ThermoMaven Digitales Fleischthermometer – 0,5s Sofortanzeige Grillthermometer, ±0,3℃ Genau Thermometer Kochen, IP67 Wasserdicht Thermometer Kochen, NSF Magnetische…

This ThermoMaven F1 Meat Thermometer is very similar to the one I have been using for a few years. I really like the old one. This ThermoMaven does have some advantages. It claims to be certified to be more accurate and read faster. I think that it is more sensitive. When holding the two next to each other and reading the air temperature the old one takes very slightly longer to settle on a temperature. The ThermoMaven reacts quicker but never stops changing. It keeps bouncing back in forth by .2 of a degree, like it is more sensitive. They don’t agree with each other but they are always fairly close. I don’t know which was more accurate. Seems to me that they both were pretty good. We cooked a whole chicken and the new ThermoMaven was dead on and the chicken was wonderful.

The ad listing claims that this ThermoMaven F1 Meat Thermometer has “Lift to wake function, automatic sleep mode after 30s of inactivity and magnetic design for convenient storage”. It’s a bit more complicated than that. It turns on when you open the probe and turns off when you close it. The panel backlight will go off after several seconds of no movement and then come back on when it senses movement. It will shut down after 30 seconds and you can then shake it awake.
Ultimately, if you want to REALLY shut it off, you have to close the probe.

I am happy with this function because it will preserve battery life, somewhat.
It does have a magnet built flush into the back on one end of the instrument body and has slim rubberized pads to protect the mounting surface. The magnet adds weight to the thermometer but it is not strong enough to entirely support itself on the side of my fridge. My photo will show that the magnet holds it’s end to the fridge but the other end must be supported by the shelf. Still, because I have that shelf next to my fridge, I prefer this arrangement to the velcro that my old meat thermometer uses to store itself on the wall. I have since tried a few other magnetic sensitive surfaces with better results. You will have to test your own situation for viability. Bottom line… The magnet could be stronger.

The ThermoMaven conveniently uses one AAA battery instead of a button type.
It comes with one battery that is very well sealed in a very hard to see cellophane wrap. I struggled for several minutes to load the battery into the instrument but the battery wrap, that I couldn’t see, made the battery too large to replace the cover and get the screw to engage and seat up. It also, of course, prevented power from flowing. Thinking the battery was bad, I retrieved a AAA battery of my own, loaded it in with no problems and the instrument worked just fine. I got out a magnifying glass to inspect the OEM battery and, alas, discovered that the battery was sealed in a transparent casing. With the mental image of the Chinese engineers laughing at me, I digress.

Lastly, A few features from the old thermometer that I miss on the new one is the finger ring on the end. That is a handy feature for when you are trying to carry more things at once than you really should. A feature I don’t use on the old unit, that other folks may miss, is the temperature alarm. The old one let’s me preset a given temperature and the thermometer will alarm when that temperature is achieved, assuming I cook the meat with the thermometer inserted full time.

IMHO… These are both really good meat thermometers. They have slightly different features. My axiom for this is: “you pays your money and you takes your choice.

We use this every single day! Wouldn’t want to be without it. It instantly reads the temp of our food and resets itself quickly. When not in use it goes on the side of the fridge as it has magnets on the back. Love the quick performance of this little gadget. It has a large display so it’s easy to read and I love the color.