Taylor Commercial Waterproof Digital Thermometer
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Taylor Commercial Waterproof Digital Thermometer
Customer Review: Great little thermometer
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using this little guy for six months in extensive soapmaking, and I have no complaints about it at all. The way it comes apart and the case can be used as a handle for holding the thermometer is perfect, as I mostly use it for checking the temperature on a mixture of lye. And the price is right!Customer Review: Standard issue
Summary: 5 Stars
This is your very standard issue thermometer that works great and gets the job done. I buy one about every three years due to extreme were and tear. The last one I had the LCD display went out due to extreme heat conditions.Customer Review: Works very well, fast response time
Summary: 5 Stars
The thing I care most about with a thermometer is the delay on a reading, because usually I'm on my knees in front of my open oven trying to check on a roast chicken or something, and the longer I have to leave the oven open, the more it interferes with the cooking.
This thermometer responds very quickly. Within about 5 seconds, it may still be changing a bit, but it's converged to where I know the temperature.
Mine was very accurate right out of the box. I tested it with ice water and boiling water and both were spot-on. And the little calibration dial looks simple enough to use if it happened to be slightly off.
My only complaint, but it's not even enough to bump my review down a star, is that the battery insertion is a bit of a pain. I opened it at first to see how it worked and then it took me 15 minutes of fumbling to get the thing back together. That's due to the waterproofing -- the drawer is this fiddly piece of rubber, so it's hard to really get the battery lined up just right, and the rubber's a bit bigger than the opening, so that it forms a tight seal. Given how infrequently I'll need to replace the battery, it's not a big concern.
I haven't tested the waterproofing too aggressively; for me the benefit is just being comfortable holding the whole thermometer under running water to clean it, or leaving it on the counter where I might splash liquid on it and not having to worry that it'll short out.
Customer Review: Product is Made in China by "American" manufacturer
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this unit due to the many recommendations AND because the Taylor Product website claimed that these were being manufactured in the USA. The Taylor production had moved to China years ago. Our family has boycotted all Chinese made products for more than 10 years. I would have sought out an alternative if the product's country of origin had been accurately described by either Amazon or by Taylor. The negative review is not a reflection of poor performance or problems with the unit. Customer Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
This thermometer is truly an instant read thermometer. I will now throw away all the other ones I own that claim to be instead read. This works much better than I expected it to and am thoroughly pleased with it.