What is the best thermometer to use? I have a floating thermometer but I need to upgrade to something more accurate / instant.
Thanks.
I love my Thermapen
It’s pricey, but I wish I’d spring for it years ago.
+1 on the Thermapen. There are cheaper options available that are very accurate. But none that I’ve found so far that match the Thermapen in terms of speed. Plus it’s great for a variety of cooking applications as well.
Thanks for the reply. I just bought one from Amazon 
Just curious, but what makes you think your thermometer isn’t accurate?
I like the infrared thermometers a lot. We use them every day at my work. The best part is you don’t have to contact the beer with a probe.
The infrared ones aren’t all that accurate for mash temps since they’re just reading the surface temperature. And at that point it doesn’t matter if there’s a probe in contact with the wort.
Right, I was making the distinction for beer, and assuming (maybe incorrectly) he wanted to monitor fermentation temp. I recirculate, so monitoring the outflow of the mash with the infrared is quite accurate. No single thermometer in a single place is accurate for a static column of mash.
+1 on the Thermopen… I use one for grilling/cooking…
For brewing purposes I have been using the pocket thermometers http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt301wa.html . I just got an email this morning that they are on-sale until Jan.3rd so I picked up a couple extra just to have on hand.