For the first time, my family and I celebrated Thanksgiving at my sister and brother-in-law’s house; almost 1,100 miles away from where I live. Since the road trip was such an important undertaking, I was diligent about creating my packing list so I didn’t spend 16 hours only to realize I missed something important. Clothes, snacks, and my 10-year-old Labrador were obviously essentials, but another one of my Thanksgiving travel essentials might surprise you: a IQ Sense smart thermometer from iQ CHEF.
I love hosting dinner parties, but I used to be terrified of cooking anything with meat. It would catastrophize that I would end up poisoning the food and hospitalizing all my friends with undercooked meat. I feel different now. Using the iQ Sense, my brother-in-law and I cooked our Thanksgiving turkey to perfection. Bottom line, this smart thermometer works so well that it was a must for my cross country Thanksgiving vacation. It happens to be on sale now Cyber Monday.
The iQ Sense is worth the price, and with the season of gifts just around the corner, makes a great gift for the home chef in your life. For more, here are the best kitchen gifts for home cooks and ours favorite smart home gifts.
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I love the ease of the iQ Sense
iQ Sense is an unlimited-range wireless kitchen thermometer that connects to your phone via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to alert you when your dish is ready to be removed from the heat.
It comes in three variants: 1-probe set, 2-probe set and 3-probe set, to meet any of your cooking needs. If you’re really just cooking for yourself, go with the 1-Probe, but if you’re like me and like to host dinner parties or cook several steaks at once, the 3-Probe might be your best bet.
Here’s a breakdown of the deals:
- 1-Probe: $64 (normally $130)
- 2-Probe: $127 (normally $180)
- 3-Probe: $148 (normally $220)
No matter which variant you choose, you can be sure you won’t be serving undercooked or overcooked meat. Each probe has four internal temperature sensors to monitor the ambient temperature, with a degree of accuracy. As much as I love the accuracy of the iQ Sense, I love its ease and convenience even more.
I also love that I don’t have to constantly open the oven door and stick a probe into the meat and check the temperature every few minutes. I can simply pop it in once and let it work on other dishes until I’m notified that it’s ready. When I say “notify,” I mean it, considering it includes a built-in speaker for audible alerts. It’s like having a sous chef cooking the meat perfectly in your kitchen at all times.
Why iQ Sense makes a great gift
When you think of great kitchen gifts, you might automatically think of a coffee maker or a set of quality pans. I’d say a smart thermometer would make more use of it. Every time you cook meat, whether it’s for yourself or for others, you’ll be using iQ Sense. For me, this breaks down in daily use, which makes it worth the higher price compared to analog meat thermometers.
With the iQ app, you can also browse over 700 guided cooking recipes from CHEF iQ’s in-house culinary experts and follow hundreds of videos that break down recipes with simple instructions. If you have a home chef in your life looking to expand their skills without spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on cooking classes, then iQ Sense is an ideal gift.
Will there be Cyber Monday deals on CHEF iQ?
CHEF iQ’s line of smart kitchen supplies isn’t the cheapest compared to non-smart supplies, so it’s good to keep an eye out for discounts on the web — and Cyber Monday is the best time of year to get discounted CHEF iQ products. The iQ Sense is also available in Amazon i costco.
The iQ Sense is currently discounted in all sizes, but so is it iQ Cookera smart multicooker that also offers the same ease and intelligence to users.
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