CDN - ProAccurate Candy & Deep Fry Thermometer - Insta-Read, NSF Certified,Silver,1 EA

TLDR; really stands up to the test of time.I have had this thermometer for nearly five years. Originally purchased to make candy and caramels but it is now a staple in our kitchen. But here is the wildest test for it that I do not recommend. I was baking a large cut of meat. Set the thermometer to the desired temperature and inserted in to the meat. My kids came barreling in to the kitchen arguing so I shut the oven door for "just a second" to shoo them out. I obviously got distracted and resumed my other cooking. Twenty minutes later I hear beeping coming from the oven that the temperature has been reached. I fly to the oven to save the thermometer but the screen was completely black and not operational. I put the thermometer on the counter to return to after dinner and search the brand name to replace it. A couple of hours later I returned to find that the screen was back to normal! I have continued using it without issue! Would not recommend using the thermometer in the oven but keep hope if you accidentally do.

I make maple syrup and while I do own a standard candy thermometer, I love that I can set this to sound an alarm at any temp I want. While making syrup there are different temperatures that I check sugar content, filter, draw off and bottle. This has allowed me to have a audible alarm sound off at each phase of the process. I do not have great hearing but find the alarm to be plenty loud especially in the same room. I don't know how loud it would be from across your house but if we're being honest, anything you are using this for probably requires near constant attention so I'm sure you are near it anyhow. As a side note, I dropped this not once but twice into 3 gallons of boiling hot syrup and after wiping down with a damp paper towel it still works fine.

works easy to use

I have had one of these for many years. I use it for candy making. I finally had to replace my first one after at least 8 years. Never replaced the battery but the digital readout faded and was unreadable.I love the alarm that tells you when you are getting close to temp. The clip fits easily on the pot and stays in place. Highly recommend this if you need accurate temperature readings.

Nice size and the clip to hold in place on the cookware is a plus. Easy to use and easy to clean.

I am definitely not using this for its intended purpose, but I've tried several different thermometer options and this one has come closest to being perfect. When warming a bottle for a baby, I wanted 5 things, in order of importance:1. Being able to set an alarm at a specific temperature2. Constant updates so that you don't go over temperature3. Being able to easily position the thermometer in the bottle while it is warming in a bottle warmer4. Being able to easily clean5. Being able to _remember_ the alarm, so that you don't need to reprogram every time you turn on the thermometer6. being backlit so it can be easily read in the darkMost thermometers I've tried only meet some of this criteria, but this one has met all the requirements except the last. If this was back-lit, it would be perfect, but it would also probably drastically reduce the battery life. Also the alarm goes off 3 degrees or so before it actually meets temperature, but its easy enough to increase the target temperature to compensate.Of particular note: the heat shield makes it perfect for positioning the device over an open bottle!

I bought this 6 months ago to replace a GREAT thermometer that unfortunately lost all of its markings over time. I just pulled it out of the drawer tonight to do some deep frying. I am not exagerating when I tell you that I'm lucky I don't have 3rd degree burns right now. I have NEVER been so livid about a product in my life. The clip that holds the thermometer onto the side of the pan is USE. LESS. Unbelievable. It constantly falls off. Of course, I didn't realize that until my oil was HOT. So I spent an hour picking the thermometer up off the stove and trying to reattach the HOT clip to the pan while trying to get my oil to temp. Over and Over and Over and Over and Over. Then, halfway through the frying the thing turned off. And I couldn't get it to stay on for more than a few seconds. I had to get the old thermometer with the missing markings out and put a sharpie dot on it when this thermometer hit temp. It took several tries to keep it on long enough to get that done. So I now have oil all over me and everything else, my fingers are feeling a little fried, I'm in a REALLY foul mood, and I need a new thermometer. Trust me when I say that you don't want to rely on this thing from keeping you safe from 375 degree liquids! If I hadn't waited so long to use it, it would be going back for a refund. But I did, so that's probably not an option, so it's going in the trash. And I'm going to chuck it HARD into the can. Because it'll make me feel a little better. Then I'm going to pour a glass of wine because I don't think they make Calgon anymore. I'm SOOOOOOOOO stressed out. My poor husband hasn't been screamed at like that in ... well, ever. And there was nothing he could do to help.