Taylor Digital Instant-Read Pocket Thermometer | 
 enlarge | Brand: Taylor
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 1 x 1.5 x 5.8
MPN: 9840
Model: 9840
UPC: 077784984017
EAN: 0077784098400
ASIN: B00004XSC3
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| Features:
| • | 1/3-inch LCD face instantly displays temperatures from minus 58 degrees to 302 degrees F | | • | On/off switch prolongs battery life | | • | Pocket case, 1.5-volt watch battery, and extra battery included | | • | 4-5/8-inch stainless-steel stem | | • | Professional quality and accuracy |
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Product Description
Make sure your meat is cooked just right, Every Time you cook. With a digital read thermometer you will know exactly when your meat is perfectly cooked.
Amazon.com Review
For professional accuracy, nothing beats this digital thermometer for instantly ascertaining the temperature of foods, whether they're frozen, on the buffet line, or being cooked. Its 1/3-inch LCD face, protected by a rugged polycarbonate cover, displays temperatures from minus 58degrees to 302 degrees F, and updates every second. An on/off switch prolongs the life of the 1.5-volt watch battery that powers the thermometer. (Two batteries are included.) The thermometer comes with a pocket case and has a 4-5/8-inch stainless-steel stem tipped with a temperature sensor, so the thermometer reads temperatures near a food's surface or deep inside. --Fred Brack
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| Customer Reviews: Read 72 more reviews...
 100% Accurate Temperature Reads November 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Powered by (2) 1.5 volt batteries, the Taylor Digital Instant Read Thermometer goes the distance as an accurate food service tool. Whether it be for cookouts or kitchen cooking, the thermometer monitors temperatures from 58 to 300 degrees. This great kitchen accessory allows for true readings for near surface and internal products. Nicely designed with a stainless steel stem with plastic housing, it is not to be confused with a oven thermometer. The product is packaged with a black or white plastic holder and (2) 1.5 volt batteries. Hand wash only.
 Wish I'd never bought it September 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I hate this thing. It worked fine at first, then started getting stuck on a '888.88 degrees' reading every time I turned it on. My dad (electrical engineer) took a look and declared this to be normal (I forget the term he used, but the gist was that it was just a sign the thing was getting power from the batteries before it actually started working) and said I should be more patient. Well... he didn't stick around to see how patient I'd have to be! If I just leave it alone, it sometimes switches to an actual temperature reading after several minutes (which I don't consider a reasonable time to wait) but most typically stays on that display permanently until it's turned off and on again. Or I can try fiddling with the off/on switch - if I can move it just slightly to the middle, I'll sometimes get my temperature reading. That's an extremely fiddly process though, most typically I end up nudging it too far and turning it off and having to wait (and wait) through that stupid test display again. MUCH too much hassle for a stupid thermometer. I only wish I wasn't so cheap that buying a new thermometer while this one is still technically working bothered me...
 Didn't last long September 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Purchased this item after numerous failures with remote meat thermometers. This model worked well for 3 months, then I pulled it out of the drawer one day and it was dead. New battery didn't help, and now I've gone back to analog.
Handy thermometer September 7, 2008
This thermometer is very nice but it has a couple of shortcomings. The material that covers the face will darken if exposed to too much heat. You can't use this in the oven. It isn't exactly instant either but it is quick for testing doneness in several spots. I use it most often to check water temperature when I am baking bread to assure that my yeast is in the optimum range.
Oh, don't forget to turn it off!
Cheap and shoddy August 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Cheap - switch failed (that is, it broke completely off!) after less than a year of occasional use. Replaced it with another Taylor thermometer, which had its own problems. Will never buy a Taylor thermometer again.
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