Why I Love My Instant-Read Thermometer + GIVEAWAY!
UPDATE: The winners of the Thermapens are:
WINNER #1 – Kate Liddy: “I would love to use it for beef tenderloin. We cook it every Christmas Eve using the rotisserie attachment for our Webber grill. It is so hard to make sure we pull it off at the right time. This year, all I kept saying was that I wished we had a Thermapen! We want to make it again this year for my mom’s birthday (in March!) and I would love to use this to make sure we get it right this time- it was a tish over cooked on Christmas Eve!”
WINNER #2: Molly – “I have never tackled homemade marshmallows so I would love a thermometer to help me be precise in making them!”
Congratulations, Kate and Molly! Be sure to reply to the email you’ve been sent, and your new Thermapens will be shipped out to you!
When I talk about my essential kitchen tools or put together a gift guide for foodies, there are a few items that will always, always show up, and one of those is my instant-read thermometer.
I started to enjoy baking when I was a young teenager, but kept to mostly simple recipes (chocolate chip scones, pecan pie bars, and peanut butter-chocolate chip cookie bars were my go-to’s) until I was in my mid-20s. At that point in time, I really wanted to start flexing my baking muscle and I joined a couple of monthly baking challenges via online forums (blogs weren’t quite what they are today!).
As I tackled one challenge after another, there were certain times that the use of an instant-read thermometer would be very helpful. For example:
- Knowing the temperature of the water was exactly what it needed to be before adding yeast;
- Checking the temperature of the inside of a loaf of bread to know if it was done *perfectly*;
- Double-checking that the pulled pork has reached that all-important falling-apart-tender temperature;
- Making sure your Thanksgiving turkey is not over- or underdone;
- Ensuring that those homemade marshmallows turn out puffy and light;
- Confirming that your eye test on the salted caramel sauce is right on;
- Getting the perfect creamy consistency for your creme brûlée;
- … and SO MUCH MORE.
Back when I was first starting to tackle more advanced recipes, I pined for a Thermapen. They were the highest-rated thermometer on Cook’s Illustrated and I could not WAIT to get one. I used birthday money one year and splurged on it, and I have never looked back. It ranks up there as one of the best workhorses of my kitchen.
(P.S. ThermoWorks, the company that makes the Thermapen, has this amazingly helpful temperature chart for everything from meats and poultries, dough, butter, and candy – absolutely perfect for printing and laminating to keep in your kitchen!)
I literally use my Thermapen on an almost-daily basis, and cannot wait to get one in your hands!
GIVEAWAY DETAILS
Two (2) winners will receive a Thermapen MK4 ($99 value)
HOW TO ENTER
Leave a comment on this blog post telling me the recipe you would be most excited to use an instant-read thermometer for!
A winner will be chosen at random and notified via email.
THE FINE PRINT
Deadline: Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 11:59pm EST.
Restrictions: Winner must have a shipping address in the U.S. or Canada.
Disclaimer: Giveaway is sponsored by ThermoWorks, but all opinions are my own.
Basically any steak recipe
I would use it when I make my Mom’s pork roast. It is always to good!
I would love a Thermapen to start testing freshly baked bread to ensure they are done. I’ve had many gummy loaves from removing them from the oven too early!
I would use it on my sourdough rolls. Don’t know how long to cook them so I am always guessing.
I would love to win a Thermopen. I would give it to my daughter in law who loves to cook and bake. This is an essential tool for every cook.
I never knew that you could check temp of baked bread to see if done, I just give it a tap. Would love to check temp. Also would be handy to check temp of water/milk before adding yeast.
I would use if for candy and fudge making as well as the family Irish soda bread recipe. I know my husband would love it for everything else he makes.
I would use the thermometer for bread!
Thanks for the giveaway!!
I would love to have for many things, pulled pork is t the top of the list.
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at baking sourdough bread.
I would use it for candy making…fudge, toffee, and tempering chocolate. Also for making sourdough bread!
I’d love to be absolutely confident that meat pies are fully cooked!
Cooking chicken. I can’t ever get it right!
every time I cook pork! or when I need to proof yeast for bread or pizza crust.
I would most like to use the ThermoWorks with pork chop recipes. Mine never come out moist like the restaurants do.
Such a neat tool for the kitchen, I would use it for everything; from baking and candy making to checking on meat doneness. Thank you for the chance to win such a fabulous item!
Bread, bread and more bread!
would use it for preparation of meat and chicken, cooked both indoors and out. It would take the guess work out of it!
For yeast rolls and homemade soft caramels.
I would love to use an instant read thermometer for caramel sauce.
Salted Caramel!!!
Definitely would use more for meats, I have an old Polder non-instant read I use now🙁, but would be sooo helpful with breads, too! Thank you!
I would use it for roasted tri-tip first. My cheapo thermometer has never worked right, so I end up winging it. My family loves tri-tip and I want to be confident that I cooked it just right!
I’m don’t eat steaks but I love to cook them for my sons. I’m always at a loss. They are either very rare or overdone. I’d use it for those!
I will use this for bread.
I will use this when I bake breads.Its always tricky to guess when it’s totally baked.Thank you for an excellent giveaway.
For baking breads. it’s always tricky to know when it’s baked. Thank you for such a useful giveaway .
I have beeen wanting one of these. Honestly, chicken and grilled meats. I always stress they aren’t done enough!!
I would gladly use the Thermapen when making my homemade yogurt in my instant pot. Of course this is just one of many recipes where I would put it to good use.
For the last few years I have made your salted vanilla bean caramels at the holidays. Friends have come to expect them, and all but fight over them, but I got so frustrated with my cheap thermometer this year that I threw it in the trash in the middle of making the caramels, and they came out very close, but not quite perfect. I want to make another batch that would do you proud and surprise everyone for Valentine’s day.
Homemade caramel sauce!
I’ve always wanted to roast a chicken but i’m afraid of undercooking it…Yikes! This thermometer would be helpful 😊
I would definitely make your salted caramel sauce first! I’ve always been too intimidated to try homemade caramel sauce!
I would mostly use it for meat…I tend to overcook for fear of the dreaded “pink”! Also for candy/ caramel, etc.
Hi there! I love your blog!
I would use my instant-read thermometer to test the internal temperature of pork tenderloin or other meats to make sure that they’re cooked to a safe temp. :)
Thank you so much!
I would love to use this instant-read thermometer for carrot cake.
I would use it for everything….baking, chicken, Fri tip.
I would use it when baking with yeast–making sure yeast slurry is the right temperature. I’d also use it when cooking prime rib so it gets removed from oven at 145 and can rest for 20 minutes before cutting
What a great giveaway! I would use it on grilled steak.
What a great giveaway! My thermometer was ruined at Thanksgiving and I used it every week whenever we grill. So, I would use it on grilled steak!
Great giveaway! I would use it whenever I grill for steak, chicken and pork.
What a great giveaway! My thermometer was ruined at Thanksgiving and we used it all the time because we grill at least 3-4 times a week. I would use it for grilled meats: steak, chicken, pork.
To start with I would use it to measure the caramel sauce for stroopwafels, it has been a challenge to get the filling just right!
We grill all the time, so I would use it on anything we grill: pork loin, steak, chicken! Plus, our food thermometer was broken at Thanksgiving. So I need a new one!
I would use it for making caramel sauce (as I’m always worried about burning it).
I would use it for homemade espresso marshmallows!
I’ve never used a thermometer for bread- definitely would try that!!
I would love to use a Thermapen to make caramel sauce.
Various meat dishes
Apple cider caramels would be so much easier with an instant read thermometer!
I would love to have a Thermapen for making bread, caramel sauces, frostings and candy.
Yogurt! I love making yogurt. Milk must be heated to 185 degrees and then cooled to 110 degrees before adding starter. It would be so much easier to do with an instant read thermometer.
I’d use it regularly for most dinner meals and definitely when I begin baking bread recipes :)
I would use it on my herb roasted pork loin which I can never seem to get right!
I’d start out using it on a few fish dishes, then I would love to have a reliable candy thermometer….just put down that I’d play, er, use it for everything!
Definitely chicken! Then caramel sauce, then fudge😊 Thanks for all the wonderful information & amazing recipes you share!
My husband loves to smoke all kinds of meats and this thermometer would be life changing! He would totally make your pulled pork or thanksgiving turkey.
I definitely need the ThermoWorks for our Thanksgiving Turkey which we deep fry and also many steak dishes. My current one is not very accurate.
Roasted chicken!
I would love my jnstant-read thermometer for beef Wellington. Then white bread!
I’d love to use it for candy and caramel making!
I love to make candy to give as gifts. Never turns out because I have not found thermometer that gives accurate reading. Have thrown away a lot. Would love to have thermometer like this. I’m usually not very lucky to win anything
Taking the guess work out of roast dinners sure would be nice. And I want to try making candy some day :)
Bread baking!
I’d love to use it to get the perfectly done medium-rare steak.
Turducken!
Oh I would use it most definitely on your cinnamon rolls!!!
Omigosh – we had a dinner party just before Christmas. I made chateaubriand for the first time ever. The nerves were bad as it is such an expensive cut of meat. I sure could have used the Thermapen. As it turned out, I followed Ina Garten’s timing down to the minute and all was well. The thermometer I had purchased from WalMart failed but my roast didn’t thankfully. I would make this again BUT with a reliable thermometer.
Candy! I’ve always wanted to try candy but never had a thermometer
Ok I know this isn’t terribly creative but I tend to over cook my roasts! When I’m hoping for a lovely medium rare I almost always misjudge the oven temperature or weight of the meat or something that continuously makes my roasts come out well done 😢. It’s really disappointing when you have your heart set on a juicy reddish piece of beef. I use my grandmother’s meat thermometer currently that you stick into the roast and cook with it inserted. Hmmmm maybe it’s time for a new one! Yes please!!!
I would use to to make caramel! No more guessing!
would love to use this thermometer for cooking whole chicken rotisserie
The last time I baked a bundt cake, it came out way too underbaked. My husband still loved it, but it was gummy. With this instapen, that would not happen! Also, this is the type of thing that I would never buy for myself because of the price.
I would use the thermometer for poultry and meats.
I would love to win this! I’ve wanted one for a long time but am too cheap to buy one. I would use it for lots of things. But particularly cinnamon rolls. I always manage to overlook them!
I would use it for making the turkey!
I would love to make more baked goods with yeast, this would be perfect and take out all the guess work;)
I would love to use this when making caramel and other candies!
I would love to use it for chicken to make sure it is fully cooked!
There’s this recipe for Multigrain Bread that I’ve been dying to make but the temperatures in the recipe are very specific and the thermometer I have is not at all precise. The recipe is from another blogger I follow, Vanilla and Bean. I’d love to tackle it soon so hoping to win this thermometer that I’ve been eyeing for over a year!!!
I would use it for any poultry recipes! I always over cook it :(
Cinnamon rolls
I would use the Thermapen for bread baking
I could really use it for roasted pork and chicken I always end up cutting into it to visually see if it’s cooked through which makes it not the prettiest and it also loses a bit of the juice since I wasn’t able to let it rest before checking.
I would be most excited to use this for my breads! It’s so sad to take out a perfectly golden loaf of bread, only to cut into it and find the middle doughy and undercooked.
Baking, roasting,candy making….just some of the many things that would improve, using an instant read thermometer. It would be great to have one.
This would be extremely helpful in making French read!!
In order to have consistent results, a thermometer is a must! I would use it on meats and baked items!
Steaks and roasted chicken!!!
I have heard about instant-read thermometers and they sound wonderful! I make bread often and would use it to ensure the loaves are at the proper temperature inside.
I would surely use it for grilling chicken! It’s easy to over cook on the grill. Good luck everyone!
I would use it when making hard candy, tempering chocolates, caramels, marshamallows, as well as baking bread and babka. Ive been researching these online and I would be thrilled to have the Thermapen MK4 instant read thermometer
I love your recipe for Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce, and an instant-read thermometer would be a boon for checking its temperature while I’m making it..
I can think of many recipies to use it for, but would probably find it most helpful for making candies and breads.
I would love a really good instant read thermometer like the Thermapen so that my husband and I can get an accurate read when cooking meats.
I would use it all the time for baking and cooking any type of meat, especially chicken!
Just found your blog and I love it! I need a thermometer for roasting a chicken!!
I can’t find my original comment, so I am sorry if I am entering twice. I’ve wanted a thermopen for years to test liquid for breadmaking and for making fudge.
Chicken
Creme Brulee!
I would love to have the thermapen for my brined pork chops. They are so moist and delicious but you don’t want to undercook them.
This would be an excellent tool for baked goods (no under baked centers) and meats (no overcooked expensive roasts or raw spots in roasted chicken-my biggest concern). It’s been on my wish list for a number of years. The instant read thermometer I have been using is subpar.
Would love to have a thermapen to help my cook a perfect turkey…which hasn’t happened yet!,,
I am entering because I was actually going to purchase a Thermapen last week, but when I saw the post to enter to win one, I decided to wait and see if I win one. I have been trained by my mom to overcook pork because of trichinosis. 😝 So I will now have instant readings so I can stop the temptation to overcook! And I will totally be using it when I grill-so useful there!
I would love to win this. Makes cooking so much easier.
Checking the temperature for melted chocolate!
Just recently heard of using a thermometer for breaking bread, so that would have to be my favorite recipe to use it on. Favorite white bread and my grandmothers Stollen.
I would use it for meat! And breads. And cakes. And pretty much everything but meat is where I need it most.
Marshmallows, definitely
To be honest with you, I have never had a food thermometer but always wanted one. They were just out of my reach financially. This would definitely prevent a lot of underdone or overdone food. I hope that whoever wins will be blessed by it. ❤️❤️❤️
My sister lives out of state and we haven’t celebrated Thanksgiving together in such a long time. She’s visiting soon and I would love to cook a second Thanksgiving when she comes. I would use the Thermapen on my turkey to ensure proper temp.
I’ve never owned or used an instant read thermometer. Roast chicken is something I think it would be very helpful for. I tend to overbake the white meat trying to be safe. Thanks for the chance to win a great product!!
I would use it when making sourdough bread–it’s always so hard for me to get it exactly right.
Homemade bread for sure!
I would use a Instant-Read Thermometer constantly on everything. Especially with cooking chicken. It’s nice to know when it comes to chicken that it is at the right temperature than playing the guessing game that it’s cooked all the way through. I have over cooked many recipes and having this Instant-Read Thermometer would put my heart and mind at rest knowing the temperatures to my cooking.
Would use with meat recipes
To make candy!
I am a novice using yeast when making breads. I don’t know how many times I’ve had to toss it and start over because the liquid wasn’t just right. This is only one reason I would also use when making candy.
I could use the Thermopen on all my meat recipes, especially my roast Chicken. And my pork roasts since I overcook them and they fall apart ending up as pulled pork. You’d think that this ‘ma would know all the tips and tricks by now, but I’m still learning.
I would love to use the Thermapen when I am grilling out chicken thighs for chicken shawarma.
I’d love to have a Thermapen to check the temperature of “Boat Chicken” — a recipe that layers chicken with white wine, Parmesan cheese and oregano. Always worry about undercooking the chicken.
I’d use it to temp my blueberry muffins!
I want to tackle the perfect bread
My Mom’s birthday is coming up and this year she had decided she wants steak and all the fixings for her dinner. So my job is the steaks and my two sisters are making the side dishes. All the grand kids (which she has 10 ranging from ages 25 to 8) are making the birthday cake. I would love to have Thermapen to try out. We all have different taste in steak some like rare and some like well done. It would be perfect to check out and use.
Love following your site, your family is beautiful! I would use this thermometer for all my meat dishes even though baking is my passion. Going to tackle your challenge this weekend.
I’m forever undercooking Italian sausages and bratwurst!
Would use for my meat recipes
Bread! I’m making English muffins right now, and they need to cook to a certain temperature… I bet the Thernapen would read better and faster than what I’m using now !
I would use the thermometer for ensuring my milk temperatures for homemade yogurt is just right (I have used crockpot and Instant Pot but IP is the easiest!) and a thousand other things!!
I would use it for cooking meat! I almost always overcook meat because my old thermometer takes forever to get to temperature and by the time it says the right temp, it’s overcooked.
I’ve been trying to make decent cinnamon rolls for five years now. I wanted so badly to make them for Christmas morning but am terrified to even try anymore. I’ve even purchased two bread machines in the past bc I’ve been unsuccessful trying to make them. I’ve tried about five times and I have finally given up. I think it’s because I can’t get the right temperature for the yeast. They either come out too hard on the outside or or too mushy on the inside. I still dream of making the perfect cinnamon roll.
I would use it to check baked chicken.
I would use this for roast chicken and other meats.
I would use the instant read thermometer for my cinnamon rolls, I have a habit of over baking them and then they tend to get hard. Sometimes I take them out too soon and then they are undercooked.
Any meat! I have the hardest time cooking meat to the level of doneness (is that a word? lol) that I want. So frustrating!!! I would also be more likely to give different types of candy a go =)
Buttermilk Fudge -first time I made it perfectly, next time it turned into caramel-like candy. Pretty sure I overcooked it, (We still ate it though, delicious)
I would use this most cooking meat. I’m never sure if it’s done.
I would love to use it for cooking fish. I am always afraid to overcook it but am not a huge fan of sushi so knowing it is just right would make me more comfortable serving it to my guests.
I would love to use the thermapen for bread! I have messed up before and left a gross, doughy center.
Use it in roasting meats, figuring out if my chicken is cooked. For checking the water temperature when using yeast.
I would love to use this for baking!
I would use it for caramel sauce and candy making
I would use the Termapen when I’m baking quick breads! Always over bake.
My son is a chef snd uses his Thermapen all the time. I alway wanted one and know I would use it for a variety of things, mostly meats and poultry. Thsanks for your great blog. Enjoy the recipes. They are good, solid food and not ridiculous ingredients I an unfamiliar with and have no interest in. Tired of all the fou fou the magazines are pushing!!
I also struggle with bread. I also make dozens of cookies every week . This would certainly help taking the guess work of whether everything was at right doneness.
My old thermometer broke so I would love to use this on meat-I don’t cook meat often and am always worried it is underdone. Salted caramel is the other thing I always want a thermometer for!
I would definitely love to have one to use for the rustic bread recipe. It would be the only thing left to make the perfect bread
Would like to try the Thermopen for Thanksgiving turkey
Chocolate/Candy making!
Yeast and sourdough bread! Still trying to perfect my bread making!
I think I would use it on almost anything! But one that comes to mind right now is cheesecake. I’ve under baked and over baked but only had one come out perfectly and I’m pretty sure that was pure luck!
I would be excited to use the insta-read thermometer on all my meat & poultry dishes, however most of all in my Thanksgiving turkey. I still use a red pop up pin that tells you the turkey “ might be fully cooked. The thermometer would be a more reliable source. Thank you for offering this giveaway!
I would use a thermapen for MEATS on the grill.
I would use the instant read thermometer for steak. I always overcook it and this would eliminate that.
I would use a Thermapen for : Great Grandma’s divinity, bread, meats, and even at school for science! Just everything!
I would use it for meats. I also think it would be great for breads. And candy!
I would use a thermapen on Thanksgiving when we smoke our turkey on the Traeger grill.
Brioche, for sure! I would be terribly disappointed to go through all of the work only to end up with a sad, squishy loaf.
I really want to try making caramel candies. I had a piece once that someone else made and it was so good and so different from what I usually find in the stores that I’d like to try to re-create it myself.
Pork and chicken, to get them done just right, but in reality, I’d be excited to use it for everything that I make.
I would love love the thermapen to improve upon my late mother’s Latvian bread and other yeast treats that I love and still try to make!
Pork and chicken, to get them done just right, but in reality, I’d be excited to use it for everything that I make.
I would use it when cooking pork tenderloin.
I have always wanted to invest in a really good insta- read thermometer but just couldn’t make the move. This would be so incredibly helpful at Thanksgiving when I make Sarah Leah Chase’s stuffing. I got the recipe while vacationing in Nantucket about 30 years ago…..I think it’s time for a insta-read thermometer….don’t you???!!! Would love to WIN!
I definitely would be using this. For bread for sure as it looks so great and golden outside so you think it’s done but when cutting after cooled it’s slightly raw in the middle. I see from the comments quite a few ppl have this problem too. Same happens with turkey so it would be a great tool for that as well.
Fudge!
I would be most excited to use it when making a roast. They always seem to be overlooked, so having an instant read thermometer would be wonderful. My family would be thrilled.
My husband would use it for BBQing pork.
I would use the thermometer for many things, but mainly for breads. I sometimes am a little off (both over and under) with bread baking and a reliable and good thermometer would make things easier.
I would love using a Thermapen on an everyday basis! I cook my family all the meals and food we eat 7 days a week, so a Thermapen would a great addition to my kitchen. I’m always making roasts, baking bread, cakes and cookies. Plus I fix a tremendous Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas Eve feast, as well as a big Christmas Ham dinner. That Thermapen would get lots of use in my kitchen!
Would use for meats and making candy
I would be most excited to use the Thermapen on turkey.
I want to try a recipe with yeast. I have zero luck with yeast!!
Would be perfect for my Christmas prime rib!
Always nervous that I’ve overcooked it
I would use it when roasting a turkey which I always feel is challenging.
I would use the instant read on the whole roasted chicken or turkey–I’m always worried about cooking chicken enough!
I have a hard time getting bread baked perfectly so that would be my first use of the thermapen!
I would be most excited to use the Thermapen on my Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys! I’m always worried that I may give my family food poisoning when I cook a big turkey, so this would be a lifesaver for my peace of mind!
I also feel that I would use this ALL the time for meats and doughs, but I am most looking forward to using it when I make homemade toffee.
Thanks for the chance!
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE one of these! I would especially use it for when I roast a chicken or turkey breast. Love your blog and newsletter!
Sounds like the perfect one for testing my home-baked breads…there’s nothing more disappointing than thinking a loaf should be fully baked, then slicing into it and finding it needed more time!
I would love one of these for everything but especially candy! I have a basic handheld analog one that works well enough for things like meat, but something more precise and instant read would be awesome!
I would use the instant read thermometer for so many things that I make in my kitchen. The possibilities are endless of what you can use this for.
Would love to be able to check cheesecake temperature.
I would use it to make candied apples (those with that awesome red candy crust)!
I need one of these for checking if the turkey is done. Those pop up things some of them come with are just not accurate.
I would use it for many things! I have a thermometer that I use all the time but it takes a long time to read so having a Thermapen would be great. I would use the Thermapen mostly for meat. Would love to have one!!
Using it for sticky buns as the batch I just made was underdone despite leaving them in the oven longer than specified!
I’ve alwau wanted to make homemade marshmallows!
We have a long standing joke with our friends… how many slices will be in a chicken breast so we can see if it’s done?! So I would use this thermometer for eveything! But especially candy!
I would use it when making my caramel turtle recipe! I’ve over cooked the caramel more than once!
I would be most excited to finally get a roast chicken or turkey breast perfectly cooked instead of half raw or dry and overdone
I would love to use it for steaks on the grill. Medium to medium-well is 145-150 degrees. This would take out all the guesswork!
My bunt cake recipe : a tooth pick can’t reach all the way through so this thermometer would be amazing to have!!
I would use it on roasts
I’d love to use this for checking water temperature before adding yeast. It’s always a guessing game!
I’d use it for making candy!
I need this for making caramels and toffee! I always have to tip the pan so the mixture reaches the right place on my existing thermometer.
I would using it when cooking chicken!
I would love a Thermapen to use when I bake bread. Tapping on the bottom of baked bread is an unreliable method to measure doneness.
Hi! I would use my thermapen on my rustic breads that I make in my Dutch oven . Thank you for the opportunity. I have wanted a thermapen for quite some time!
I would us it to make sure the pork roast was done.
Pork shoulder
Making salted caramel
I would love this for some quick bread recipes that use almond flour. I’m trying to bake healthier, but am having trouble getting them cooked enough, but not drying it out.
Maple Syrup Candy
Probably chicken recipes the most. I almost always overcook them because I am so afraid that they won’t be done ( because yes I’ve served undercooked chicken before and I was mortified!!!!).
I have discovered that I use a thermometer a lot around the kitchen. Skillet bread and chicken wings in my Instant Pot (before the air fryer) have been the most frequent uses lately.
I would use it when I make Pork tenderloin and to get the right water temp for yeast when baking breads.
What a wonderful give away! I would use an instantaneous thermometer for toffee, peanut brittle and caramels. I would also try to bake more breads too. Thank you!
I would use it for checking the water temp for whole wheat bread.
The recipe that I would love to use the Therma Pen MK4 in is my home made brownie recipe. This recipe is loved by all friends and family. I often make these brownies for an after game treat for my son’s lacrosse team. I have given the recipe out to friends but for some odd reason they can never get it quite right!! I would love the Therma Pen because you have to make sure that those brownies come out just right and not too gooey!!
I need this thermometer for everything I bake, but most of all when I bake a pork loin.
What wouldn’t I use this gem on?!? To perfect my caramels & caramel sauce recipes, yeast beads…in particular, my cinnamon swirl, which throws me for a loop sometimes, chicken & turkey, the list goes on….
What an awesome giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
I would use a thermapen to read the temperature of my homemade bread boules. I time and “thump” then to make sure they are ready!
I would love to have this instant read thermometer especially to make marshmallows for my daughters class.
Beef tenderloin
Poultry, for sure. Nobody likes it overcooked and under cooked is scary. This could truly be a life-saver.
I would use it for my weekly bread baking. My current thermometer is the dial type and while it works, it is so slow to get a reading.
Thank you.
baked chicken
There are always candy recipes I want to try, but cannot without a thermometer.
Besides the obvious recipes, I would definitely use it to be sure my pies are cooked to the perfect temperature.
I would use it for both baking and roasting meats. Thanks for the give away!
Everything!!
Perfect for Mardi Gras king cakes! The Thermapen would make a huge difference in the outcome!
Would use for all the candy/caramel making. I panicked when I realized my new house didn’t have one… halfway through making toffee this Christmas season.
I would use it for baking cookies and bars.
Chateaubriand!
I would love to temper chocolate correctly as well as make perfect toffee.
I could use an instant read thermometer to make sure loaves of bread are cooked. I’ve trouble getting the insides baked all the way through and haven’t realized it until it had already cooled.
I’ve been trying to get better at making bread so I would use this to ensure the water is the right temp for yeast and that the bread is done!
I love your salted caramel sauce, but am always a little unsure of when I’ve reached the right temperature, so I’d use it for that to start with!
Fried Chicken!
Oh my! Being absolutely sure of the water temperature before adding the yeast would be wonderful. Not to mention how great if would be to be sure that the bread is not underbaked. My family would be most grateful and I would be smiling.
Cinnamon Swirl Bread!
I can’t just name one thing I’d use this thermometer for because there are so many ! I’m getting ready to retire soon from a career in federal law enforcement and I am so looking forward to having much more time to cook and bake because it has always brought me such stress relief while I was working. I’ve also bought many thermometers over the years but they’ve been cheap and broke quickly. Even if I don’t win, I may buy this anyway since it is so highly recommended by you.
Thinking of the holiday season we just finished, I would use the thermometer to check the temperature of microwave caramels.
Bread! I’ve heard that bread temps have a wide range of where they should be, and temperatures should be taken. I would love to have that instant-read thermometer for this. Particularly because while I secretly sort of enjoy a bit of unbaked dough in my bread, I realize not most people do…
I’d love to use one for yogurt-making. My little thermometer requires reading glasses now that I’m old (er). The idea of under-done chicken grosses me out, so I would use one frequently for that, too.
Thanks for the chance! I love your blog, even though I never comment.
I would be most excited to use an instant-read thermometer after I smoke a turkey in our smoker grill.
I could take my kid’s tempature! Just kidding!! LOL I could finally make candy and not have to second guess if it is done!
I would use it all the time! We have this fear of not cooking meat long enough at my house! We use the regular old thermostat right now, didn’t realize this existed!!
Cooking chicken breast well.
Making candy, could have used it during the holidays!!
I use to when baking bread to make sure that the milk is the right temperature before adding yeast
I would use it for your delicious pulled pork recipe!
I love to bake for my coworkers,this would be a great addition to my baking tools
It would be so helpful for bread
I would use it on a mississippi pot roast.
Chocolate Babka!!
I see digital food thermometers used on most every cooking show I watch and realize my fishes may not be all they could be, since I don’t use one. I’m curious if it would work on your Pumpkin Bread recipe? If I win you can bet I’ll give it a try!
Bread! Just because it “looks” done it doesn’t mean it is done. Nothing worse than a gummy loaf after all the time and effort
I should have used one of these last night. In my haste to make my banana bread recipe I took it out of the oven and assumed it was done. I did the toothpick test and obviously didn’t read it correctly because within 30 minutes my loaf caved in!! The center was all goop. Epic fail and lesson learned!
I would use it on grilling steaks. I am tired of guessing if they are done, but really they turn out over done!
I would use it for making bread. I seem to know how to kill the yeast really well!
I would use the thermometer for steak. I cannot seem to get them right!
Bread!
Checking water temperature before mixing with the yeast for rolls or pizza dough
I’m not even sure where to start! After reading this post I think I’d use this thermometer for everything. I’d have to start with bread though, I think.
As a gluten free baker, it’s always a take it out and put it back situation!
Or a take it out and it’s too late situation! Need it badly! Thanks for your giveaway!
I’ve just have been thinking I’d like to make homemade marshmallows again
I’d love one for checking bread internal temps, and also to venture into candy-making!
Thanks, love your blog!
Definitely my roasted chicken!
I’d love to use it on my mustard herb pork tenderloin.
I would use the thermometer for everything – pork ,chicken, beef, candy, bread – to name a few!
I would use it to make sure my chicken was cooked, that’s the one meat that I’m most concerned with.
I would use this for peanut brittle!!
I would use it for making bread and for cooking meat, both challenge me in their own ways and I really think I would be helped tremendously with one of these! Thanks so much for the chance!
I would be most excited to use it to make toffee.
Candied pecans
Candied pecans
I would use it for making bread, I can never get my bread just right and I know it’s the water/yeast temperature and the “doneness” too
Homemade caramel.
I would use it for toffee! I love it, but can’t get the consistency quite right. I know a good thermometer would solve that issue.
would love to use the thermapen when checking for the ‘done’ spot on a loaf of bread…..
I would love to use it to attempt homemade mozzarella and yogurt!
I would love to be able to make fudge and not have to guess at the temp!!
Bread! Any bread…
Yogurt! I love having homemade yogurt on hand.
I have had an instant read thermometer on my “I need this in my kitchen” list for ages! I tend to over cook roasted chickens, turkeys, etc. for fear that they will instead be under done. This would be so amazing to have!
Oh this would relieve so much stress when making caramel sauce and holiday roasts!
I would love to get an accurate thermometer to check meat. I also tried making the white bread recipe and it didn’t come out right possibly because I needed to check the yeast…. one can dream❤️
I would use it for candy making. I also would love it for bread making.
I would LOVE to have a Thermapen of my very own! The first thing i would use it for would be to test the temperature of hot water before adding yeast when making my dinner rolls – that would be SO HELPFUL! Once the rolls were baking i would happily use it to check whether they were actually DONE INSIDE! Having some difficulty right now in this respect due to adjusting to the baking in my new oven (grrrrrr…. wasnt a new oven suppoed to make everything better?). I can think of many more uses for a Thermapen – but this would be a great start!
I would use it to make roast beef.
I use my thermometer for everything, from dough to meat, but it’s very inaccurate and takes forever to get to the temperature. I’d use a new one to finally make marshmallows since I could trust that the temperature would be accurate.
I have always been intimidated by candy recipes. This thermometer would enable me to try some. Also, it would be great when I cook on the grill, to let me know exactly how well-done meats, fish, etc. are.
I would use mine for pork and steak because I am forever drying them out. I avoid making both at times for that reason. It always reminds me of ‘National Lampoons Christmas Vacation’ when Clark’s mother is dunking her turkey in her drink to rehydrate it lol
Would love this to use to try and make caramel candy!
I would make some amazing homemade marshmallows! I’m totally addicted, but none of my batches have turned out 100% this winter! This would be such a huge help!
Oh so many breads I want to bake that this would be perfect for. Next on the list is cinnamon babka!
I would love to use if for when I cook chicken. It is always the hardest for me to know when it is done.
I would be excited to use a thermapen for making carmels!!!
meats and breads!
I would love this to perfect homemade bread! It’s my New Years resolution!
I am working on caramels! Would love love love an accurate temp! Thanks!
I think I will use to pasteurize eggs in order to use them raw in cream recipes.
I would use it to make peanut brittle at Christmas time. The rest of the year I’d use it for baking bread and testing the temperature of any meat I’m cooking to ensure doneness. No more pink in the middle chicken breasts!
Pumpkin Brioche – so important to have the ingredients at the right temp for the yeast and then to test the baked loaf so to ensure it is perfect, not doughy or dry.
I’d use it for beef tenderloin. We like it medium rare and I usually pull it out and cut it open to determine the wellness. By the time I serve it, it looks like Edward Scissorhands did the carving.
Thanksgiving turkey – just purchased a new house with room to host Thanksgiving but I’m afraid of missing up the centerpiece!
Breads. I never can seem to get it quite right, and it doesn’t make sense to go to all the trouble of weighing/measuring/“science-ing” the rest of the recipe only to guess on the temps.
I would use it to check roasted chicken and meatloaf!
I have been looking for a good instant read thermometer. The 8 times I have made salted caramel it has only turned out correct 3 times sadly. I think having one of these could definitely be an advantage.
Anything involving yeast!
Dude. Literally any meat. I love to bake, but I also have to feed my kids actual meals and I’m the worst at knowing if meat is cooked.
Checking roast or meatballs!
I had no idea you could use a thermometer for bread! I would certainly use it for this purpose.
Thanks for the giveaway. Can this be used for candy bc I would make toffee
Chicken, since I’m paranoid about it being underdone.
I don’t do very well with yeast recipes, so this would be a great help! Would look forward to trying some bread and pastry recipes again!
I cannot wait to use the thermometer for my baked whole salmon!
I would definitely use it to check on the temperature of grilled steaks and Thanksgiving turkey. Love your blog!!
I would love this for yeast bread making – my guesswork on firstly milk temp for the yeast and then actual doneness is terrible!
I’d love to use a thermapen for pecan rolls. I find that I tend to undercook my pecan rolls. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Roast chicken! It’s so hard to tell when it’s done without checking the temperature
I would love to win one of these! I desperately need a thermometer so I can make my mom’s fudge recipe! And for cooking chicken and turkey :)
I would use it the most for cooking chicken and pork. I know those should be easy, but I’m always worried about undercooking!
I would use it for candy making as well as cooking meat. I don’t have a reliable thermometer now and I shy away from cooking a lot of meat recipes.
I would want to use this thermometer for making my Thanksgiving turkey! This year I let my smaller bird cook wayyyy too long, and it was dry and pretty bland. :( Having a trusty thermometer, I can totally redeem myself next year!
I would use it to get the “stroop” just right for stroopwafels!
I would love to have a thermometer for grilling steaks! We all have different requirements for our meat. I prefer slightly pink while my husband likes his almost rare. The kids want their steak well done.
I love this tool and could use it in several ways, checking to be sure my pork loin is done the the desired temperature. I cold make your toffee and be sure of the finished temperature. Candy making would be a breeze! Oh please choose me! My kitchen needs it ❣😎
French bread!
I’m hoping to do more bread baking, so it’d be very helpful for that!
Checking the meat temp during grilling season.
Definitely Thanksgiving turkey and any other meat!!
Caramels!!!
I would use the Thermopen to make peanut butter fudge for my daughter at college. It looks like an awesome tool!
Turkey Meatballs, I never know if they are done and I hate to overlook!
I would love to try a beef tenderloin! That’s what I would try first. 🙂
I can think of so many recipes to use this on but, I think I NEED it most for steaks and prime rib. I have so much trouble getting anything rare and not raw! Thank you for all you do!
I just made your white bread for the first time and it’s delicious! But the center wasn’t baked completely (as Paul Hollywood would say, it was a bad bake) and this thermometer would help me be able to make the recipe correctly!
Would use it more with steaks. Do not like them cooked too long.
I would love to try baking breads and cinnamon rolls !
I would use this when baking bread recipes and try it out on so many more recipes just for fun!!!
I would use it to check my roasted chicken temp! Thanks so much for the chance to win one!
I would LOVE this thermometer!!! I would use it for cooking any meat for my kids, especially chicken which is SO hard to cook and easy to under and over cook. https://pin.it/idk6didwusy5p5
I would use it for so many things, but the thing I would love to be able to accurately check the most would be the temperature of meat.
I would use it to check the temperature on pork tenderloin, my favorite.
So excited to read about such an amazing thermometer. All the food items my family could use this for. My husband could use the thermometer for his meat when he barbeques, my older sons could make sure their steaks were just right and I could finally tell if my bread and rolls were perfect and not gooey inside. The yummy foods that we could be cooking. Thanks for all you do and helping to make my family meals edible.
I would love one to use for cooking meat! Mostly pork loin. I can never quite tell if it’s done.
I am just getting into the “flexing my baking muscles” stage and would LOVE this to be the year I finally tackle homemade bread! I would use a Thermapen to try your Ciabatta Bread recipe!
I am working on improving my bread making. My next goal is Chocolate Babka! The instant read thermometer would take the guess work out of making sure it was done in the middle. Love the white bread recipe. In a perfect world I would be able to eat this all day every day!
I would love to use it for bread!
I would love to use it for making caramel sauce and fudge, and my husband loves turkey, so he would use it for cooking the turkey!
I would use a Thermapen to make fudge, torrone, and other candy, as well as for cooking meat to just the right temperature. I have used cheaper thermometers and they always break or are inaccurate!
I would make amazing cinnamon rolls and not kill the yeast!
definitely been wanting to make fudge 👍
I would love to have a Trermapen to cook steaks with. Steaks are something I don’t do often, and they are pricey. It stinks when I over or undercook them!
I would use the thermapen for my marshmallow topping for my s’mores shooters that I make for parties. Bite size dessert with graham cracker crust, chocolate mousse, marshmallow topping (toasted with a kitchen torch) and one small square of hershey chocolate bar….YUM!!! When I made them recently I didnt have an instant read to check temp.
Baking and candy making!
I would love to be able to temper chocolate at home. Nothing better than that snap it gives!
I would love to use the instant-read thermometer for making homemade caramel sauce. I have tried several recipes int he past without having an instant-read thermometer and have not had much success. I now realize how important, and helpful, having an instant-read thermometer for recipes like this. Thanks so much for doing this giveaway!
My grandmother made the most Devine chocolate fudge. The only trouble is,, the temperatures used to cook it, are exact. I would love to have a Therapen to use to make this recipe. Thank you for the opportunity.
Kathy
I would use the Thermopen when making pies, custards, and candies the most!
I would use it for baked boneless chicken and Thanksgiving Turkey!!
I would love to have this thermometer to use when making bread and rolls. Yeast is my Kryptonite! I have killed soooo many packages of yeast with water that is too warm that I have simply avoided making any yeast-based baked goods for years (decades!). This is the year I want to get back to yeast and this thermometer is just the tool to get me there!
I’m getting one of these if I’m not a winner to ramp up my cheese making!
I’ve git s good one but sometimes by the time it crawls up to the top temp- it’s past the best temp, if you know what I mean!
Thank you for the opportunity!
Would love it for baking bread and meat like a prime rib.
Every kind of meat we cook
My hubby always wants his beef steaks and roasts medium rare. An instant read thermometer would make this easier for me to get it right.
Making bread
I’ve always wanted to master beef Wellington, so would love it for that. And also for Thanksgiving turkey. I estimate doneness on cooking time, but I’ve definitely over-cooked it sometimes, so would love to have the thermometer to be more accurate! And also for a roasted chicken!
I’ve long wanted an instant read thermometer for meat – to insure chicken is safely cooked or that the steak won’t end up too dry after resting, etc. Tomorrow (Jan. 25) is not only my 62nd birthday, it’s my last day of my working life as I will retire and one item on my bucket list is baking bread and now I know I can use an instant read thermometer for that, too!
I would use this for a lot of things but if I have to name one – it would be pizza dough.
I would definitely use the thermometer for grilling steak or cooking chicken in the oven. It will take the guess work out of know the meat is properly cooked. This would also come in handy when making candy such as divinity, peanut brittle, or pecan pralines.
I would love one to test indoor steaks
Chicken! I usually overcook it because I am afraid of it being under-cooked.
I would love one of these thermometers, I would use it to help make candy.
I would use it to make fudge. My husband would use it on turkey. It would get a lot of use in our house
I would use it for homemade bread, for sure!
Hi Michelle! I can”t wait to use the Thermapen to check the temperature on my shoulder roast and salted caramel sauce. Thank you for providing us with such great recipes and tips!
Countless uses for the Thermapen! Tired of cutting into meats to check for done-ness, but mostly for breads like your favourite white bread recipe, always afraid my water is too warm or too cool. My last instant read thermometer got slammed in a kitchen drawer and I’ve been winging it ever since!
Thanks so much and good luck everyone!
I would use it on the slow cooker roasted chicken. I’m new to slow cooking and my main concern is food safety. I don’t have a thermometer of any kind so I’ve been putting off using the crock pot that my brother gave me for Christmas. I would love for this recipe to be my first slow cooker recipe!
All the homemade bread!!
I would use it on many things, but especially when cooking a turkey! It’s so hard to get that just right!
No bake cookies
I would love to use it when grilling any type of meat we grilled
I would love to use this when baking, but especially when making peanut brittle. Thank you for the giveaway!
Prime Rib; medium rare. This would be a winner for me! Thanks
I’d love to use this for making ribs in the oven!
i’m going to give it to my brother for when he makes prime rib.
I would use the Insta read for my Prime Rib
On the bbq!
I would use it most when making chicken!
Probably the first thing I would use the Thermapen for is meatloaf, since it always seems to be pink at center and I am never sure it is safe.
I have made candy since I was a small child. Although I’m pretty good at the “drop in cold water” method, I’m finding that a great thermometer like this one would much improve my finished products such as homemade caramels. I would be so excited to own one of these!!
Meatloaf? I’m sure I have at least 1 recipe that has a cook-to-this-temperature direction.
I would be excited to use it for making caramel!
It would definitely be to test the oil temperature to make donuts. Yum!
I would use it for meat, turkey or chicken. But I would also love to use it for making candies. Yum!
Thanks for the opportunity. By the way I made the Banana bread you had in your post last week. Oh my I couldn’t stop eating it.
Never heard of cooking down the banana to make liquid. But it actually makes a difference. Can’t explain it. But I loved it. My husband said to me, oh my goodness is that your third piece.lol
Thanks
Have wanted one ever since my old meat thermometer died, and I did research for best new one. Thermapen is IT apparently. Have not yet had spare pennies to buy one, but would love to try all the tricky stuff I’ve been avoiding at altitude, particularly candy. Love that this can be used for everything, including roasts and bakes. Thanks for the opportunity to join in!
I make homemade bread 2 times a week and this would make my bread (and life) so much better!
I would it for pork tenderloin to ensure it was done but not overcooked.
I would use my thermapen to make Ina Garten’s engagement roast chicken.
I’d use it for your salted caramel recipe, I love it, just that I burned it the first 2 times I made it! oops third times a charm!!
I would try using it with my turkey zucchini meatloaf. Never know when it’s done and don’t want to over cook!
I would use the instant-read thermometer to check the water for bread. I never get it hot enough!
I would use the thermapen to check the temp of chicken and pork. I always overcook it!
I made your Apple Cider Caramel recipe last week. My family loves them! I would love to have a Thermopen to use for them, other candies and checking meat temperatures.
I would use this to make your homemade salted sauce.
Candy! I’ve tried with a non digital thermometer and it was a pain!
I love making my own pizza dough! I would love to use a thermapen to get the water temperature just right for my yeast, right now I just use the back of hand to see if it’s warm and cross my fingers I got it close.
I would use it to test the temperature of my Thanksgiving turkey.
I’ve only ever used my instant read thermometer on meat. I’ll have to try it on my baked goods too!
I would use the instant thermometer in the Seeduction challah I want to make! Based on the bread by Whole Foods
The NY Times yeasted donut recipe. I just can’t get the oil temp quite right; they’ve been great even with my wonky attempts and they’ll be divine if I can nail it.
i would love to use it for bread baking!
I would use this baby to make homemade toffee! It’s been on my baking bucket list for far too long. 🤤
Creme brulee!!
Caramel!
I don’t like to overcook pork tenderloin, so that’s the first thing I would use it on, then if course turkey at thanksgiving.
I would use it for the Thanksgiving turkey recipe.
Thank you for the great giveaway!
Roast Chicken
Oh my gosh – I’d probably become obsessive and test everything!! The only time I use a thermometer is when I’m making candy that requires it. I’m the worst! This looks so easy!!!
I want to try working with melted chocolate
Roast beef, making sure it’s not medium well instead of medium rare!
Every meat! I always need an instant read and I’ve been through probably a dozen in 22 years of marriage…would love to find “a keeper”. Love your blog…thanks for sharing!
I’d love to use the instant read thermometer on my homemade white bread!!!!
God, I would use the Thermapen mostly on foods that are difficult to tell if done. Grilled salmon, meatloaf come to mind. You are correct can be used on a daily basis.
I would use it when baking a turkey breast or whole pork loin.
I need a reliable thermometer for tempering chocolate.
The Thankgiving Turkey- overcooked is awful and guests try to pretend it is okay :^(
I would love it to check the temp of oil for deep frying! I constantly have to replace the candy thermometers because the silicon caps keep falling off, this would be so handy!
I would use it to temper chocolate. I’d no longer have an excuse why I can’t do it!
I’d gift this to my husband so he could grill the perfect steak everytime!
There are so many things I would use it for- Bread baking would be at the top of the list- I always struggle with that lukewarm water- what is too hot and what is too cold
Caramel sauce and marshmallows!
I’d use the thermometer all the time, but I’d use it to make sure I get my mi!k to the right temp for my homemade yogurt.
I would use it for baking but most of all for my Thanksgiving turkey! Many years I’ve served a dry turkey because I was afraid of undercooking it.
I would use my instant read thermometer to make Tiramisu ( with cooked egg yolks).
No raw egg yolks for me.
how cool is that! I have never heard of those. I would love to win it! I am a long time fan of your blog…you have so many great recipes on here!
Would love to use it for baking bread! :)
On homemade bread!
I would LOVE this thermometer to tackle all of the homemade candy recipes I really want to try!
I love your copycat chipotle chicken bowl so I would definitely use it for the chicken.
It’s so simple but chicken. I always over bake.
I would use this to try my hand at making candy
Wow! This is so nice of you!!
I have always found candy thermometers to be very inaccurate and I would love a Thermapen for making candy.
The first recipe I would use it with would have to be my husband’s late grandma’s roast beef recipe. She used to lovingly make it for her grandkids for Sunday lunch. She would tie the beef and bake it to perfection using a baking thermometer – quite big shoes to fill but the Thermapen would be of great help to me.
Sourdough Bread! I am teaching myself how to bake with sourdough starter and it would be so nice to have a digital thermometer.
I would like to use a thermapen to make chicken breasts cooked properly. I always seem to over cook them. If I had to pick a recipe it would be an Oven roasted pimento chicken.
I’d use it for all of the chicken recipes I have
I would so love this for meat!!!
Chicken, for sure! I ALWAYS over cook it!
I would use it for the Spicy Cheese Bread recipe!! And sooo many more after that!
I’d use it for homemade marshmallows!
I would use it for bread. I make bread nearly every week but have never used a thermometer to checked to see if it’s done!
Pulled pork- yum.
I would use this for chicken, I always over cook it.
I WOULD LOVE TO USE MY THERMAPEN TO MAKE SWISS MERINGUE!….LOVE ALL YOUR RECIPES!!
I would love one of these! I have tried To create the perfect Prime rib for the past 2 Christmas dinners for my family. I purchased a new thermometer one instant read one a leave in type on each occasion and still it was either over or under cooked. I would love to get this right!
I would use it when baking bread
I would use it for bread!
I would use it for making sure water at right temp for anything using yeast, bread, and any meat. Such a useful tool.
I’m glad you got the Staub. Many many years ago QVC sold Staub & I have 2 of their Dutch ovens. Love them!
I would love to use one when cooking roasts. I have the hardest time figuring out when it’s properly done, I always cook it too long.
I would love to start using a thermapen for baking. Specifically the cinnamon rolls pictured above look like a great start.
I would definitely use a thermometer on bread. I have been trying to master your white bread recipe and I always second-guess myself for when it is done
I’d use it for meat. Especially pork loin and chicken – I never can guess the right time that they are fully cooked but not over cooked without a thermometer.
Chicken and Pork
Michelle
Well….. if I would take all the money I have wasted on thermometers and just bought this one that alone would be a miracle!
Candy! I would love it to make toffee and definitely a perfect medium filet!
Xo
Roast Chicken!
I would use for roasted chicken
There are too many recipes to count that I would use a thermapen for: Italian butter cream icing, roasts, chicken, caramel sauce, breads, marshmallows for Christmas hot chocolate. Oh the ideas are endless.
I would love this to help me get over my fear of working with yeast I am so paranoid about the incorrect temp I think this would make my life easier!
Any kind of meat- I’m always worried it’s under cooked!
Would love to make the pulled pork recipe for the Super Bowl
I have very little experience with yeast bread, but I’d love to try a hearty seed loaf!
I would use it for meats and poultry.
I would love this for meat… I am terrible at making a good steak. And I would use it for my most adored recipe… Salted apple cider caramels.
I would use when grilling steaks so they are the perfect medium rare.
I would love to use it for prime rib and steak. Meat is one of those things I struggle getting right.
I’d be so thrilled I’d probably use it on salads and cookies and mac and cheese, but I always worry about poultry. I second second guess myself every time, especially breasts. You can cook dark meat all day and it will still taste great, but those pesky breasts…..
I never thought of using an instant read thermometer for bread but that would be awesome to ensure my cinnamon rolls don’t come out gooey!!!
Thermapen is THE best there is! I would use it on a roast pork loin to make sure it was not overcooked.
Chicken and candy
Your marshmallow or creme brûlée recipe, my family and I especially love creme brûlée!
So many things! But i’d love to try it for making candy!
I have a hard time getting the water temperature correct for yeast doughs. I have started over more than once to get it right. This thermometer would be perfect for this.
Beef tenderloin!
Hubby is still working on making the perfect medium steak. We have gone through 4 thermometers…no luck. Looking for one we can rely on. Hope it can be this one. Thanks!
Beef Wellington…I’ve been terrified to try it and with a GOOD THERMOMETER….I’ll try it and other expensive cuts…the right tools = NO FEAR 😎
Anything with chicken. I feel like I either over cook it or under cook it.
Honestly, every single chicken recipe I will ever make. I constantly worry it’s nit cooked enough or it’s cooked too well.
fried chicken!
I would love to use when roasting a chicken or pork tenderloin…I never want raw chicken or pork!
I would love to try it with bread!
I would be most excited to use a thermapen for the delicious walnut brittle candy my mom made when I was a kid! I saw her have to throw away a few batches when she didn’t cook the sugar mixture to the right temperature. With a thermapen it could turn out perfect every time!
Homemade Carmels! Also ham and turkey
I would love to start learning to work with yeast, so I’d use it for that.
I would totally use this for your Beef Wellington recipe!
Bread baking! I’ve always said I’m yeast challenged, never seem to get the right temp for yeast to bloom properly.
I would use it for making candy! My boyfriend would probably use it for checking meat temp 😂.
The recipe I would be most excited to use an instant-read thermometer for is a standing rib roast! This past Christmas I put my pre seasoned 15 lb center cut roast in a preheated oven of 475 degrees for 20 minutes. Then decreased the temperature to 250 degrees. From here it is a guessing game as to how long the roast should be cooked. I let it cook for 2 hours and checked it with an instant read thermometer, it read 106 degrees so I waited about 30 minutes and checked it again………..the roast was now 136 degrees!!! My family loves their meat rare, that means it needs to be removed at 120 degrees! Fortunately it was still pink in the middle but not blood red like my family likes it! I believe that the instant-read thermometer will give me a more accurate reading and allowing me to remove it at the appropriate time for a rare roast and a very happy family!
I would use it for chicken and breads
Roasted turkey and bread!
I got the Ottolenghi Sweet cookbook for Christmas (yay!), and I’ve been eyeing some candy recipes. I’ve always been too afraid to try candy because I don’t have a food thermometer, and I’d love to take the plunge!
For my whole chickens…don’t want to over cook.
i would like to try out my cheesecake recipe with the Thermapen because I heard that if you get the internal temperature just right, you cheesecake won’t crack when it is cooling on the counter
I make an English Muffin bread that I would use this for. The milk and water have to be heated to a certain point to work with the yeast. The large numbers on this would make it so much easier for my eyes to read! :)
I would love to have one for my breadmaking
I would use it on Swiss Cheese Chicken recipe to make sure my chicken breast is thoroughly cooked.
I would love to try it out on some candy! Caramel cannot be “eye-balled”
I would use the Thermapen for many things but the most important is to try to make a Prime Rib for Christmas. I’ve always been afraid to try and then ruin such an expensive cut of meat that I can’t afford to begin with.
I would love to use it for baking cinnamon rolls. I’m so afraid of killing the yeast!! 😊
The recipe I would be most excited to make using an instant-read thermometer would be soft dough donuts. Then soft fresh hot pretzels and then I would love to try my hand at making a churro. Oh, the many possibilities. The instant-read thermometer could be the magic to conquer my fear of trying anything yeast related.
Ahhh, would LOVE this! We started subscribing to Cook’s Illustrated last year, and they suggest using one for almost all their recipes. I have a basic one now but would love the instant version! I would make good ol’ steak in a cast iron skillet :)
Baking chicken always makes me nervous! I would use it for that!
I really need this when making homemade salted caramel sauce and would love to win! I currently just use my senses and eyes to make sure the sugar doesn’t burn, but it is a very fine line.
I’ve been wanting to try creme brulee since binge watching the British Baking show over Christmas vacation!
I’m most excited to use it for anything because my thermometer just broke!
I’ve had my eye on that salted caramel sauce and would love to use it with that!
This would be great with my Thanksgiving turkey
Any chicken dish I make! My husband is terrified of under cooked chicken (as am I) but he is a real scaredy cat!
I would use it to make the perfect salted caramel sauce for homemade lattes.
Thank you for doing this giveaway. I would use the thermometer on things like pork roasts, pork tenderloin, and turkey.
I would love to be able to check the temperature of water for yeast, and then to check the temperature of bread. I am always so concerned that bread is not baked correctly in the middle.
Your salted Carmel recipe for sure!!
I would definitely use it for something fried – maybe onions rings!
I would use it make a perfectly cooked steak
Any beef recipe! I am the worst at cooking beef – always over cooked or too rare. I can never get it right!
An instant read thermometer has been on my Amazon wish list forever. My kids aren’t taking the hint. I would live to use this when making a prime rib roast, or any roast for that matter.
I didn’t realize that this thermometer is dubbed the “Ferrari” of thermometers! I’ve been using much cheaper models and having to wait while just to get a reading while things are just getting cold. I’d love to try the Thermapen MK4 on thick cut pork chops- I always worry that I will over cook them. I also spied an interesting recipe for Beer-Pretzel caramel bars- thinking Super Bowl.
Hello Brown Eyed Baker!
The question is, what wouldn’t I use a thermometer in. The one thing I make the most of is soft caramels. To get them to perfect temperature using my old candy thermometer is always a gamble so they are not too soft or too firm. I have used this recipe for many years and it’s always a favorite with everyone. To be able to achieve the perfect cooking temp would be amazing. I am sure that I would be like you and use the thermometer for everything cooking, baking, candy making, and canning. I was taught by my Grandma and my Mom how to cook the old fashioned way without a thermometer and most of the time it’s a success but it is a science and exact temps do matter. So thank for this offer and good luck to everyone!!!
I didn’t realize that this thermometer is dubbed the “Ferrari” of thermometers! I’ve been using much cheaper models and having to wait while just to get a reading while things are just getting cold. I’d love to try the Thermapen MK4 on thick cut pork chops- I always worry that I will over cook them. I also spied an interesting recipe for Beer-Pretzel caramel bars- thinking Super Bowl.
chicken – it’s so hard to know when it’s done, I have overcooked it way too many times!
I would use the instant read thermometer to cook my Thanksgiving turkey and my Christmas rib roast.
I would love to use it to make sure my creme brulee was the right temperature!
Bread! I always use the “tap” method to see what it sounds like, but a thermometer would be *awesome*
I would use it to make Torrone where temperatures are critical.
Chicken. I’m terrified of undercooking it!!!
My previous (cheap) kitchen thermometer died just before Christmas and I have been shocked how many times I’ve missed having it in the last month…but especially when I made a beef tenderloin for a big family dinner a few weeks back!
I can never seem to get the temp right for yeast and final temp for baked yeast breads.
Salted Caramel!! :D
I bought one for my sister for Christmas and she’s already gotten my money’s worth from it! : ) I’d love to be able to check the temps for chicken because I find that going on looks alone I tend to overcook it. I am also eager to be able to bake with the precision of a Great British Baking Show contestant!
Mostly I would use for checking bread yeasts and then also for chicken and meat. What a handy little tool.
I’ve been afraid to make your salted caramel sauce, but not with the Thermapen!
Pork tenderloin, to avoid overcooking.
Roast chicken! I ca never not over cook m whole roast chicken.
I would love this for just about everything, from homemade caramels to bread to roasts!
Definitely for baking bread!!! It sounds like a real game-changer!!
I’d use one for everything- especially meat tho! We don’t have an instant instant read so sometimes it can take a while to figure out the actual temp.
I would love an accurate thermometer to bake or cook beef. I am thinking I should tackle a sirloin roast to see if I can keep it from being so dry and over cooked,
I would check my veggie lasagna. Sometimes it seems raw and other times it burns.
Pulled pork! Making some this weekend :)
I never thought of using one for bread! Would love to try that!
I need a Thermapen for checking doneness of roasts!
How generous. I would use it for many things with the main one being meats.
I would love to use this for pork! I love making pork tenderloin, especially for a dinner party. For my last dinner party last Sunday, I UNDERCOOKED the pork. First time ever. Kind of embarrassing. I usually err on the side of overcooking but I hate dry pork, too! This would help me get it JUST RIGHT. (My current meat thermometer is not trustworthy, to say the least.)
I would use it for meat loaf.
I’d love to try the white bread recipe with the help of the thermometer! I need all the help I can get.
I’d be most excited to use this with venturing into sourdough bread!
I would use mine to get a perfectly cooked pork chop without having to cut it open in the middle to test.
Beef tenderloin!
CANDY! I would use this all the time!
Kolaches to get the perfect water temp for yeast.
If I had one, I would first use a Thermapen when I make pork carnitas. I am always afraid of undercooking my pork and this would help immensely.
cinnamon rolls
I would use it to test the “doneness” of roasts. We are a family who like our meat mediun-well and it’s hard to guess when it reaches that perfect stage for us. Also, I would use it for banana bread and other quick breads because the toothpick in the center method doesn’t always work too well for me. Oh, so many other uses come to mind. Thanks for this chance!
I would love to have a thermometer to check the temperature of meat. I am always afraid I am going to under cook it and then sometimes end up over cooking it.
Pulled pork for sure:)
I won’t have to guess if my chicken is cooked all the way and safe to eat.
I’ve been eyeing this thermometer for the longest time! My current old thermometer has gotten a crack in its glass face and is on its last leg. I use it for everything. You can’t be a successful cook without a thermometer. My last temperature reading was this morning on a loaf of no knead cheddar/jalapeño bread (should finish at 212). I’ll probably use it on a roast next!!
I would definitely use it for all meat, but particularly chicken and turkey.
Oh, I’d use it for chicken on the grill for sure. that’s always “iffy” for me.
I’d love it!
I would definitely use it for pulled pork in the oven. My old grocery store thermometer is woefully inaccurate.
Let me count the ways! Meat, bread, making caramels!
Chocolate tempering is what I would like this thermometer for
i have three thermometers in my drawer. i use them mostly to check the proper temperature of whole chickens i bake. well they just don’t work at all and i end of vowing i will go buy a decent one then i forget and don’t do it and again am stuck the next time with no functioning thermometer. so yes i would love your kind offer. by the way. i made four of your cookie recipes for a staff meeting and everyone loved your cookie recipes. they are delicious.
Salted caramel recipe is what I would use the theromoeter for among other recipes.
Brown sugar whiskey glazed ham.
Everything! But for baking… That would be amazing, because what’s worse than dry baked goods?
I would love to have just one universal thermometer. I wouldn’t go crazy trying to find the right tool at the right time!
Bread! I like to use a thermometer to test the doneness in baked loaves of breads. But my husband uses my thermometer and doesn’t return it :)
My Thanksgiving turkey!! Sometimes it’s hit or miss with the dryness, would love to have an objective way of knowing when it’s done.
I would use it when trying to Swiss (or Italian) Meringue Buttercream frosting and hope for better results than in the past…
It’d be perfect for yogurt making! Thanks for the opportunity!
I love that you can use this when baking things with yeast. I’m most excited to try and make some bread recipes using this tool!
I’d love to use the Thermapen MK4 when I cook ribs on my Big Green Egg.
My family complains that I over cook roasts😢 So the Thermopen might be the answer to a juicy roast👍
I would use it to check the temperature of my roasted chicken.
This Thermapen would work wonders for making a delicious porchetta and cooking it to perfection!
Buttermilk pralines which I make year round! Thank you!
Cinnamon rolls!
Bread! Just decided to start making our own bread and this would come handy! Thank you for the review and the chance to win this.
Grilled Prime tenderloin
Homemade caramel!
I would use it on chicken. My family and I hate dry chicken, but I’m always worried it will be undercooked.
I love sourdough bread and I would use the Thermapen MK4 to test the bread to make sure it is done. I would also use it for countless other things like chicken, steaks, pork chops, making candy, etc.
I would definitely use it for steak! It’s so darn easy to overcook this meat!
Looks like a great kitchen tool I don’t have! Good luck everyone! I’d love one.
I would love to have a digital thermometer for Thanksgiving turkey! I always take a chance if it is done or not and have had to put it back in the oven after slicing into it!
I can’t wait! Cakes will be a breeze with this!
Sad I can’t enter as I live in Canada. Shipping here could not be that much more expensive! I’d love one for making fudge.
I would use it definitely when grilling steaks and also for the interior temperature of breads that I bake.
Roasted Chicken!
Caramel sauce. I have yet to get it right
I would use it when baking chicken and prime rib roast. Somehow, none of the thermometers that I have bought ever told the truth about the meat temperature and have always been a disappointment and a waste of money!
I would use the Thermapen to check roasts and turkeys for doneness, instead of having to cut the roast and look at the color. Thanks.
I would say homemade marshmallows. Since the last time I made them there was chunks of gelatin in them, which has never happened before so a better thermometer might be best!
I would love to use the Thermapen for your Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce.
This is great, I would use this for bread baking and meat roasting.
I would use it for making candy. Toffee in particular.
I WOULD BAKE YOUR FAVORITE WHITE BREAD RECIPE AND WOULD USE THE THERMOMETER NO SECOND GUESSING WHEN ITS DONE.
I would use this for breads, caramels and candies!
I would love to use it for many recipes but most excited about flank steak.
Wow, the chance to win one of these! I would use the instant read thermometer to check my loaf of no-knead bread to see if it is done. I have been wanting to try King Arthur’s recipe for whole grain bread and this would be a big help in determining whether the loaf is done or not.
I’ve wanted one of these forever, but the cost has been prohibitive. Thanks so much for this opportunity!
Bread! So many variations and I have a tendency to under cook them all.
I would use this for a standing rib roast. Who wants to overcook a $100.00 piece of delectable goodness?..!
All my recipes that use caramel and my Chanukah doughnuts!
Standing Rib Roast – the cut is so expensive I have never tried it in fear I would mess it up
I would use it for pulled pork, looks so yummy and I know my husband would love to try it!
I am so excited about this give away! This winter I am determined to master fried chicken and this tool would come in so handy! So my recipe I am most excited to try it on is:
https://www.browneyedbaker.com/buttermilk-fried-chicken-recipe/
We make candy from time to time using corn syrup, and those recipes require fairly precise temperature measurements to avoid a “soft ball” candy entering “hard ball” stage.
I’ve been wanting a Thermapen for a while now (upon seeing it in your recommended list) and would use it often for making pizza dough and much more!
I have one and I love it — but I would love to be able to gift one to a newlywed couple that is just getting started on their household journey. I think it would make their grilling and baking experiences much more enjoyable!
Pulled pork and roast turkey would be my first use! So tired of overcooking, just to make certain they are done!!
Bread is my passion, so getting the right liquid temperature is essential!
My recipe would be Prime Rib…..The thermometer that I have had for over 15 years just quit. Of course, it is no longer available, so I bought a cheap one. No comparison, and I over cooked my roast….We do not like a well done Prime Rib, and I don’t know anyone who does. I certainly could use a new thermometer. Thank you.
With no doubt, I would love to use this for bread baking!
English toffee!
I’ve always been a modest cook but recently have been increasingly excited about trying new recipes. The things that I love but tend to hold back on cooking the most are chicken and pork due to the fear of undercooking for my family, which usually results in over cooked and dry meals. I remember seeing this on your gift guide and would love to have one!
I’m excited to use it on cinnamon rolls! I struggle with undercooked vs. too dry in the center. Help!!
Turkey! my husband always wants the whole thanksgiving meal for his bday in February!
Looking forward to making some candy for the kids birthday
I would love to have an instant read thermometer to check the temperature of our roasts at Christmas – takes all the guesswork out of when they’re done!
Chicken–undercooked chicken scares me and overcooked chicken is awful.
Cinnamon rolls! I don’t want to kill the yeast or fail to activate it properly! Temperature is so key.
I’d probably use this when making my stuffed chicken breasts.
I would use it nearly daily on chicken–undercooked chicken scares me, but overcooked chicken is a disaster!
ooh i’d love to be able to test the temp on my sourdough boules!
a roast
I didn’t even think of using a thermometer for bread! I need this thermometer to try it!! Thanks for a great giveaway opportunity!
I would use it when making my holiday fudge !!!
I would use it for everything but especially for every chicken recipe. I am terrified of under-cooking it!
Definitely for those nice cuts of meat!
The Creme Brûlée – That’s why my Creme brûlée has never really turned out!
I would love one these thermometers!!! The reason is I would bake more breads of all kinds. The worst thing ever is doing all that prep work, baking it, and then slicing into a beautifully baked loaf of bread only to find it’s not done. That’s the most disappointing feeling ever. Not only for bread, but for anything that has been undercooked. Thanks for another great tip/idea.
Let me also say that I appreciate your daily emails and the recap on Fridays. I have a file that remembers where you’re stored each time I start typing “Bro…” lol. You make everything so easy to follow and your life is amazing! I really enjoy following you!
I’d like to use the thermometer to make home made marshmallows with the grandkids.
cheesecake!
Making homemade yogurt
I would use it when proofing yeast and for the white bread recipe.
Honestly, jams/jellies/marmalades! I made an apple ginger marmalade and it turned out too gummy – I just KNOW it’s because I was using one of those lousy inaccurate big glass thermometers with the metal sleeve that shows the temps. I’m pretty sure I cooked it WAAAY too long, waiting for the temperature to get up to what the recipe said.
My grandmother’s fudge recipe which is notoriously finicky! I have always thought I might have better luck using a more accurate thermometer.
I am excited to delve into the world of candy making with this thermometer!
Roast chicken or marshmallows! (I know, two very opposite ways to use it! Ha!)
I can’t wait to make caramel!
There are actually a few things I would use the Thermapen for, for instance, making candy, checking the temperature of the water before I put yeast into it to be used in my homemade cinnamon rolls, and meats!! This would be such an awesome addition to my kitchen must-haves!!!!
I have always loved baking bread but hate the guesswork involved with the temperatures. The thermometer I have doesn’t work well. I would love having a ThermapenMK4 for the White Bread recipe!!
I have always wanted to try some candy recipes, but when they call for a thermometer to boil to a certain temperature, I pass on it. If I had one of these, maybe I would give one a try!
I would use this for chicken! I overcook all the time because I’m so scared of undercooking. Great giveaway!
I’d use it for making bread. Need to make sure water is the correct temp and if the bread is done. It would make high altitude baking so much better!
I would use it on bread or buns. I don’t like it when the middle collapse:-(
This would be helpful when I am teaching my daughter how to make different recipes like chicken, bread, chocolate. Basically Anything!!
I’ve been wanting to try making caramels and I think this would be super helpful.
If only the thermometer would make ME a better baker!! A girl can dream!!
Salted caramel sauce – I am determined to make it so it doesn’t burn but also to make sure the sugar actually melts! This thermometer would certainly help.
The first thing would be chicken. I’m always over cooking it!
I would use it for everything….well, almost! But especially for bread making and testing doneness for chicken. Those 2 things always stump me. With bread, for the water temp. and to check doneness because the “thump” test just does not work in my experience and for chicken….well, because it’s chicken!
I would use the thermometer for BBQ and Bread.
Any meats! And candies!
I never win, but by gosh I still enter! We want to make an amazing prime rib roast and we want to make sure we get it to the exact perfect temp. Here’s hoping! Love everything you do!
I would love to be able to read the internal temperature for a Beef Tenderloin!!!
Would totally use this on so many things but mostly on meats.
Chicken and pork so I would be able to stop drying them out for fear of undercooking them. I’d also like to master baking white bread witout inconsistent results. Thank you!
I would use it for chicken. The Cashew Chicken recipe looks good! It might even prompt me to try my hand at a bit of candy making.
Roasted chicken is one I would use the Thermapen for. I am always afraid it’s not cooked enough, and sometimes it gets too dry.
I would like to have it for checking meat for done-ness. I always have to wait a long time for my thermometer and I don’t like that. I’ve never used one for baked goods, but maybe I could start doing that too.
I would use it for making bread to make sure the water is the correct temp. before adding the yeast. Thanks for all of the wonderful recipes!
I haven’t found a candy thermometer in my price range that stays calibrated. This would be perfect!
I would like to test the liquid for breadmaking.
I’d love an instant read thermometer so I can make sure my Turkey doesn’t get overcooked (I do several a year) and to male sure when cooking steaks on the grill nothing gets overcooked according to people’s preferences. It would also be wonderful to have to check boiling sugar for my Italian meringue buttercream
Bread!
I would love this – I would use it for beef and pork tenderloins.
I have never tackled homemade marshmallows so I would love a thermometer to help me be precise in making them!
I would definitely use it for cooking meats, like the beef wellington recipe!
that brisket on the smoker!!
Beef Wellington!
I’d use it for homemade bread!
I would try the homemade salted caramel sauce.
I would LOVE this for my Swiss meringue buttercream recipe! I struggle with the old candy thermometer that I have. This would make it so much easier!
I would use it for everything. I gave my husband one for the grill but he always has it outside so I’d love to have my own. They are amazingly useful.
I would definitely look forward to using it on the Thanksgiving Turkey. In the meantime, any piece of chicken would get the first use.
Of course I would look forward to using it for the Thanksgiving Turkey. In the meantime, any piece of chicken would get the first use.
Everything. I would go nuts. Steak, candy, breads and rolls. It would be awesome
Bread!