Spent $85 on a Thermapen at a restaurant supply store in Amarillo last year and it saved my Sunday brunch shift

Mia Mitchell · 2026-10-01T17:50:02.450197+00:00

I was working the omelet station at a hotel downtown and my old dial thermometer was reading 20 degrees off all morning. I grabbed the Thermapen on a whim during a supply run, and when the health inspector showed up during the rush, I could prove every egg was at 160. That thing paid for itself in one service because the inspector was about to write us up. Now I keep it clipped to my apron even on slow days. Anyone else have a tool that felt like too much money until the exact right moment?

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Spent $85 on a Thermapen at a restaurant supply store in Amarillo last year and it saved my Sunday brunch shift | Chefs - Opinions Matter