Thermapen, get one.  Either the Thermapen One or the Classic. 

There is nothing more important than knowing an accurate temperature of what you are cooking, especially if it is meat or chicken or fish.   

Sidebar:  There will be an upcoming post on Meater which is a wireless temperature probe I also use.  They are not mutually exclusive. 

The difference between medium rare and medium can be measured in seconds and not minutes, especially when cooking at high temperatures.   

And when you take into consideration as you must, the amount of energy stored in what you are cooking once you take it off or out of the heat source, knowing what the current temperature is, is vital. 

Sidebar:  There will also be an upcoming post on carryover cooking; the fact that the temperature of what you are cooking will continue to rise after you stop heating it directly. 

I have spent enough money and bought so many other digital thermometers that I would have been better off, saved money, by buying the Thermapen from the outset.   

Full Disclosure – I am not receiving any “kickbacks” from Thermapen.  I just think they are the best and you should have one if you take cooking seriously. 

Wishes for a great day, 

Hugs too, 

David/