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Originally Posted by scotchnrocks
I recommend finding a good butcher shop, that has worked out for me. Whole Foods also has a good selection.
problem with WF is that you're paying extra for the foods being 100% organic, which you might not value much if any over the food quality:cost ratio
personally i just want good food at a fair price and being 100% organic doesn't matter to me
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Originally Posted by citanul
while a good probe thermometer is a great thing to have in the kitchen in general and quite useful for steaks, paying $100 for one is absolutely ridiculous. nearly to the point of assuming you own shares in thermoworks or something.
i assure you i'm no shill for thermapens, just a satisfied user. i have no vested interest whatsoever.
and i also laughed at them before owning one but the quick read models blow a $20 taylor out of the water if you cook a lot. it's the instant-read quality that makes it so useful. i prob use mine at least every other day in the kitchen. and if it saves just a few expensive steaks from being overcooked then it's paid for itself imo. if there's a comparable thermometer for less i'd love to know it so i can give them as presents (thin probe with near-instant read)
mine is the discontinued older $70 model BTW
also works really well for thin fish fillets like trout, somehting that's impossible to do with a $20 taylor probe
americas test kitchen also loves thermapens and reviews them well.
but if $100 is too rich for you they also have a $20 model that reads in 6 seconds which would be fine for steaks and prob 90% of kitchen uses
you know what else is ridiculous? making fun of something you don't understand, sounds like
sour grapes to me.