Product Description

CDN Proaccurate Quicktip Digital Pocket Thermometer on a rope. Self Calibrating with magnifing lens display. Unique pocket style with protective sheath. Premium stainless steel. Waterproof, automatically turns off after 10 minutes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #753 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Black
• Brand: Component Design
• Model: Q2-450
• Dimensions: 6.25" h x 1.38" w x 1.63" l, .11 pounds

Features

• Temperature Range -40 to 350F & (-40 to 175C ). Waterproof
• Quick tip Rapid Response. Data Hold locks reading on Display.
• Automatically turns off after 10 minutes. Magnifying lens display
• Self Calibrating. Pocket Style
• Premium grade stainless steel

Customer Reviews

Love It
This is a great thermometer. It responds VERY quickly, 1-2 seconds, and is invaluable! It comes with a handly case that I hang from a hook on the fridge. It is always handy and gives very quick, accurate results. The sensor is in the very tip, so it measures the temp where you stick it and if you are measuring the temp of a liquid, it does not need to be inordinately deep. Some thermometers are not happy unless half of their probe is covered. The Thermapen is supposed to be a bit faster, but it costs 4 times more. For the price, this one cannot be beat.

Two years later: Still my favorite thermomter. I am updating this to say something about the waterproof nature of this thermometer. I don't really trust anything electronic to be truly waterproof, so I never submerge it. However, this thing got a trial by deep fry oil. I accidently dropped it into 375 degree oil, and it ended up LCD side down (of course). I fished it out immediately, washed the whole thing with soapy water, and to my surprise, no harm done.

Not Recommended!
This would be a good thermometer, if it weren't designed to be a DISPOSABLE PRODUCT.

My gripe isn't that my thermometer was defective (although it WAS defective) ... anyone can make a lemon on a bad day. The trouble is a basic design flaw that should result in an engineer's head getting mounted on a stake: It is virtually impossible to change the battery without destroying the unit.

Go back and read that again, and decide for yourself if this is a good value. Now, you're probably thinking, "oh, this is some old guy who can't thread a needle or find the glasses on top of his head." Well, I've soldered circuits more complex than this thermometer, and I've worked as a mechanic. And while I may not be MacGyver himself, replacing button batteries has never felt like defusing a bomb. Until now.

The battery door is designed with a silicone gasket, to keep the thing waterproof. The gasket will pop out when you open the battery compartment. I challenge you to get it back in. Go ahead. I'll close my eyes and take a nap. Shoot me an email when you're done! Seriously. See if you can get it in there without shredding the gasket, stripping the thin plastic bits that hold the compartment closed, or both. Personally, I'm completely exasperated.

Ok, there are some good things about this thermometer (aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the show?). It's quite fast for a cheap thermometer. It's not as fast as a thermocouple thermometer (which start at about 3X the price) and it's not even as fast as the company says it is. But it will give you a stable reading in under 10 seconds most of the time, which is pretty good. It's great that you can calibrate it. And the ergonomics of the buttons are good. And it's nice that it's waterproof, at least until you open the battery compartment, and ruin it for good.

I'm sending mine back. Not sure what will replace it. i hate to spend the money, but an $80 thermapen might be the only option at this point. I've had it with crap (don't even consider the Taylor digital thermometer ... 100% pre-landfill joke).

great thermometer
I bought this thermometer based on the recommendation of the PBS show America's Test Kitchen. I am not disappointed. It gives the temperature of your meat instantly when you insert the probe. It has a cord so you can hang it around your neck and a cover for the probe. It makes cooking your meat to the right temperature very easy and convenient (I never used to bother)