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pauliwang
Joined: 15 Nov 2012 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:11 am Post subject: Thermapen |
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I'd get it for myself to replace my trusty yet slow analog thermometer. |
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xmacross
Joined: 11 Dec 2013 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:32 am Post subject: |
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I would get a Thermapen as a gift, and use it myself or my wife would use it. Thanks! |
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christyr1q
Joined: 14 Nov 2012 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:37 am Post subject: Perhaps a gift for my husband |
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If we won we'd keep it at our house. We've broken multiple probes before, so need a good sturdy one. |
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hutubug
Joined: 11 Dec 2013 Posts: 2 Location: United States
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:44 am Post subject: yes |
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I would buy this and definitely at the price point of $19 each. I think the idea is good but it would be more convincing if the product has more testimonials or reviews. Also, perhaps if it mentions more about its non-toxic properties and durability, I would be more inclined to purchase it. |
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hutubug
Joined: 11 Dec 2013 Posts: 2 Location: United States
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:46 am Post subject: lol |
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Probing the bath water with a thermopen is a ingenious idea! Can this double as a fever indicator? |
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rkrentzwee
Joined: 11 Dec 2013 Posts: 1 Location: United States
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:50 am Post subject: |
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I would buy one for myself and possibly one for my boyfriend as well. I know that my parents and best friend already have them. |
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Kartusch
Joined: 04 Dec 2013 Posts: 2 Location: United States
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:51 am Post subject: Gift for my wife |
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I would give one to my wife, she keeps begging me for one but already has a gift this year. |
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talon8
Joined: 15 Nov 2012 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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It would definitely be a gift to my wife (*cough* myself). We've been resisting biting the bullet to get "the thermometer" when cheaper ones are available. We know we'd save money/grief in the long run, but alas, cash on hand & finances aren't endless. |
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hpankow Guest
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:48 pm Post subject: Thermapen |
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I have a kitchen and a new baby, so the Thermapen would get used all over the house! |
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dwulf
Joined: 27 Nov 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:28 pm Post subject: Thermopen |
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I would love one to use with my new tri-tip grill that I am building. |
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SpaceLumps13
Joined: 11 Dec 2013 Posts: 1 Location: U.S.A.
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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I would absolutely buy a Thermapen (or two) as gifts! One for myself (loins, and tri-tips, and briskets, oh my!) and one for my Uncle in Brooklyn. |
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Juliefrance
Joined: 11 Dec 2013 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:00 pm Post subject: Thermapen |
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I would definitely buy a Thermapen. One for me, for grilling especially (although I love the idea of using it for candy making too!), one for my sister in Pittsburgh, and a couple more for my best friends at work. Cool tool! |
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Michael Chu
Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 1654 Location: Austin, TX (USA)
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:16 am Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone for all your comments and entering the contest. All entries above this comment will be counted as submissions. Only the first entry for people who commented multiple times will be counted. I'll post the winner shortly. |
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Michael Chu
Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 1654 Location: Austin, TX (USA)
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:00 am Post subject: And the winner is... |
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This year's winner of the Thermapen is: Greengem
I pulled all 112 comments, removed mine, duplicates, and those where I did not have email addresses. The final tally was 109 entrants. I used random.org to generate a random number and it gave me 87 which equated to Greengem (who was the 87th qualifying post [and the 89th comment overall]).
Just for fun, I did a little analysis of the comments (these might not be completely accurately as I went through them pretty fast).
Of the 109 entrants...
83 said they would get a Thermapen for themselves
17 said they would get it for their spouse or significant other (with several mentioning that they would use it as well or benefit directly from it)
14 said they would give it as a gift to someone from the previous generation (6 to fathers, 3 to mothers, 2 each to father-in-laws and mother-in-laws, and one to the parents without specifying which one)
7 said they would give one to a friend or buddy
5 said they would give it to someone from the subsequent generation (2 daughters, 1 son, 1 son-in-law, and 1 nephew)
4 would be given to the same generation (2 siblings, 1 brother-in-law, and 1 sister-in-law)
2 given to family members without specifying who
and 1 gifted to a boss
Additionally, 7 specifically mentioned that they would be gifting the Thermapen to themselves and gifting the food (with several more implying that's what they were going to do).
Merry Christmas everyone and if you aren't Greengem, consider buying a Thermapen. Starting about a year or so ago, Thermoworks is providing a percentage of each sale through any of the links on this page and elsewhere on this site back to Cooking For Engineers. 100% of the proceeds goes directly towards paying for server and bandwidth costs. |
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Michael Chu
Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 1654 Location: Austin, TX (USA)
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, and one person said they didn't want a Thermapen at all. There was a part of me that wanted their random number to come up just for the contradictory outcome. The random number generator did not agree with my inclination however, which is why I use a random number generator. |
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