
Le Creuset Thermometer
Baseline Product
Alpha Grillers Digital Meat Thermometer
Rating: 4.5/5
Price: $15
An interview was conducted with an Alpha Grillers user to seek user feedback. Main interview takeaways are summarized below.
Research
Not convinced it’s waterproof
User is apprehensive about the thermometer’s integrity if he were to drop it in a pot of soup.
Ideation Explorations
With organic watercolor forms, play-doh, and Midjourney.
Form Development
Screen Refinement
Model Evolution
Prompt: Design a digital cooking thermometer branded for Le Creuset.
7 week project, 2025
Feels fragile
The probe joint could feel stronger, and user wants a detent where the probe closes.
Lots of unnecessary elements
Though unbothered, user mentions there are lots of graphics and buttons he doesn’t use.
Mind-Mapping
A dump of thoughts to consider surrounding thermometers, and specifically cooking thermometers.