Product Description

The original version of this product has probably been the most widely chosen oven-cooking alarm in the market. It's not easy to improve on that but ThermoWorks has. From customer comments, the most frequently suggested new feature has been an On/Off switch to save on battery life. (The old one couldn't be shut off but batteries lasted months.) So, they have updated the housing to a more robust design and added a slide switch so the unit can be powered off. The proven circuit is the same and the button arrangement is slightly improved. The well-loved simplicity has been kept so you won't need to find the instructions each time you set an alarm. The new stylish housing folds the display up for counter use or flat for less obtrusive magnetic mounting to an appliance door. Cook's Illustrated said this: "The best of the bunch, an easy to use thermometer from ThermoWorks..." and "This user-friendly model allows you to view both time and temperature simultaneously and is free of the annoying and unnecessary USDA recommended presets for various types of meat that are all too common in other brands.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1019 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: ThermoWorks
• Model: TW362B
• Dimensions: 6.50" h x 1.00" w x 8.75" l, .0 pounds

Features

• Sticks to your oven for use as oven food thermometer and timer. Now with ON/OFF switch - Same low cost!
• Indispensible tool that monitors both food temperature and use as a timer. Timer & thermometer work simultaneously or separately
• Put the probe into the food and close the oven door. Set the desired temperature and alarm will ring.
• Digital display of food temperature, alarm temperature and countdown timer.
• Adjustable alarm setting range of 32° F to 392° F for a variety of meats and doneness.

Customer Reviews

Excellent internal thermometer
Purchased this item after reading a cooksillustrated review of internal meat thermometers. It's an excellent product. There have been no flying batteries or cord twisting or inaccurate readings- just well cooked meat with an easy to set up alarm and easy to hear alarm, which is great because I can't rely on cooking times with my "vintage" oven.

Caveat!!!
UPDATE: The audible alarm function has totally failed, for both the temperature-reached and the timer-finished alarms. It worked fine one evening then NOTHING the next morning. It lasted less than two months!!! The braided steel probe and temperature display still work superbly as does the count-up (only) timer but with no alarm those functions are almost worthless. Sigh... Off to find a replacement AND it definitely will NOT be one of these again. My original review: This is an excellent digital thermometer. The braided stainless steel cord connecting the probe to the display is far superior to the plainly insulated versions out there. It's functioning as a digital thermometer is absolutely perfect. However..... we use our digital thermometers as timers in the kitchen and this one is clearly a second tier product with its ONLY countdown timer. I would DEFINITELY recommend it but would not buy it again due to the timer restrictions. To leave that functionality out in this day and age is perplexing. Still, the quality is excellent and the probe/cord is the best I have ever had. Buy it if you never use a count up timer function in your kitchen, it would then rank at the top of the heap.

Everything as promised
The first time I used this I set the temperature and forgot to turn on the alarm. Luckily I happened to get concerned and checked on it before the dish got too hot.

The alarm is loud enough to be heard from a couple rooms away and setup is simple.

I really like the idea that the probe is replaceable and so I will order a couple so that when I destroy the first one I won't have to wait for a replacement.

The only down side is the lack of strength in the magnets, but I couldn't see rating it lower just for that,