Javelin PRO Classic

This is a great meat thermometer! It registers very quickly and accurately as compared to other meet thermometers I’ve used. I love the fact that it can get wet and not stop working. I even took it with me when I traveled for Christmas to make sure the turkey was cooked to the appropriate temperature. I would highly recommend this product.

This is a precision instrument that is both sturdy and perfectly calibrated. It provides instant readings confirmed within 1 to 2 seconds, and switching between Celsius and Fahrenheit is as simple as a double tap on the front panel. Your readings may vary based on your local elevation above sea level and the current atmospheric pressure. The normal boiling point of water is 100 °C / 212 °F under lab-controlled standard atmospheric pressure at sea level, which is 1013.25 hPa or 29.92 inches. A reading that is off by a fraction of a degree (+/-) is perfectly acceptable. Overall, the speed and precision are fantastic. In summary: Is Lavatools trustworthy? Yes. Is the thermometer expensive? While it's not the cheapest option, it is quite affordable if you take your measurements seriously, and you get what you pay for. Would I buy it again? Absolutely, without hesitation.

After receiving it, I was excited to start using my Lavatools thermometer only to find it was defective. It had some functionality but the most important feature of reading and displaying an accurate temperature on the screen was not working. I followed the instructions listed in the troubleshooting guide but was unsuccessful. So I reached out to Lavatools and they responded immediately offering to send a brand new replacement which arrived very shortly thereafter. I am happy to report this thermometer works beautifully! It’s super easy to use, accurate, and lightning fast with the results displayed on a large screen. I also like the magnetic feature that allows me to stick it onto my refrigerator or the side of my microwave keeping it at the ready and preventing it from getting lost in the clutter of one of my drawers. Lavatools is on another level in customer service. I’m so thankful I did not have to call and wait on hold listening to a recording of how my call is important to them over and over while waiting to speak to a real person. Instead of telling me that, they demonstrated it in the way they responded and resolved my issue. I would happily recommend their products to family and friends.

By far the most consistent and reliable instant read thermometer I've had. Love that its magnetic so it stays put on my vent hood and on the pellet box on my smoker. I've had it for 5 years now and it works like new.

Very fast and looks to be accurate. This replaced a smaller one I had (and loved) that broke. It is considerably bigger but works well. It is apparently designed to magnetically adhere to the stove because it has a magnetized portion. I don't want it sitting around getting greasy when it is not being used and the magnet makes it a bit of a pain to keep in a drawer if there are other metal things in the drawer. My thermometer is always stuck to something. However, as far as its intended use it works quite well

We upgraded to this probe from a simple $10 one. This is more accurate and consistent. Turns on/off easily and more predictably. And the obvious... its fast. Is it the fastest? No, but that's okay. Works for our home use case. We've use this to temp meats and breads that we cook at home and couldn't be happier. It's got magnets, so it easily attaches to our fridge. The display is simple and easy to read.

I was extremely dubious about whether this was worth the price. It's an instant read thermometer. I already have an instant read thermometer. Can you really make an instant read thermometer that's worth 5 times more than a basic one? Yes. Yes, you can. This is a big honker of a thermometer. It's almost certainly bigger than you think it is, if you've never held on before. It fee ls like it's built like a tank. But other than that, what makes it worth the price? 1) Fast. My old thermometer takes about 5-8 seconds to settle on a read. Is 2-3 seconds really that much different? Yup, it definitely is when you're standing over a bed of hot coals or practically sticking your head into a blazing oven. This thermometer reads so fast that sometimes it doesn't even feel like 2 seconds. The first few times I used it, I actually sat there waiting for the temperature to keep changing before I realized it was done. Great! 2) Smart. When open the thermometer (by rotating the prong out), the LED comes on and orients itself. This last feature if fantastic: if you aren't paying attention and insert the prong in a way that the handle is "upside down" the LED display will reorient itself. I was surprised by how often I did this, and how often I *didn't* need to crane my neck to get a read. 3) Accurate. Very. 'Nuff said. 4) Feature rich. It has a hook hole in case you want to hang it. It has a magnet, in case you need to stick it someplace while you fiddle a hot pan around. It has nice, soft grip in case you're handling it with slick hands. This is just a super easy, and extremely well-engineered design. They put a lot of thought into this thermometer, and I cannot recommend it enough as an upgrade from the $10-20 cheap designs if you do a lot of cooking.

It allows you to cook your meal perfectly every time. I got my first one of these a couple of years back, and it's been brilliant, so I'm buying a second to keep outside with the BBQ. It's totally accurate and very fast. It's also simple to use and has a very clear screen.

It works very well - but it is a bit slow. Not super slow - but for this price I rather like to have an instant read thermometer showing me the temperature... instantly. Also: changing it from Fahrenheit to Centigrade is awkward to say the least (in the battery area). Overall nice.

I can't say how useful the regular LavaTools PT12 thermometer has been over the past 5-6 years while I've grown as a home cook. The Pro Duo version has improved on everything except for maybe the size-- the unit gets about 30-50% bigger, which may be tough for some folks, but I feel gave me more control and comfort inserting into tougher meats. It comes in a rainbow of handle colours, but kind of odd only some coloured handles have a blue/white backlight and most others have the orange/red backlight. Like the original, the magnet on it is very handy for slapping it on your appliance of choice or whatever metal racking you have hanging around. As someone who cooks a lot of chicken stove-top, both the original and this one have been very helpful. The original PT12 has only failed me once out of maybe 100 times, where I had a chicken breast read appropriately temp for 1 minute and turned out mildly pink in the middle. Probably fine for eating, just wasn't great to present after resting and serving-- Probably just a fluke where I over stabbed the reading. Overall: Fantastic unit, but you get the same accuracy from the LavaTools PT12 (about 40% less expensive normally), but the Pro Duo has a backlight, can flip the reading readable side up depending on how you probe it and is larger which may be easier to handle for some. Big fan of the magnet for easy storage and access, the colour variety does help if you're storing it on your fridge or appliance by magnet and the readings are very quick and seem accurate-- I've only had juicy chicken! If this review helped, please click the button below!

I'm very happy with the performance of this thermometer, it reads extremely quickly (2 to 4 seconds), is very accurate, it's a good size for adult hands so there is less chance of dropping it, the large display is easy to read & the backlighting is really useful. It isn't cheap though, but this is a high quality device & on top of that you usually get what you pay for, so I'm hoping that this will serve me well for a very long time. One tip to prospective buyers, mine came with a 10% off voucher from Lavatools, so if you're planning on buying more than one, just buy one to begin with & then use the voucher to buy the rest. If I'd known this, I could have saved myself 10% on the thermometer I bought for my son.

Tired of over or undercooking meat, I caved and got this thermometer despite the higher than average price. On Day 1 it saved my steaks from being overcooked. When it first arrived, I had to look up instructions on how to change it from Fahrenheit to Celsius. Turns out it is one of the flip switches in the battery compartment. This also meant you have to take out the battery to access it. After that, using the manual, find the corresponding switch to flip, put back the battery and lid and you’re done. This is first thermometer I’ve gotten in this price range, but thanks to its quick read function and sensor being at the end of the probe, it saved a lot of my steaks from being under or overcooked. In my opinion, this purchase will likely pay for itself in terms of accuracy and speed.