this item is basically for people who are fat. If you are thinking of buying one of these, don’t do it. spend the money on kale, collard greens or some other leafy green vegetable, blend up a green smoothie, and do an easy jog instead. You will thank yourself later.
I’m betting it has a thermistor, which is slooooow reading and usually quite unreliable. The quality control of these things us usually terrible. Prove me wrong?
If, on the other hand it was a thermocouple, it would be the bargain of the decade. Too good to be true? I’m thinkin yeah.
[QUOTE=ericoboe, post:121, topic:178323]
this item is basically for people who are fat. If you are thinking of buying one of these, don’t do it. spend the money on kale, collard greens or some other leafy green vegetable, blend up a green smoothie, and do an easy jog instead. You will thank yourself later.
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HERE’S A SECRET:
Make HALF what you eat in every meal (by dry weight) GREENS (preferably cooked), and the rest EITHER carbs OR protein, NEVER protein AND carbs within TWO HOURS OF EACH OTHER (i.e., a classic AMERICAN sandwich, i.e., bread=carbs AND meat=protein, NEVER!), and NO MATTER HOW FAT YOU ARE (unless you are 300-500lbs, in which case it might take 24-36 mo), AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH OF THE ABOVE YOU EAT, EVEN IF 5K Kcals PER DAY, you will be slim and AT YOUR NATURAL “CARRYING” WEIGHT WITHIN 10-12 MONTHS!
THE ABOVE is what all the most modern weight farms in LA teach…and it comes from A HUNDRED THOUSAND YEARS AGO…namely, when we were hunter-gatherers, like wolfs today…we ONLY ate protein when we had a recent kill…and this was always mixed with what the gatherers of the pack foraged earlier that day (i.e., vegies). When we were without MEAT, we ate CARBS (grains, etc.), and vegies.
THIS WAS THE CASE FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS!
It is EXTREMELY hard to do the above, especially if you are “on the road” all the time…BUT, try Wendy’s…ask for a baked potato with EXTRA broccoli, “and HOLD THE POTATO!” (if, that is, this is one of your meals where you will be eating THE PATTY of a burger…other wise, eat the potato, too).
The above…well, it ain’t easy, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE, and it IS real!
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You never want to poke the meat your grilling… use thongs. This is not a good woot. Sharper Image products are generally junk.
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I’m sorry, but I don’t see how using underpants are going to help check the doneness of my dinner.
[QUOTE=watcho1, post:22, topic:178323]
Sharper Image…excellent…I’m sure the company can assist if the product goes bad.
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Don’t bet on it!! They are currently in bankruptcy…
Who needs this fork thermometer…I’ve been using my rectal thermometer for years, and my meats just fine
[QUOTE=Haireola, post:8, topic:178323]
I stuck one of these in my eye because I thought I had a fever. Now I have no eye no idea if I have a fever.
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Wasn’t the punchline supposed to be "Now I have [no eye-dea] if I have a fever? LIAF.
[QUOTE=krazykaren5, post:13, topic:178323]
ummm… none of these links seem to be useful
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ok, now some seem to work… weird…
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They don’t work at first because they want to be close to first post. They fix it later with an edit.
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I’m sorry, but I don’t see how using underpants are going to help check the doneness of my dinner.
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Fork with dinner. Thongs with dessert?
sharper image=garbage.
If the thong’s hot, the bbq can burn! Pizza delivery AFTER you “cool” the thong will be just fine!
There are one of these at Home Depot for $9!
Woot killer 
[QUOTE=xmmx, post:133, topic:178323]
Woot killer
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My vote’s for the latex and those nifty kosher flavorings
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There are one of these at Home Depot for $9!
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Well, if there is only one, I’m sure it has sold by now 
Ok, I DID buy one for my husband. After reading all these posts, though, I’m seriously WONDERING about that recent transaction.
And by the way…this site rocks! Even if I didn’t buy ANYTHING … EVER … just reading all the posts about each item being offered makes it worth the trip to the site.
You guys are a “Woot”. 
I got a probe that you stick into your meat prior to placing it on the grill or in the oven or smoker. It has a heat resistant wire that runs to the outside, where it plugs into a wireless transmitter. On the wireless receiver, you tell it what temp. you want to cook to, or what level of doneness on a particular type of meat. It then gives you a loud audible warning when your food is almost ready and then again when it is ready.
I love it! Put the roast into the oven and forget about it…When it’s done, I am alerted wherever I am in the house/yard (You wear the receiver on your belt if you want to.
Set the steaks to “medium” and forget about them.
Put it in a pork roast in the smoker, set it to 170 degrees, and forget about it for 6 hours.
It was only like $15 or $18 or so on Woot.
huh?
DAMN IT !I wooted this before I read your post. I only come in at 255 (4’ 9"). I guess I had better send this back. I was going to use it when I BBQ my pork fatback. Mmmm… pork…
Actually, I am a raw food vegan and I use this to check my stuff in the dehydrator. I use the wireless thermometer for the same thing. I like to make flax bread and it can’t get over 115.