ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE Sale

There are a handful of kitchen tools that all of our editors agree every cook needs. One of them is an instant-read thermometer. It’s essential for avoiding undercooked and overcooked meat and fish (the former being a hazard, the latter a culinary injustice). It’ll help you bake sourdough boules that aren’t gummy in the center. It’ll make sure caramel’s at the hard crack stage, and poaching liquid’s at the barest of simmers. 

And if you’re buying an instant-read thermometer, it should be the best. That’s the ThermoWorks Thermapen One. Right now, you can grab this temperature-taking essential that’s $35 off for President’s Day. 

ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE

Why It Won Our Review

We tried 23 instant-read thermometers, putting them through a gauntlet of tests, including taking the temperature of iced and boiling water and roast chickens. The Thermapen ONE’s ridiculously fast one-second response time and incredible accuracy launched it to the front of the pack. Plus, there wasn’t a thermometer with more or better features. It automatically turns on and off when you fold out and in the probe. It’s waterproof. It has a screen that rotates and lights up, so there’s no oven too cavernous where you won’t be able to see the temperature. It comes in nine colors and has a five-year warranty. And to top it all off, the Thermapen ONE is about 26% off during ThermoWorks’ limited-time sale.

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Why We’re the Experts

• Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm is the associate editorial director of Serious Eats.
• She’s been with the site since 2021 and has been testing kitchen gear professionally for more than seven years.
• She owns two Thermapen ONE thermometers and uses them all of the time, and helped test instant-read thermometers for our review.