an interest. We are learning together! Thank you for all the wonderful information and recipes you share on your website.

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  48. My husband and I love usually do it for us in the way that my grandmother taught me with the tiny finger of a thermometer, thanks. 😋🙏🏻

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