Product Description

Compact pen style thermometer with large LCD display .3". Professional quality and accuracy. On/off switch and hold feature. Stainless steel stem. Anti-microbial case and pocket tube. Automatic shut-off after 10 minute to conserve battery life. Fast respo

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2260 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Taylor
• Model: 9847
• Dimensions: 1.20" h x 4.60" w x 9.40" l,

Features

• Instant Read
• Large LCD Display
• Range -40F to +450F
• Antibacterial carrying and storage sleeve
• 6.75" long

Customer Reviews

Great little instant read thermometer
I have this thermometer in black and it's been great.

Important tip to note: Stick the metal tip into item, let it sit for a couple of seconds and then turn on the thermometer. Do this and you'll get the instant read feature. If you turn it on first, the thermometer will show the temperature of the air, then you stick it into the item and the display will slowly move to the temperature of the item. This takes a bit of time. So be sure you stick it into your item FIRST, let the metal acclimate to the temperature of the item, and then turn it on. Then you'll get the instant read each time.

I've washed this, I've dropped it, and it's still going strong. It's not a replacement for an oven thermometer or a probe thermometer, but it's great at what it's designed for - a quick and easy instant read thermometer.

Simpe, useful, cheap. What could be better?
Since there's no picture, here's a little useful information:

Unlike most of the kitchen thermometers, this one is laid out with the display on the side rather than the top, more like a fever thermometer. For making tea this is a little inconvenient, but it'll be nice for grill use since I usually stick the thermometer into burgers from the side.

Also, the cap which covers the probe conveniently snaps (securely) onto the other end of the case to extend the thermometer a few inches so you don't burn your fingers. Nice touch!

Otherwise, it is as advertised and works quite well. I'm ordering another, in fact.

Not very waterproof
I know this is supposed to be a waterproof thermometer, but my wife ran it under the faucet to clean it and the screen fogged up inside. I took out the battery and found water in the compartment.

I give it as many as two stars because until the water got in, it did work as advertised. And seeing that other people have had no problem with the waterproofing, I'm wondering if I just had a bad o-ring.

Now, I'm off to find a better thermometer.