Thermapen Mark IV

If information is the doorway to culinary perfection, then the Thermapen Mk4 is your key. There is one piece of equipment that I will bug you endlessly to make a part of your Essentials list. You must get one of these. Why? Information is everything in cooking. Knowing when to do something, or stop doing something, is as important, if not more important, than knowing the how or the how much. ThermoWorks designed the fast (2-3 secs to read), most robust, waterproof, ergonomically simple, and painfully accurate (±0.7°F (±0.4°C)) digital thermometers. So much so that the Thermapen is probably one of the most imitated temperature measurement products on the market. Easy to use, you simply pull on the metal probe and rotate it outwards. The digital gear activates, and gives you a current air temp reading. Meter what you will, no matter whether it is coffee or cupcakes or the cast iron pan surface. The Thermapen does all of it with ease. Channel your inner geek and check out this amazing giz