Product Description

Solid oven thermometer allows you to precisely measure the temperature of your oven. It easily hangs on oven grate for easy viewing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59635 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Polder
• Model: 550
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 6.00" w x 8.00" l, .25 pounds

Features

• Solid bi-metal construction allows for durability
• Stands or hangs on oven grate for easy viewing
• Temperature range from 50 degrees F to 500 degrees F for all types of recipes
• Measurement markings in F and C
• Can be stored upright or hung

Amazon.com Review
As you know, oven temperatures can vary--dramatically. This practical thermometer will help you regulate your oven and avoid annoying mishaps such as cakes not rising or cookies burning. The thermometer can sit on an oven rack or hang from its edge, depending on your needs, and the large numbers on the dial are easy to read from a distance. The package includes a chart of temperatures and cooking times for various foods that you can tuck into a drawer for easy reference. --Jennifer Harris

Customer Reviews

Functional but slow
It does work - it will eventually indicate the temp of your oven. But in my case it takes some 20 minutes for it to stabilize at the temperature. I tested against several other thermocouples.

Useful to check if your oven dial is correct, but that's about it.

Worth the $5 I paid.

Made in China? Run.
Given that I was in the market for a new oven thermometer, and given that the reviews of most of the available thermometers were less than encouraging, I decided to buy both a Polder and an MIU and test them against a Taylor mercury thermometer.

Right off the bat, the MIU was off by 25 degrees. The Polder was dead on. However, within one day, the Polder was off by 40 degrees. But since they were so cheap, they're not worth returning.

Moral? Save your money and buy a mercury oven thermometer on eBay. They generally go for less than ten dollars and there's no guesswork involved as to their accuracy.

Peace of mind
We have a fairly new oven so we weren't too concerned about the temperature being off. However, I needed some filler to get free shipping from Amazon so I picked up one of these. It works as expected and it is nice to know that our oven is actually pretty close to the temp that it says it is. I like the fact that it hangs or sits on the rack so you can move it out of the way but still have it visible.