10/13/2026
Bargain ALERT: This Typhur InstaProbe Core thermometer is on sale on Amazon for $49.95. I have posted my affiliate link in the first comment of this post...
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When I posted about the new Thermoworks NANO that is coming out, someone asked me if I had seen this one. I had not. So I ordered one. $59 on Amazon. That's half the price of the upcoming Thermapen NANO, which rings in at $119.
So, what's the story on these new models? Both of them boast half second read times. Well, the Typhur boasts 0.5 seconds and the Thermapen boasts 0.4 seconds. The Thermapen ONE that I tested the Typhur against today boasts 1.0 second read times. I have never gotten that in my testing of it.
So how do I test? I like to set up something that I'd call a non-scientific real-world test. I don't know much about how the manufacturers test and come up with these super fast read times. My GUESS is that they are checking the temperature of something that is NOT THAT FAR ABOVE ROOM TEMP. That makes a difference. MY test was set at 150°F. I feel like THAT is a fair test of a fast instant read thermometer. It's right between the target temps for typical steak and chicken cooks. In order for me to set up a real-world test, I set up my 12 quart sous vide tank and set the immersion circulator to 151°F. I set to 151 so I can be sure the thermometers will be able to register a temp of 150 and stay within their margin of error. My test is simple. I dunk the probe in the water and, at the same time, start my handheld stopwatch. I stop the stopwatch as soon as I see the thermometer register 150°F. To accommodate for human error, I did five consecutive reads for both thermometers and then took the average.
Termapen ONE average: 1.75 seconds
Typhur CORE average: 1.42 seconds
So the Typhur is an average of 0.3 seconds faster than the Thermapen in my test. Big deal? No.
I set up a second test just to see if I could get either of these thermometers to give me target readings in under a second. I set up the exact same method with a target sous vide bath temp of 110°F instead of 150°F. The ambient temperature in my Man Cave basement is about 68°F.
Thermapen ONE average: 1.35 seconds
Typhur CORE average: 0.78 seconds
I probably could bring those times down even more if my ambient temp was higher and my target temp was lower. Who knows...
So... now that we have the speed test behind us, I'd like to talk about the rest of the package. A good instant-read thermometer is part of every serious cook's tool arsenal. Thermapen IS the gold standard in this market space. I am not here to argue that at all. Durability, accuracy, and speed give this thermometer that level of respect from me and a lot of other serious cooks and chefs across the globe. *I* am a backyard and Man Cave basement 'chef,' if you will. I'm not a professional. I'm not particularly hard on my equipment, and I figure most of my audience is in my same situation. If you wanna buy the Thermapen, do it. You won't be disappointed. I have several other instant read thermometers that I like better than the Thermapen for various reasons, but today I want to focus on just the Typhur. The first thing I LOVE about the Typhur compared to the Thermapen is the display. I LOVE the bright white-on-black LED display. This is the first thermometer I have seen with this configuration. . It's simply easy to read in all the environments in which I find myself using it. The glossy black display on this unit DOES act as a mirror in certain lighting. It will reflect quite a bit, so that could become a drawback in some environments maybe. The Typhur uses two AAA batteries. I kinda like that over the CR2032 that the Thermapens use. The upcoming Thermapen NANO uses a single AAA battery. I always have a supply of AAA batteries around. Both of these thermometers have the IP67 waterproof rating. The Thermapen display automatically rotates to accommodate any position from which you are reading it. The Typhur display only rotates in 180 degree increments instead of 90 degree. Big deal for some... not for others. The Typhur is 'sexy' compared to the Thermapen, if that's something that appeals to you. The Typhur is slightly heavier than the Thermapen ONE. The Typhur feels like it's durable. The only glaring thing I don't like about the Typhur is that it reads the tenth of a degree on the display, and it's not configurable. I prefer whole numbers only in this reading. The thermapens are configurable, and I keep them at whole numbers only. I can't think of ANY instances in COOKING where a tenth of a degree makes any difference for anyone.
I am gonna make this Typhur my go-to thermometer for the next few months. I will review it again with the same setup when I get my hands on the new Thermapen NANO to see how well the two stack up to each other.....
I have included my Amazon affiliate link for the Typhur in the first comment if any of you are interested in trying one of these....
