Best Digital Thermometer For Cooking

Need recommendation for a digital thermometer.

Preferably sold on Amazon Prime.
Preferably digital.
Preferably for less than 40 bucks.

Note, the thermometer will mostly be for hamburgers and steaks.

Thanks

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So I checked into the Thermopop that everyone talks so highly of and I wound up buying the Thermoworks RT600c. It's the cheaper line from the same company but works great for only $20. It's almost as accurate as the high end and can take a reading in 5secs.

I buy from Amazon a lot but this one I had to buy straight through their website because the same model on Amazon for whatever reason is like $60

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Taylor for less than $10.00. It's fast and accurate enough between freezing and boiling temps. I've been using it for over 5 years (back when they were selling for $14). It's going to take you about 8-10 seconds to get a good reading.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009WE45

I just picked up a Thermopop too (last week). It's much faster than the Taylor and will become my go to digital thermometer going forward.

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Taylor's are, in my opinion, complete trash. Thermopop or Javelin are by far the best in the $20 range.

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Thermopop has been amazing for over a year. Love it.

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Lavatools pt12 javelin instant read digital. It rocks.

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Anything by Thermoworks is great. In fact, we just calibrated our oven last week (in prep for T-giving). I used a Thermoworks probe and an older probe of a different brand. The Thermoworks was faster and more responsive throughout the testing; the other one would catch up eventually, but was waaaaay slower. My Thermoworks probe can also be calibrated--an excellent feature. Definitely a top-notch product.

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Consider an infrared remote reading digital thermometer. About $15 on ebay. Only reads surface temp but does it one second to nearest 0.1 degrees. Endlessly useful in the kitchen. I use it to flip steaks when upper surface reaches 90 F.

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Thank you. I will check them out.

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Do a search, this gets asked a lot. In general a company called ThermoWorks makes the best kitchen thermometers.

For general use you're best off with an instant read thermometer, look for something that reads fast and accurate with a small tip to make the smallest holes in your food. A leave-in probe thermometer is useful for roasts. IR thermometers are neat gadgets but near useless for most cooking.

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I don't trust Amazon reviews.