Thermometers
Polder THM-360 Dual Probe Cooking Thermometer, Blackby Polder (THM-360) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | | customer review: My children bought this for my husband for his birthday. Their was of thinking was two ovens two thermomators. It is great, I do not like that it will not just tell you the tempature of the meat it tells you rare, medium or well done based on the meat. Oh well still does what he wants it to do. | ThermoWorks The Original Cooking Thermometer/Timerby ThermoWorks (TW362B)  $21.99 customer review: The part of the probe that actually reads the temperature is JUST the end of the probe, the tip. It's not anywhere else. Once I found that out, I really loved using it on my ham. Amazon sells this older version of it, but if you go to the manufacturer website, there is an updated version with an on/off switch. Yes, this device doesn't have an on/off switch. Lame. | CDN Proaccurate Digital Programmable Probe Thermometerby Component Design Northwest (DTP482)  customer review: We bought this probe to help us monitor the breast temperature of our 18 pound turkey. This was our first ever attempt at cooking a Thanksgiving bird. The probe was easy to set up to alert us when the breast temp reached 165 degrees F. We cooked the turkey at 500 degrees F for the first 30 minutes, then lowered the temp to 375 degrees F for about 2.5 hours. When the probe beeped upon reaching the set temp, we took the turkey out. The bird was a hit--beautiful to look at and deliciously juicy. We did brine for 16 hours before roasting. I rated it 4 stars instead of 5 because I felt that the beeper could have been engineered to be louder than it was. We were watching a football game while the turkey was cooking, and we almost didn't hear it beep. Next use will be for the Christmas version of our turkey. | Pinzon Probe Thermometer with Wireless Remoteby Amazon (TT075)  customer review: I returned the thermometer because the instructions that came with it were incomprehensible and I could not figure out how it worked. | Taylor Classic Style Meat Dial Thermometerby Taylor Thermometers (5939N)  customer review: I used this thermometer once, in the Thanksgiving turkey, and somehow juices from the turkey leaked into the dial. It was not in anyway submerged, so I don't know how it happened, but it had to be thrown away. | Taylor 501 Connoisseur Line Instant Read Thermometerby Taylor Thermometers (501)  customer review: Taylor 501 Connoisseur Line Instant Read Thermometer
| Received item quickly. It's easy to use and is accurate. Polder 307 Deluxe Preset Thermometer, Whiteby Polder (307)  $25 customer review: I've had this thermometer for about 2 years. I've used it for everything from prime rib roasts to cornish game hens. I almost always use the memory setting so I can set it for he exact doneness instead of using the preset temps. After using, I always carefully wipe the probe clean after it cools. I store it with the probe unplugged from the unit. I make sure it's completely turned off before storing. I've learned that placement of the probe into the food being roasted is very important. Shouldn't be placed against any bone and tip of probe should be in the fleshiest, center part of the roast. I roasted a whole turkey breast for Christmas Eve party at a friend's home. I set it for 155 deg. I let the turkey rest for 20 minutes with the probe in it, and the temp rose to 165. I had many compliments on how tasty and juicy the turkey was. I roasted a small 3 pound bone-in pork loin yesterday and set temp for 147. It came out so juicy and delicious after resting for 20 minutes - It was done perfectly - and I've used this thermometer at least 4 or 5 times a month for the last 2 years. Even if it goes haywire next time I use it, I certainly got my money's worth out of it! I'd happily buy another. I wish the alert beeped a bit louder. | Taylor Classic Roast/Yeast Thermometerby Taylor Thermometers (5937N)  customer review: I have one of these and I love that I can trust it to read accurately no matter what. Dial and digital thermometers are subject to failure, and I've been disappointed by faulty readings using both. A glass thermometer is completely passive, so as long as you don't break it, there's nothing to go wrong. Whether your dinner is a $6 chicken, or a $100 ribeye roast, you need / deserve tools you can trust, and you can trust this.
| I have a digital meat thermometer with a remote probe that I use for grilling. I love the convenience because I can read it without opening the grill (and losing all the heat), but as stated above, it's history of flakey readings mean I use it for ballpark only. I always use the glass thermometer too, and when digital says "You're close" I start paying attention to the glass thermometer. It's okay to have more than one meat thermometer, really. ;-) Some reviewer here on Amazon said the letters washed off her Taylor Classic Roast / Yeast Thermometer in the dishwasher. Thanks for the heads' up. I wash mine by hand. Here's the gotcha I've found with it: There's some dispute over safe cooking temperature for poultry. The thermometer shown on Amazon lists the finish temp for poultry as 185 degrees, F. I understand that that's been USDA gospel for decades, and still the recommendation in Canada. Recently I've heard 165 degrees F is hot enough to kill the bad stuff, and see that USDA has adjusted their recommendation downward. My thermometer listed the finish temp for poultry at 165 degrees and I found out the hard way that birds cooked to 165 are way too rare for my liking. So when it comes to poultry, cook to the temperature listed in a cookbook you trust. Bottom line: This isn't the most convenient thermometer out there, reading it takes a careful look. But on the plus side, you can trust what it says 100%. Other thermometers ... not so much. And you can't beat the price! Happy cooking! Tru Temp Digital Cooking Thermometer with Alarmby Taylor (3518)  customer review: Good product. Accurate, easy to use, inexpensive and wide temperature range. Many digital thermometer have a minimum temperature of 32F, so you cannot use them to check your freezer. This product has a range of -40F to 450F so it will do both oven and freezer. Tested in an ice water bath, it was only off about 1F, better then others I have measured. Comes with a neat magnetized plastic stand that holds it up at readable angle. Has a C/F switch on back.
| Only minor negative is that while the upper range is advertized to be 450F, the documentation gives a slightly lower maximum temperature for the silicone cord. I'm writing this after using the product for a couple of months and I've lost the documentation, but my memory says the max cord temperataure was listed as 425F. Sunbeam, 90304, Meat Thermometer, Stainless Steelby Sunbeam (90304)  customer review: This meat thermometer is accurate and simple to use.
| For the longest time I used my granny's, but it's lost or misplaced in a box and I bought the closest one to it. The numbers are large to see without having to take the meat out of the oven, for me that is a big advantage.You slide the red marker to the temperature desired temperature.As long as the oven is lit you can watch it without opening the oven, if you like. It's not a fancy or a digital thermometer but it's great and reasonably priced. With the holidays coming, I plan to use this for my turkey RediFork Pro LCD Matrix, Rapid Read Tipby Maverick Industries, Inc (ET-64)  customer review: I am a avid online shopper. I do a lot of research before making a purchase. If you are in the market for a great digital fork, stop shopping and just buy this one as you won't be disappointed. Now my steaks
| are perfect, not over cooked and not raw either. I love BBQ-ing and this fork takes all the guess work out if it. Just poke it in the steak wait till it beeps, then glance down and look at the "EZ to READ" display". If you like med.rare pull them off when it reads 131F. Maverick Electronic Thermometer and Timerby Maverick Industries, Inc (ET-8)  customer review: You have to treat this probe carefully, as you do with any digital probe. The internal wires are fine and will break if flexed repeatedly, especially at the probe to cable transition point. With reasonable care we got 4 years of use from one probe.
| After probe died it took some searching to find the probes. They available from Maverick in New Jersey. Two probes for $20, including shipping. Go to http://www.maverickhousewares.com/parts_and_service.htm and down to the PDF form. You want the ET-8 STD PROBE(2-Pak), for $20 as of 12/2008. You will get 2 probes sent by mail. They included shipping and handling in the price. They respond courteously to email. CDN IR220-F Hot Beverage & Frothing Thermometerby CDN (IR220-F)  customer review: If in a high altitude setting might not be to precise because liquids react at different temperatures because of less atmospheric pressure. | CDN IRM190 InstaRead Meat & Poultry Cooking Thermometerby CDN (IRM190)  Specially designed for meat and poultry, this thermometer can be recalibrated. Temperature guide on the dial makes cooking your meat perfectly foolproof! | Take the guesswork out of cooking times with this InstaRead thermometer by CDN. Made of premium grade stainless steel, the probe inserts easily into roasting meats and poultry and gives a fast temperature read-out. Accurate to within 2 degrees, the thermometer’s high visibility red pointer reads a dual scale from 130 to 190 degrees Fahrenheit (54 to 88 degrees Celsius), and can even be recalibrated for continued accuracy. The thermometer may be used on meats cooked in a conventional oven, microwave, grill, rotisserie, and smoker, and since the glass lens is oven-proof, it can be left in meats during oven cooking (though not broiling). The protective sheath for the thermometer features a pocket clip and loop to conveniently hold the probe. A five-year warranty covers the thermometer against defects.--Ann Bieri Taylor High-Temperature Instant-Read Pocket Thermometerby Taylor Thermometers (9841.00)  customer review: Great price and fast service, I bought two, gave one to my daughter and got free shipping. I use it all the time. It works just as well as the $98.00 one recommended by the Test Kitchen. Great product, would recommend to anyone. I love shopping at Amazon.com. | CDN IRL500 InstaRead Deep Fry Turkey Thermometerby CDN (IRL500)  customer review: Just OK. That's about as plain as I can put it. Did not seem to be very accurate. I did the boiling water test and it only showed about 190 F. Used it to fry a turkey and was unable to get oil to 350 F. I'm not sure if it was the thermometer or not but that seems to be the case. | Taylor Commercial Digital Fork Thermometer,1482by Taylor (1482.00)  customer review: This reasonably priced fork-thermometer is easy and intuitive to use, versatile, quick-responding, and accurate (I tested it against a standard). It has its heat-sensitive element in the tip of only one tine (not documented, but that's where it is) and, knowing that, it can be used to probe and measure the temperature of a wide variety of foods - or other stuff. | Polder Dual Sensor Thermometer and Timerby Polder (894-90)  customer review: My husband and I bought two of these years ago. We kept one and gave the other to my parents. Both have worked wonderfully over the years. Anytime I make steak in the oven or cook the turkey, the probe works great. I had another Polder thermometer prior to this that could only tolerate temps up to the high 300s. It died after one use, but the oven got really hot and I think it just busted the probe. It's a shame to see so many people complaining of them breaking. Maybe I just got lucky. | Taylor 502 Connoisseur Line Meat Roasting Thermometerby Taylor Thermometers (502)  customer review: A1 product and if you like to keep the thermometer in the meat this is you pick. I highly recommend this item. | CDN DBBQ212 Digital Thermometer BBQ Forkby CDN (DBBQ212)  customer review: I purchased these for my husband after his last pair broke. It works very well and is very well designed. One thing I want to point out on these is that the prongs are one solid piece. With hubbie's old pair, the tips of the prongs were a second piece and they eventually broke off. | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||