Kitchen

ChefAlarm

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Robust kitchen thermometer

Cooking thermometers used to be a kitchen consumable. They barely lasted a year, so I would buy the cheapest one and suffer when it broke during a boil. The biggest problem was probe loss from liquid or cord damage. Got the ChefAlarm as a gift four years ago and have never looked back. This review involves the optional, submersible probe.

I cook a lot. Not just frequently, but lots of ways and lots of different items: Smoking, grilling, sous vide, stove top, oven, brewing beer. Thermometers just did not survive for long. The ChefAlarm has worked for everything. Ever want to start a pot and be able to walk away until just before it boils over? Throw in the probe, set the ChefAlarm for 208F and you will have plenty of time to turn down the heat. Ever want know when a pot has cooled enough to add the final ingredient? This gem even has a low temperature alarm. It has a timer, swaps from F to C with a button click and can be calibrated without opening the case (but has never needed it). Batteries last for over a year. The electronics are gasketed, so are splash proof.

It is a one-item kitchen computer. The noise maker on mine stopped working within warranty, so they sent a brand new kit (the whole kit, everything) and did not ask for the old one back. How is that for customer service? It should be purchased directly from the company’s website. No warranty on anything purchased from Amazon, eBay, etc. The only way to find a discount is to click on “Specials” at the top of the site.

-- Edward Pscheidt 07/16/18

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