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Hi Chefs & Foodservice Workers,
Enter to win one of 8 weekly prizes from March 9 to May 11.

The prize:
One ColdTech Commercial branded, professional temperature tool, the new Splash-Proof Super-Fast™ Thermapen™ tool (originally designed for commercial kitchens, labs and manufacturing plants). It has become the top consumer cooking thermometer for home use. It's popularity among celebrity chefs, cooking magazines, top foodies, bloggers and competition BBQ teams have made the Thermapen™ into an essential tool in the best-equipped home kitchens and backyard BBQ rigs.

• 3-second readings!
• High accuracy to ± 0.7° F (± 0.4° C)
• Water-resistant design
• Biomaster anti-bacterial additive
• ° F to ° C reconfigurable
• Auto on/off— no buttons!
• 1,500 hour battery life
• Hand made in England

Watch the videos:

Winners will be notified by email.

The sweepstakes rules are below. We respect your privacy and won't sell or give your information to anyone else. You will be automatically subscribed to ColdTech Commercial's monthly eNewsletter but can unsubscribe at any time and it will not affect your chances of winning.

Testimonials:

JoAnne Weir Essentials
" Joanne's Top Ten Favorite Tools" (Thermapen™ is #2)
(JoAnne has authored many books and articles and has several PBS shows.)
http://www.joanneweir.com/favorites/essential-tools.html

Alton Brown's Good Eats
The ultimate " science-guy-chef" . If you've been a fan of Alton Brown you've seen the Thermapen™ in many episodes of " Good Eats" . Here's what Alton says in his " GEAR" book: "The best instant-read I've used." (pg. 166) "The thermometer I use most is the Thermapen™ by ThermoWorks, and, no, I'm not paid to say that. … edges out other (cheaper) digitals… … faster than any other model… My Thermapen™ can take a clear internal reading on a wafer-thin piece of sole cheaper models are very unsure of themselves if the food is less than 1 inch thick." (pg. 167) www.altonbrown.com

Official Sweepstakes Rules

Official Sweepstakes Rules
"Chefs, Win a Thermapen" Sweepstakes
No Purchase Required to Enter or Win

1. Eligibility: Win a Thermapen Sweepstakes (the" Sweepstakes") is only open to the commercial food service industry and restaurants, to legal businesses of the fifty (50) United States (Including the District of Columbia) and Canada (excluding Quebec). Entrants must be at least twenty-one (21) years old at the time of entry. ColdTechCommercial.com, 5070 Whitelaw Road, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1H 6Z9 is "The Sponsor".

   Employees of ColdTech Commercial and parent and affiliate companies, plus immediate family (parents, spouses, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible to enter subject to all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, local laws and regulations. Entry is void in Quebec and where prohibited by law. Entry into the competition constitutes the full and unconditional agreement of the Official Rules, Sponsor's and Administrator's final and binding decisions regarding the Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes are void where prohibited and will adhere to legal sweepstakes rules of each State or Province.

   No purchase necessary and a purchase will not increase the entrant's chance of winning. You can mail in your entry. All mailed entries must be received by May 11, 2012 by Noon (12:00 P.M.) Eastern Standard Time ("EST"). Mail entry to: ColdTech Commercial Products, 5070 Whitelaw Rd, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1H 6Z9.

2. Prizing: Grand Prize(s) are One (1) Thermapen customized with Sponsor logo, plus shipping and handling to the entrants address with the approximate retail value of: $89.00 USD. per Thermapen. The prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided at the Sponsor's sole discretion. There are eight (8) winners of one (1) Thermapen. Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with the receipt of the prize. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries during the promotion period. Winning the prize is contingent upon fulfilling all of the requirements set in the Official Rules and fulfilling all State or Provincial rules. The sweepstakes are void where prohibited. Only one entry per week. The Grand Prize is non-refundable and is not redeemable for cash or credit. Grand Prize and its components may not be transferred or sold to another party.
3. How to Enter: During the "promotional period", Mar 9, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") to the contest end, May 11, 2012 at 11.59 p.m., visit http://www.coldtechcommercial.com/great-promotions-page.html (the "website") and follow the links and instructions to complete and submit the registration. After you complete the registration you will have one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Each participant can only enter once (1) per week and use of any automation to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. One (1) entry per email address is allowed per week. In a dispute as to the registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be considered the entrant. The authorized account holder is the person assigned the email address by an internet service provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses. When you enter the Sweepstakes on the website you will automatically be added to the Culinary Cool monthly eNewsletter. You can opt-out at any time in accordance with PIPEDA and CAN-SPAM rules and opting-out will not affect your chance of winning.
4. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to have tampered with the entry process, and/or violates the Official Rules.
5. Release: By receipt of the prize, the winner agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising agencies and parent companies and "Released Parties" (including each officer, director, employee and agents) from any claim or cause of action, including but not limited to personal injury or death, damage to loss of property arising out of entrance into Sweepstakes or prize misuse.
6. The Draw: Sponsor will randomly select the potential weekly Sweepstakes winner(s) from all eligible entries received during the weekly Promotional Periods, on or around: Mar 16, 2012, Mar 24, 2012, Apr 1, 2012, Apr 9, 2012, Apr 17, 2012, Apr 25, 2012, May 3, 2012, and May 11, 2012. The Grand Prize Winner(s) will be notified by email or phone.

   The winner will be required to sign and return an Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release or Declaration of Compliance, if a Canadian registered resident, which must be received by the Sponsor in fourteen (14) days of the date of notification in order to claim the prize. If the document is not signed and returned within the prescribed time allotted the winner automatically forfeits the prize.

   The winner, if a Canadian Resident, will be required to correctly answer a time limited, skill testing question without any assistance to receive the prize. If the question is answered incorrectly the prize will be forfeited. In the event any potential winner is disqualified for any reason Sponsor will award the prize to an alternate winner, by random draw, from all of the remaining eligible entries.

   Prizes will be fulfilled eight to ten weeks after the conclusion of the Sweepstakes. Except where prohibited, entrants consent to allow the Sponsor to use the winner's name, likeness, photograph, voice, business name and location for promotional purposes in any media worldwide without further payment or consideration, ad infinitium. The Winner's name and business location will be posted on www.ColdTechCommercial.com no later than December 30, 2012.

7. Agreement to Official Rules: by participating in the Sweepstakes entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes.
8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes the entrant's consent for the Sponsor to use entrant's name, likeness, city and state/province of residence, and any comments, testimonials or other feedback related to the prize or entrant's Sweepstakes experience, whether written or oral, for promotional purposes in any media without further consideration.
9. How the Winner Will Be Determined: The Grand Prize winner (s)will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries on or around: Mar 16, 2012, Mar 24, 2012, Apr 1, 2012, Apr 9, 2012, Apr 17, 2012, Apr 25, 2012, May 3, 2012, and May 11, 2012 and will be contacted by email. If Sponsor is unable to contact the potential Grand Prize Winner, if the potential Grand Prize Winner fails to complete and return all requested forms by the specified date, or if the Grand Prize Winners fails to comply with any of the requirements, his/her prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner shall be selected.
10. Personal Information: Information collected by the entrants is subject to ColdTech Commercial's Privacy Policy http://www.coldtechcommercial.com/privacy-policy-page.html.
11. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to modify, cancel or suspend the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, beyond Sponsor's reasonable control, if any fraud, technical failures or other factors impair the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, at its sole discretion.
12. Limitations of Liability: The Sponsor and respective agents and agencies, officers, directors and employees are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors, programming, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or technical or human error. Entrants agree to release and hold harmless ColdTech Commercial Products, and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, promotional partners, providers and its respective agents and agencies, officers, directors, and employees (the "released parties" from any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the sweepstakes or receipt of Prize. In no event shall Released Parties be liable for attorney's fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to punitive, consequential, direct or indirect damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant's sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes.
13. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that any claims, disputes and causes of actions connected with the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for Ohio or the appropriate Ohio State Court and any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorney's fees and under no circumstances will the entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and waives all rights to claim indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages and any other damages including damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues or questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio.
14. Sponsor: ColdTechCommercial.com, 5070 Whitelaw Road, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1H 6Z9