Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Instant Read Digital Meat Thermometer By Pico Review + #Giveaway 5/25 US


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How do you know when the meat is thoroughly cooked already? Before, I used to base it on the meat's color and by slicing it to see if the middle part of the meat is cooked already. Or, if I'm following a recipe, I follow the cooking time there.

After trying out a meat thermometer, I realized how helpful and convenient this is in terms of measuring the internal temperature of the meat. Instead of basing the wellness of the meat based on it's color, or cutting the meat in the middle, a meat thermometer measures the temperature in the middle of a thick meat so that I can be assured that the meat is cooked correctly.

I received the Pico Instant Read Digital Meat Thermometer and I looked forward to see how it would work. Although I already have a digital meat thermometer, I like trying out new brands to see how they would compare.

The Pico Instant Read Digital Meat Thermometer arrived in a simple packaging. Here is a summary of the specifications of the product from the company:
- Response Time: 4-5 seconds to within 1°F of final temperature in moving boiling water (212°F)
- Accuracy: ±0.9°F @ -4 ~ 302°F (±0.5°C @ -20 ~ 150°C)
- Range: -40 ~ 482°F (-40 ~ 250°C)
- Battery: 1x CR2032
- Battery Life: 4,000+ hours
- Auto-Off: 60 min
- °F/°C Configurable: Yes

Pico is certified by NSF, CE, and RoHS

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The Pico Digital Meat Thermometer is light and portable. It has a large LCD screen and only has 3 buttons which makes this really easy to use.
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 This powers on a AAA battery which is not included. The battery goes at the back of the thermometer.
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The back portion of the packaging has a list of suggested internal temperature of the meat based on how well done you want your meat is. I like this because I don't have to look it up myself.
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The metal probe is sharp enough to go through the meat with no problems. I also like how easy it is to clean the probe. The Pico Instant Read Digital Meat Thermometer instantly measures the internal temperature of the meat in just seconds. I also like that I can hold the temperature it measured. The temperature read out can be changed to Celsius or Farenheit although it returns to Celsius whenever I turn the thermometer on again.

I also like the large screen because, although it doesn't have a backlight, the display is large and clear enough to be seen.

The thermometer turns off automatically when I put the probe back to the side of the blue thermometer body. I like that I can flip it back because this serves as a protection for the probe as well as less danger of the sharp probe accidentally puncturing something.

This is a nice and accurate Digital Meat Thermometer although much simpler than my current one. :)

You can purchase the Pico Instant Read Digital Meat Thermometer HERE.

Would you like to win your own Pico Instant Read Digital Meat Thermometer?! Well, yay! Just head on over to the rafflecopter form below to enter. Good Luck!
DISCLAIMER: 1 Winner will receive a Pico Instant Read Digital Meat Thermometer. Giveaway will start May 13, 2015 at 12:00 AM PST and will end May 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM PST. This will be open to US residents only. The prize cannot be shipped to a P.O. box address. Winners will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is selected. I am not responsible for prize fulfillment. My role is to give the sponsor the information of the winner and they will directly ship the prize to the winner. I have received a product/s mentioned above to in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are honest and my own and are not influenced in any way. No other form of compensation was received. I do not share or sell information and all information shared with me will solely be used for prize shipment. I am disclosing this in accordance with FTC 16 CFR Part 255.

18 comments:

  1. I like that the sharp probe folds in for safe storage. It's also neat that the thermometer automatically turns off when you fold in the probe. The extra large display is nice too, wish it was backlit though.

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    1. Check out this recently launched Meat thermometer from Tiffin Talks
      https://www.amazon.com/Tiffin-Talks-Professional-Liquid-Gives-Calibrateable/dp/B01FNSCXUI?ie=UTF8&ref_=sr_1_1&s=la

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  2. This would be great to use for our grilling!

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  3. I COULD REALLY USE A GOOD MEAT THERMOMETER SO MY MEATS ARE COOKED TO PERFECTION.

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  4. This would be great and come in handy for baking !

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  5. I don't have a meat thermometer and think it would come in handy. Thanks :)

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  6. I want to win because my regular thermometer only works on thick meat. Not chops or anything.

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  7. This is on my husband's wish list! He usually cooks the meat and really wants a good digital thermometer.

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  8. I would love to have a meat thermometer because I tend to dry things out erring on the side of caution.

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    1. Check out the recently launched Tiffin Talks fully waterproof Superfast Digital thermometer at Amazon
      https://www.amazon.com/Tiffin-Talks-Professional-Liquid-Gives-Calibrateable/dp/B01FNSCXUI?ie=UTF8&ref_=sr_1_1&s=la

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  9. I'd like to win this because the one that I currently have is definitely not accurate.

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  10. I'd like to win because my meat thermometer takes way to long to show the temperature.

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  11. I'd like to be able to check the meat temp.

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  12. I would love to read this so I can tell what temps my meat is. sounds like a great product

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  13. i would like to win this for my grandma she has been wanting one

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  14. I want to win this for my daughter, who is a culinary student!

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    1. Check out this Amazing thermometer which has been launched renetly with Pro Chef features
      https://www.amazon.com/Tiffin-Talks-Professional-Liquid-Gives-Calibrateable/dp/B01FNSCXUI?ie=UTF8&ref_=sr_1_1&s=la

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