Digital Instant-Read Meat Thermometer, Waterproof

$23.98

The difference between chicken that is safe and chicken that is dry is about eight degrees, and you cannot see it. This reads in two to three seconds, so checking costs you nothing and guessing stops being the plan.

Big display, folding probe

A 1.75 inch backlit LCD reads at arm's length over a hot grill. The probe folds away to switch the unit off and folds out to switch it on, so there is no button to hunt for with greasy hands.

Lives where you need it

An internal magnet holds it on the oven door or the fridge instead of the back of a drawer. It is waterproof, so cleaning it is a rinse, and it shuts itself off after ten minutes to save the battery.