XL Grill Surface Thermometer

Knowing your grill's actual surface temperature is the line between a proper sear and a sad gray sear. This oversized dial sits right on the grate and tells you exactly when it's time to lay the food down.

The details

A surface thermometer with an extra-large dial built to rest directly on your grill grates and read the heat where the food meets the metal. The big face is easy to read at arm's length, even through a little smoke.

Grilling well is mostly about heat zones, and this gives you a real number instead of the back-of-the-hand hover test. Set it on the hot side or the cool side to map out your fire before anything goes on.

Why we love it

• Reads the true surface temperature where searing actually happens
• Extra-large dial you can read from a step back, through smoke
• Helps you map hot and cool zones across the grates
• Takes the guesswork out of preheating before the food goes on
• Simple and rugged, made to live out by the grill

Use it for

Confirming the grates are ripping hot for steaks and burgers, finding a gentler zone for vegetables or fish, dialing in a two-zone fire, or checking that a griddle or plancha is ready to go.

Specifications

• Extra-large dial display
• Brand: Escali
• Item #: 854202006106

The quiet difference between hoping it's hot enough and knowing it is.