Useful? Not useful? http://www.thinkgeek.com/clearance/gadgetscomputing/a7a9/ (0 replies, last updated by cimui September 21, 2009)

I am in the market for a digital thermometer to use on the Thanksgiving turkey. As much as I am in the kitchen, a thermometer isn’t something I use on a regular basis, so I really don’t want to make a big investment.... (4 replies, last updated by Mother of four November 9, 2007)

I want to buy an instant-read digital thermometer which provides both celsius and fahrenheit readings. I’m going to use it mainly for candy-making, but I’d love it if it could read room temperatures, flour temps, etc.... (5 replies, last updated by BarmyFotheringayPhipps April 16, 2007)

Probably this has been discussed before, but my good old digital thermometer was working then so I wasn’t paying attention. Unfortunately, I left the thing sticking in the roast I was cooking and put it back into the oven.... (5 replies, last updated by Tom Hall May 14, 2002)

I was hoping someone else would respond to this because my experience may not be typical. I got a Polder probe thermometer last year. It’s pretty standard, I think it has a clock, will beep when a preset temperature is... (3 replies, last updated by Dommy August 3, 2006)

Yikes, sorry I posed this on not about food because this Home Cooking Board is new to me (I haven’t checked in for awhile). I bought a cheap Koch digital themometer from ebay and it didn’t come with any instructions.... (1 reply, last updated by Joe MacBu November 20, 2004)

I am wondering if anyone else has had the same problem I have had with these. I presently have the Taylor Precision Products thermometer with a timer and temperature setting. My problem is the darn probes keep failing on me. I... (6 replies, last updated by marcia July 11, 2005)

Tried out my new Taylor digital thermometer with wireless remote pager on the leg of pork that I smoked/roasted in my Weber. Worked very well – love being able to walk around and wait for the beeper to alert me that the... (16 replies, last updated by adamclyde November 29, 2005)

Kelli2006 I also have a digital Polder and it seems great. I refuse to pay 85 dollars for a thermometer. I’m pretty good at reading when something is done. I’m usually not too far off. $15-20 is plenty. I used at $4... (13 replies, last updated by Sarah January 25, 2009)

Have been getting by for lots of years with instant-read digital thermometer, but hate re-sticking meat to see if it is done. We are very into med rare roasts, want to take meat out at 120-125F, and want to ensure our roasted... (6 replies, last updated by bnemes3343 December 15, 2008)

when a recipe calls for a deep fryer thermometer? is there is a difference? the thermometer i have looks kinda like this one: http://www.surlatable.com/product/maverick+oven+and+roasting+... (5 replies, last updated by monku October 19, 2009)

Just watched Alton Brown cook a turkey and he had a magnetic digital thermometer that he stuck on the oven frame with the cord to record temperature inside the bird. Now, I’ve got a thermapen, so it’s not that big a... (8 replies, last updated by alanbarnes November 24, 2008)

Hi all! First post (but have read and used your advice here before) ... I’ve been looking for something and now I’m beginning think it does not exist. I want an oven thermometer, to take the oven’s air temp, but... (5 replies, last updated by ricepad October 22, 2009)

I have owned several kinds of thermometers for checking roasts, turkeys etc. The instant read thermometers I have owned were great, but I felt that checking two or three times might be puncturing the meat too much. The digital... (1 reply, last updated by Kelli2006 November 23, 2008)

I have this one and I’m very happy with it. It is very inexpensive and works well. http://www.amazon.com/Pyrex-Digital-Probe-Thermometer-Timer/dp/B00004RC4R (2 replies, last updated by liveforfood February 16, 2007)