Component Design Digital Candy Thermometer, Timer and Clock

by CDN

Product Features

• Temperature range: 14 degrees to 392 degrees F & -10 degrees to 200 degrees C
• Digital thermometer, timer with oven test feature
• Count up and down timer
• Cord, probe and clip for candy making
• Available in white and silver

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000CEWYJ
• Item model number: DTTC-S
• Batteries: 1 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,866 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #10 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Thermometers & Timers > Candy

Product Description

Get professional results every time! This device allows you to accurately measure the internal temperature of food while it cooks, as well as to time the cooking process. The alarms can be set independently to go off when both the desired temperature has been reached and the desired cooking time has elapsed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good for candy!, December 21, 2006

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Sandra G. Milo "Sandy" (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Component Design Digital Candy Thermometer, Timer and Clock (Kitchen)

I bought two of these; one for me and one for a gift. I used it immediately to make English toffee. The temperature never registered above 220 F and it burned! I checked the temperature with my old candy thermometer (with the mercury) and it said it was over 390 F. So, I took out the other one and tried to make another batch of toffee. This time I used both this thermometer and my old candy one. Again, this digital thermometer was always low. So, I am returning the both of these digital thermometers. Maybe they work well for meat but I don't want to risk it! I am very disappointed!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mostly OK., March 29, 2007

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Matt Running (Watertown, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Component Design Digital Candy Thermometer, Timer and Clock (Kitchen)

Lasted 3 years with heavy use but will NOT measure up to its advertised temperature (392F), so is NOT a candy thermometer.

Confusing instructions but not a show stopper. Probe will break if put in dishwasher (as do they all). Response to button pushes was kinda slow. (for this reason am looking at others)

Accurate temps in the lower ranges (<200F) as compared with a Fluke thermocouple multimeter and two other instant read thermometers in my kitchen.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertised., January 4, 2010

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Ralph Trueblood "Scutigera" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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I wanted a probe thermometer with a temperature-based alarm, and that's what I got. Everything works, and although the usage is a little cryptic the manual explains it well and is easily available online if you lose the copy that's included. It has all the usual timer/alarm features also, and the length and heat-resistance of the probe make it oven- and stovetop-handy. Its temperature range covers everything I've ever done in a kitchen, and it can be set to alarm not only when the temperature goes above or below a setpoint, but also if it goes outside a range, which isn't a given with these devices. I had thought of it originally as a bit of a tchotchke, but I use it a lot now, and I'm doing a lot more confectionery, as I don't have to sit and wait and test every few minutes anymore. It appears to have been designed for Celsius and adapted for Fahrenheit (e.g. you can't set it for 234 deg-F, only 233 or 235), but it is accurate in Celsius terms.