Thermometer Reviews

this fryer looks like it can do the job i need and it is sturdy because it is made of stainless steel

Frankly, I have no intention of deep frying a turkey. I'm sure deep fried turkey tastes great, but it's a fairly dangerous process. I'll continue to brine and slow roast my turkey.

So why did I buy this? Well, I have an electric stove, and you just can't get a wok hot enough to do real stir frying. (It's more like stir braising on the electric stove.) The base of this baby is my outdoor stove replacement. A wok fits perfectly in the cradle of the base.

Besides getting a nice wok base, I gained a really big stainless steel pot, and a nice thermometer, which made stewing tomatoes in preperation for canning easier.

So you don't have to want to deep fry a turkey to buy this baby. It's not a one-trick pony.

Once you use this terrific and simple to use product, you will be amazed. It is easy to use, versatile for both the grill and the oven and covers a wide range of entrees. Never again will you have to worry about overcooking steaks or undercooking pork or turkey. It talks to you so you don't miss the precise moment when you need to take the serving out of the oven or off the grill. It literally takes all the guess work out of cooking, or at least the heating part. It is great!

I love this little device.. Prior to getting it I would have to stay at the grill like a prison guard, making sure that the meat did not get over cooked. Now I can wonder around the yard, and play with the dog not even worrying about the steak that is cooking.. As soon as my steak is done, the alert tells me and dinner is served. This is a great gift for any man's man. I LOVE IT!!!!!!

This is a GREAT product. I love that I can have a timer go off at precisely the time that my food reaches a certain temperature. What an amazing convenience.

I had a probe issue, like almost everyone else. I contacted Polder and recieved BOTH an email AND a phone call response within 30 minutes. I have never ever had such incredible response from any company. And it is less than 48 hours until Thanksgiving holiday.

They took care of my problem immediately, and gave me really good tips on caring for the probe. ALL probes have similar limitations regardless of the brand you purchase.

...Polder is heads and shoulders above,... any company that I have dealt with. They have such a rare (unfortunately, these days) concern for the hapiness of thier customers.

I can't recommend this product enough, and the company that most definitly stands behind it.

Okay so I wish that I could take back my other review. I was not happy with my probe going out. I recieved BOTH an email and a PHONE CALL within 30 minutes of my complaint. The representatives were not only VERY nice, but gave me some tips as to how to work with the probe properly to get the best use.

ALL of these timer brands have the same occasional problems, and any brand's probe has limitations. I have seen some people post here that they did not get a response from Pyrex when they had a problem. Well, Polder blows them out of the water in that regard.

It is great product. I do love that I can have a timer go off when my food gets to a specific temperature. It really frees me up to watch ALL my food, not just babysit my turkey while the other dishes over or under cook.

I really am happy, thank you to Polder customer service.

The remote sensor is the selling point on this one. The utility of having the alarm unit in the house is wonderful, especially for us year round cooks - no more running outside in the snow to check the meat. Luv it. Got 2 - one for the charcoal, one for the gas. Note: when you screw up and let the probe cord overheat, you can buy replacement probes from manufacturers of similar reading digital temp sensors.

Ever had a meal go up in smoke because you got pulled away from the grill? This solves the problem. Also, I grill a lot about 3 times a week and that's just in the winter. This saves a lot of those trips out to the grill to probe the food and eliminates the need to open the grill cover and lose all that heat. Just stick it in put it on the grill and forget about it.

I really works.

1. Just to test things out I wheeled my grill to the far edge of my property then went down to my basement. I still got a full signal about 80 linear feet away through a brick wall and two thick plaster-lathe interior walls.

2. The monitor warns you when your food is within 5 degrees of your desired doneness so you have time to react..

3. It really really cooked my steak medium rare.

4 Minor annoyance: It has handy preprogrammed settings for rare, medium rare, medium etc. for beef, veal and lamb. But it assumes you want hamburger, fish and poultry well done. In case you don't want these foods cooked that well you need to find an appropriate temperature setting from one of the other foods. For example If you need to turn a turkey and want to be warned when it raches 145 degrees you'd need to set the monitor for beef and medium rare, which happens to be 145 degrees. Would have been nice if it had the option to directly set the monitor for a specific temperature.

Still this thing is absolutely great. Just what I always wished I had.

This very straight forward meat thermometer allows you to pre-set the alarm to sound when the desired internal termperature is reached, all without openining the oven door.
The 45 inch cable datches from the meter for easy cleaning (I just soak the probe end only with my roasting pan).
This is not complicated, because this is only a thermometer, no timer, etc. One side of the meter reads the actual temperature of the probe (inserted into the meat) and the other side is where you set your goal temperature.
You set your desired temperature by simply pushing Up or Down. The only other button is "stop" to turn off the alarm (Note: make sure you have the alarm-- called "alert" set to on, I just keep mine in the "on" position, even when I store it).
I came back to order one for my friend's birthday and one for my mother who will be visiting next week.

This is one cool thermometer.

We got this for dad as a gift recently. He's usually not a big fan of things that use batteries, but this is pretty simple to use.

The sensor works up to 100 feet, so its highly functional, too. We tested it out in the freezer tonight (a slow weekend) and it works great.

With cool features like a maximum and minimum daily temperature readout and a freeze alarm, this is a great buy.

Maintaining proper temperature in a freezer or fridge is important for health and safety. This is perhaps the best thermometer on the market.

I purchased this product as a gift for my Father but after reading the box I had to try it. It works fantastically. I can't believe how easy it is to use. It makes my steak come out exactly the way I like it. No more over cooking for me. I did eventually purchase one for my Dad on Fathers Day and he loves his as well. You just can't go wrong with it.

I purchased one of these and then promptly destroyed it. The face is plastic and should not remain in the oven. I melted the face. I purchased another and love it. Use it to test the temperature for bread and doneness for meat. Next time I will read all the other reviews more carefully!

This is the best thermometer I have owned, and I have owned a few. (One did not give a fast reading and had a prong that broke off. Another was digital and a bother to turn on and remember to turn off, in addition to taking too long to give a reading and being relatively expensive.) This thermometer is compact and simply designed, ridiculously easy to use, and gives a fast and accurate reading. For example, from room temperature to 160 degrees F, it takes just about five seconds. The relatively fine point at the end makes it easy to insert into meats, unlike some bulky-pronged thermometers I have had. This plastic case with a pocket clip is great, too. Forget about the fancier, more expensive gadgets. -- this little gadget performs like a dream, and the price is right.

THERE MAY BE FANCIER, COSTLIER THERMOMETERS OUT THERE. NONE, IN MY OPINION, WORKS BETTER THAN THIS WONDERFUL, SIMPLE TO USE DEVICE. MY FIRST ON WAS SPIRITED AWAY AT A DINNER PARTY AND I HAVE FINALLY FOUND ITS REPLACEMENT. WONDERFUL.

I have been using this for quite a while for candy making. Although some of the writing has washed off, I can still read the indentations and so continue to use it. Of all of the thermometers I own (and I have several), it is the most accurate. Candy thermometers should always be tested before each use by putting them in boiling water and adjusting your final temperature by any +- they show from true 212F or 100C boiling temp. This one has never needed any adjustments; others have been off 6 to 8 degrees. Because of this, its strength (no exposed glass bulb to break) and its ease in cleaning(dishwasher-proof), this is the only candy thermomoter I recommend when teaching candy making.

This is a terrific thermometer. It registers fairly quickly and has a wide range. The clip allows you to hang it on the side of a pan, and the thermometer itself is protected by its metal frame, so you never have to worry about the bulb resting on the bottom of the pan. I've had this thermometer for quite a while and it has stayed accurate.

Best store it upright and in a place where it won't get jostled.

I have owned this candy thermometer for over 30 years.. I use it, mostly around Christmas time, and can count on it's accuracy and ease of use. It is easy to clean and easy to attach to any sauce pan. Like any fragile product, keep it in a safe place and you will have it for a lifetime.