Taylor Instant Read Analog Meat Food Grill BBQ Cooking Kitchen Thermometer with Red Pocket Sleeve Clip, 1 Inch Dial

This thermometer works so great. I love it.

I don’t like that it is such small readings. But it is FAST & Accurate! I just wish that you could use it in the oven. Since my first review a few months ago I have decided that this is the perfect little gadget for a quick temp check! Not very big but extremely handy!

This small economical meat thermometer does a good job checking that meat has reached a safe temperature or when cooking beef, the desired level of doneness. The dial is just 1 inch in diameter but although small is magnified to aid in seeing the numbers. The thermometer is not oven safe and should not be left in the meat while cooking. It is used to periodically check the meat during cooking. Also, to clean I usually wipe the stem with a warm soapy cloth and rinse well but it should not be submerged.

This product just works out of the box. It's accurate, and that's all I can ask for. Great product!

Do not return these before you calibrate them. They are not broke. You need to turn the hex head behind the gauge to reflect either ice water or boiling water.

How many reasons would you like for why you should not buy this product? Most importantly the temperature is inaccurate. I used a working thermometer, and this one, in hot water and the first measurement was 50° off. When I made the water a bit deeper it was 20° off, the closest it got to being the same as the working thermometer was 10° off. Before I even did the temperature test I knew I wanted to return it because the dial is so tiny it's very difficult to read. When I put in for my return Amazon responded by telling me I didn't even need to return it, which I really appreciated. Then I thought maybe somebody with Better Eyes could read it so I tested it and found the above results. I thought the hole through the case was an interesting feature, but when I went to try that the thermometer did not even fit through the hole! So the only thing left to discuss is the packaging which was terrible! It was extremely difficult to get the thermometer off the cardboard. Taylor thermometers have lost my trust! Taylor -4/10 Amazon 10/10

Didn't expect too much for the price. The gauge read about 8 deg high at 32F out of the box. After calibrating at 32F (freezing water), checked 212F (boiling water), and gauge read 7 deg low. Room temp seems to measure 1-2 deg low. So plan on accounting for some error based on how you calibrated it. Also, not sure about "instant read". Took about 45s to reach a steady reading at the boiling end, and about 75s at freezing. Maybe the reading is "instant" but the probe just takes that long to get there? Seems like misleading advertising.

Considering how often these get mangled by mistake in garbage disposal, a nice cheap, functional food therm is preferable. I've worked decades in kitchens and this works just fine (battery instant read are a waste of money IMO). For those of you new to these thermometers, make sure you calibrate in cup of crushed ice water when new and periodically after. Use covered cup like a foam coffee cup - let it sit for a minute stirring occasionally - while holding dial head, turn hex nut with pliers so dial reads 32 degrees F. My order was correct and on time.

Cooked my chicken until it ended up dry as the Griswolds christmas turkey and the thing still never made it above 140° gonna return it. It's my $11 😆

La primera vez que lo usé, no funcionó No marca la temperatura Lo tire a la basura

Small unreadable dial and non returnable. Should have read revues before purchase.

La funda no sirve para calibrar el termómetro. Publicidad falsa. Se requiere de unas pinzas, llaves inglesas o españolas para calibrar, cosa que no es posible hacer en una cocina. Robo de dinero

There is a good reason this product is not returnable. The description does not state that is not oven-safe. You simply need to wait for the item to arrive and then you are stuck with it. I would avoid any products from TAYLOR manufacturer.