MasterBuilt 23102009 Butterball 12-Inch Stainless Steel Deep Fry Thermometer

by MasterBuilt

Product Features

• Easy to read dial
• 12 inch shaft for measuring temperatures
• Measures temps from 50 degrees to 550 degrees fahrenheit

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.8 x 3.9 x 16.2 inches
• 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: B002SG6HRY
• Item model number: 23102009
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,035 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Stay on top of the oil temperature in your fryer with the 12" Deep Fry Thermometer. This durable stainless steel fryer accessory reads temperatures from 50 - 750ºF. The thermometer's long stainless steel stem makes it ideal for any container and comes with an adjustable stainless steel mounting bracket to keep it in place in the fryer. Color coded dial for safety helps you see when oil is ready for cooking or starting to get too hot.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great thermometer for the money., April 5, 2010

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Raijer (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MasterBuilt 23102009 Butterball 12-Inch Stainless Steel Deep Fry Thermometer (Lawn & Patio)

I'm using this to monitor the internal temperature of my Weber Smokey Mountain. Initially, I was looking at some very expensive thermometers, but I thought the price was low enough for this one that it was worth a shot. Gotta say, it's working like a champ. My cooks are coming out wonderful, and the instrument is accurate. It does seem a little on the fragile side, but considering the price, I guess that's not too surprising.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best buy for the Kitchen, December 19, 2011

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Michael J Walsh - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MasterBuilt 23102009 Butterball 12-Inch Stainless Steel Deep Fry Thermometer (Lawn & Patio)

The cooking safety glove, fork, spices, thermometer and especially the butterball turkey fryer are amazing buys. Love the result. The turkey was moist and exceptional.

3.0 out of 5 stars Well built thermometer, but understand its limitations., December 8, 2011

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E. Caroe "Ed" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MasterBuilt 23102009 Butterball 12-Inch Stainless Steel Deep Fry Thermometer (Lawn & Patio)

Well built thermometer, but understand its limitations. This model covers from 100 to 500 deg. F. Therefore don't anticipate accurate readings in a narrow range. For "smoking", many consider 200 - 225 to be an ideal temp range, so a 150 to 400 deg F unit will be far easier to use; Amazon doesn't list one. For deep frying, the same smaller range will be far better to check on oil temperature ONLY. Still not for meat temperature.
Turkey is moist and tender at breast temp of 165 deg F, but tough and stringy at 175 deg and higher. That's a circular dial distance of only about 1/8th of an inch on this unit. Worse, beef internal temp range is about 124 deg F. to 132 deg - from rare to beyond-medium. The great news is that Amazon sells digital remote thermometers (plus also cheap replacement probes) that are far more logical for monitoring meat temps. In a fryer basket, the turkey breast is fairly close to the surface of the oil, so it is easy to insert a digital thermometer probe. Just be sure to wear a suitable safety glove, which you must have anyway when deep frying. [I actually use a digital remote Amazon thermometer to check fryer oil temp as well as smoker temp, as back-up to a round analog thermometer. Also stock spare probes).