Customer Reviews

Taylor Digital Fork Thermometer

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

The Taylor Professional Digital Fork Thermometer is an accurate and handy device for measuring the temperature of meats, liquids and anything that will not damage the fork!

I checked the calibration by inserting it in a pan of boiling water and it measured 213 degrees. Solid ice will take it below freezing.

The hold button is very handy as the temperature will start to change rapidly as you remove the fork from the medium being measured.

The ability to measure in either the Celsius (centigrade) or Farenheit scale will be nice for some people although I prefer Farenheit for cooking.

The ONLY reason I only gave it 4 stars was that it is a bit awkward to see the displayed temperature while the fork is in the meat on the grill. The angle of the handle is not quite right. However, I can now perfectly cook any kind of meat on the grill!

I used this for years, and thought it was pretty good. Then I got a CDN Proaccurate Stainless Digital Thermometer, and realized how wrong I had been.

Never having had an instant-read thermometer before, I thought it was normal to sit there for almost a minute waiting for the temperature to stabilize. Of course, that minute is a big deal if you've taken your steak off the heat and then have to put it back on.

Also, the tines are big, and you have to get a fair amount of them embedded into the meat to get an accurate temperature. You wind up putting big holes in the meat, which then leak a ton of juices. And for thinner steaks, it's hard to navigate in at an angle that lets you get enough of the tines in the middle.

For those reviewers who suggest it's great to have only one utensil: you really don't want to flip steak with a fork anyway. Every time you puncture the steak, you're losing juices. You're much better off with a grill spatula, and a fast thermometer with a small probe.

Used this unit 4 times. It now goes crazy with reading and sometimes just freezes up. You get what you pay for so I'm not too upset.

Actually, it made for a difficult moment when I was hosting and BBQing a rib roast. Because the unit malfunctioned and without any other therm. I had to guess the time. Luckily I guessed right.

It's now stored somewhere in a trash dump lol.

Right out of the box it won't register any temperature. I changed the battery thinking that the one that came with it might be low, but no dice. Great idea but obviously made very poorly. When I ordered it, I didn't notice that so many people had also had bad experiences with it. Next time, I'll pay more attention to the reviews!

This product seemed to work well for a few uses, but now it will not turn on consistently even with new batteries. Sometimes it will work when you test it before cooking, but then it will not turn on when you actually want to check the food's temperature. Now it's just a fork with a blank screen and buttons that do not function.

I've always had difficulty knowing when BBQ'd or smoked chicken was done, especially the thigh pieces. With this easy to use therometer, it is very simple to use and takes the guess work out. Now all my chicken pieces are cooked to the proper temperature and I am no longer worried about serving under cooked meat to my family and guests.

This fork is awsome. It really works extremely well with BBQ and any meat you prepare.

The fork gives a quick thermal reading without needing a lot of parts. Unfortunately, you have to turn the fork in the opposite direction than you would normally use it. That isn't a big handicap.

My wife bought me this to replce the original Thermo Fork I had for about five years that I got from Walgreens for $9.95. The 1st time on the grill this thermometer went haywire and flashed several different readings. I changed the batteries thinking they were low...same result. Sent it back thinking it was defective and was chastised by the cust service rep, inferring i was doing something wrong. I got the replacement a couple weeks later and had the same problem. Needless to say it went straight into the trash along with my money!