Customer Reviews

CDN DOT2 NSF Oven Test Thermometer

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Purchased this item to check my oven temperature as it is NSF rated thus I concluded it was very percise. Placed same in my Jenn-Air Oven (4 yrs old) and set oven temp @ 350 degrees F - after oven came to temp CDN thermometer read 325, thus I increased oven temp to 375 after temperature had stabilized CDN thermometer read 340. At this point I utilized my Polder remote thermometer normally used for roasting meat and placed the remote probe next to the CDN thermometer after stabilizing the Polder recorded a temperature of 370 to 387 depending if the gas burner was ignited. The CDN thermometer continued to read 340 - 345. Very disappointed in the accuracy and performance - thumbs down!

One star because the indicator does move...but it doesn't like to move beyond 350 F. I bought 2 different oven test thermometers to check the GE Cafe gas oven: this CDN @ $7.50 and the Admetior Kitchen Oven Thermometer @$7.49, both from Amazon. I set the oven to 400 and placed the 2 new thermometers on the middle oven shelf.
The appliance thermo read 340, when the Admetior (now $4.50 !!) was at 330 or so, but still climbing; this gadget read 350 and stopped. After about 15 minutes the Cafe registered 400, as did the Admetior. This CDN never registered over 350 during the 3 hour roasting session. Two more test runs, the CDN shows 350 but not beyond, while the GE and Admetior both agree throughout the range of 250 to 500F. CDN is now in the trash and I'm out $10.
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Love this item. I'm so glad I purchased it.
Where I live there is an old oven and there are no numbers visible to regulate the temperature, so baking was a drama! Once I finally purchased this thermometer everything changed.
I love that it tells you the temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit, because I live in the States but I am originally from Italy, so now this is helping me to learn more about Fahrenheit and makes things easier.
Great, simple, inexpensive item!

I got this on sale at Macy's for $4.99 and yes, I was a bit apprehensive because of the price -- I know it was only 5 bucks, but I was afraid of being a victim of the "You get what you paid for" whammy brigade.

I tested this gizmo as soon as I got home and have been pleasantly surprised. I'm actually writing this review 30 minutes after I've tested it. One thing about using a thermometer: we have to let it do its job and not open the oven every 5 minutes to check if it's working (a very tempting thing to do, but restrain yourself). After 20 minutes, my 350 degree setting was right on the money.

I would recommend this gadget. It's inexpensive and it does the job. If you do purchase this thermometer (or any thermometer for that matter), and you're still getting a funky reading, then it might be time to say goodbye to your oven and get a new one.