A regular £10 meat thermometer is fine for checking whether your meat is ready. But if you want to monitor your meat’s temperature as it cooks and without having to open the oven or grill, you’ll need a leave-in meat thermometer. The Ninja WP100EU ProChef is one of the best ones around.
It’s a smart wireless meat thermometer that works with an app. You stick the thermometer into the meat, then use an app to monitor meat temperature. It’s significantly more expensive than other meat thermometers, but if you grill or roast meat often, it’s a worthwhile addition to your kitchen.
Here’s our full review of the Ninja ProChef wireless thermometer.
Ninja WP100EU ProChef Wireless Thermometer Review
What Are You Buying?
1. Leave-in Meat Thermometer for Indoor and Outdoor Use
Unlike traditional meat thermometers that you have to stick into the meat everytime you want to check temperature, the Ninja ProChef wireless thermometer stays in the meat as it cooks.
It’s designed to withstand temperatures up to 370°C, making it safe for the oven or grill. It’s waterproof too, so no worries about oil or soup getting on it. This also means you can wash it directly under a tap.
The Ninja ProChef makes cooking meat easier, more convenient, and more accurate. You don’t have to open the oven, which interrupts the cooking process, to check whether the meat’s done.
You can use the ProChef both indoors and outdoors, making it ideal for oven-roasted meat or your backyard grill.
2. Wireless Meat Thermometer With an App
The app is what makes the Ninja ProChef meat thermometer so convenient and easy to use. The bluetooth thermometer pairs to your phone and has a range of up to 50m.
Once you stick it into the meat, you can easily monitor temperature via the app, which displays current meat temperature, target temperature (depending on the type of meat you’ve selected), and an estimate of how much time is remaining.
It’ll alert you when your meat is done and can even give you a countdown for how long the meat should rest before you cut it up.
Essentially, it turns anyone into a pro chef, ensuring you get perfectly cooked meat every time. As long as you select the right kind of meat, you don’t have to worry about undercooked or overdone meat.
3. 30-hour Battery Life
The Ninja ProChef has two components: the meat thermometer with a rechargeable battery and the charging/storage case.
The thermometer has a 30-hour battery life and you can check the current battery level on the app. As for the charging case, it uses a replaceable AAA battery. So you don’t need to plug anything into the wall; just have spare batteries around.
How Easy Is It To Use?
Normally, I am suspicious of appliances that require an app to work. A lot of the time, the app is a tedious mess that makes it harder to use the product. That’s not the case with the Ninja ProChef.
The app is intuitively designed and super easy to use. It has a selection of meats and cuts to choose from, so you don’t have to guess which temperature a particular cut of meat needs to cook to.
It also displays the estimated time to readiness and shows the current meat and ambient temperature. The app will alert you when the meat’s done.
The thermometer itself is also easy to use; just stick it into the meat and close the oven or grill. Remember it’ll be hot when the meat’s done, so don’t handle it with your bare hands.
Many users say Ninja could have done a better job with instructions. The manual is not very clear on how to set up the thermometer and app, but most people are able to figure it out.
What Accessories Are Included?
This package includes the stainless steel meat thermometer and a charging case. You also get a single AAA battery for the charging case.
The only other thing you’ll need to use the Ninja ProChef is the Ninja Pro Connect app, which you can download for free from the Google or Apple app store.
Pros
- Makes it easier to cook meat properly.
- Easy to use app.
- Heat and water resistant.
- Long battery life.
Cons
- Pricier than a regular meat thermometer.
Anything Else You Should Know?
If you sometimes have two meat roasts cooking at the same time and you need to monitor them individually, you can get two or more thermometers and pair them all to the app.
As long as you stay within 50m of all thermometers paired to the app, you can monitor all of them at the same time.
Something else mentioned by a lot of users is that it works best on thicker cuts of meat. If you are grilling or roasting a thinner cut like a skirt or hanger steak, it’s difficult to insert the thick probe of the thermometer.
Conclusion
If you find it hard to cook meat to perfection, the Ninja ProChef is the easiest way to turn into a professional chef overnight. It eliminates guesswork, monitors your meat for you, and ensures you remove it from heat at the right time.
The Ninja ProChef is great for steaks, chicken breast, pork shoulder, and any other kind of meat that needs to be cooked to a specific temperature.
