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Small enough to fit in a pocket or in a compact drawer, this handy thermometer will give you a reading in just 6 seconds, and it measures a range all the way up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Made from food-safe ABS plastic with a stainless steel stem, it’s waterproof and shatterproof to hold up to harsh conditions in any kitchen or on any standard grill Read More
This is a disposable thermometer at best. ...they break very quickly. Not sure why this quality of an item is even here on Massdrop. If there is a drop to be done on instant read thermometer, contact ThermoWorks and work a deal on the Thermapen Mk 4. Yeah, it's expensive, but it's the last one you'll ever buy....and it's lab instrument accurate.
Luke.CageWhen it comes to measuring temperature (and humidity) over a long period of time, there is no such thing as small, accurate, and cheap. Even though you're not looking for a humidity reading, you may want to look into SensorPush. It's a small temp/humidity sensor you could put in each theater and read them all from an app on your phone. ....http://www.sensorpush.com/products/ht1
I can second reports of poor build quality. The LCD is cracked on the one I received and it just feels cheap, which to be honest should be expected from a $12 thermometer.
If you want solid build quality, get a Thermopen.
It's not among the instant-read thermometers reviewed at The Sweet Home (a sister site of The Wirecutter for home products, owned by the New York Times), possibly because 6 seconds isn't "instant."
After getting a Thermopen, I can't downgrade. Some use cases:
- Oil you need at 350 degrees to fry. You don't want the oil to smoke or burn, you want to know exactly when it reaches that temperature so you can put the food in it, and the temperature rises fast enough that a 6 second delay is a problem.
- Chicken in a frypan: You want it so that the coldest part is just over, say, 165. You need to take readings from four pieces in, say, four places on each piece. You don't want to wait 6 seconds per reading.
- Shrimp: So small they are hard to measure. You need a thermometer with its sensitivity right at the point, and which gives quick results.
When measuring some big chunk of beef from the oven, this kind of delay is acceptable, however.
CloacaThe 6 second delay is if you just stick it in the oil. If you leave the probe in the oil as it is heating up, after 6 seconds the readings are instantaneous...
Just a warning: I've used these at work. They are reasonably accurate, but far from instant read, it takes more than the 6-8 seconds that's advertised for the temperature to stabilize. Also the quality is a bit lacking (the battery compartment tends to break easily, and it gets full of steam rather readily)