I love my Thermopen as well!!! I use it for everything - leftovers, cakes, meats, etc
My DH gave it to me for Christmas last year - complete with the silicon cover and the leatherette case (and a box of wipes for it) - Of course, I just happened to slip a copy of the catalog in his eating area :-)
Great idea for Christmas gifts!! I might snag one for my niece
Also Cook's just sent their catalog and have a similar style pen but the accuracy doesn't look quite as good as the Thermopen.

This post was edited by a2gemini on Sat, Aug 10, 13 at 12:02

I bought 3 Termapens on last year's sale for Christmas presents for our 2 daughters and DIL. All 3 in purple! :)

/tricia

a2gemini: am thinking of getting some for presents and wonder if the leatherette case is needed. Your thoughts?

I got a Thermapen a couple years ago, and even though I do love it, it does not register the temp in three seconds. It never has, even when I got it brand new. I've tested it in many conditions and it takes at least 15 seconds to stop. It's better than anything else I've ever used before though so I guess will just have to DO.

I've had wonderful service from the Thermapen people when mine didn't work as expected.

Here is a link that might be useful: Support at Thermoworks

How long does it take to stabilize at a temperature reading?

Arkansas- you must have a defective one.
Mine reads immediately. It will never stabilize as it is constantly reading the temp as I move the probe.

Lizbeth - I do like it to protect the probe in the drawer with lots of other stuff. A zip lock or an eye glass micro bag could also work

Before the repair, it never settled on a temperature. Since the repair, about one to two seconds.