Customer Reviews

TruTemp 3506 Oven Thermometer

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I have an older oven and knew the temperature settings were inaccurate since everything I made according to recipes burned. When I got this thermometer, it said my oven was off by 50 degrees. I used it every time I used my oven this past year (which admittedly isn't a lot, like 3 or 4 times a month) and I didn't burn anything ever again. However, today I noticed it is now permanently stuck at 415 degrees, even at room temp. I'm not sure if there is a shelf life for oven thermometers, but I'll probably buy a different brand to make sure.

I bought this TruTemp 3506 Oven Thermometer at Meijer (West Michigan). The FIRST one did not read above -0- in a hot oven. Its REPLACEMENT read 425 degrees for EVERY oven setting from 150 - 350. The THIRD one worked for three days, then locked on 500 degrees, even at room temperature.

I used to think that a Junk was an Asian river boat, but it must be anything 'Made in China.' I'm still looking for a good oven thermometer.

It gave a reading of 400 in an oven set for 350. Another thermometer gave a reading of 375. So who knows which one is right? But it seemed unlikely, since the bread being baked at the time came out fine, that the temp was 400. So, on the advice of the Taylor website, I decided to test it in boiling water. Well, it was pretty close, 210, but it also filled halfway up with water - it is not well sealed. So now I have a thermometer of dubious accuracy, half full of water. Can't imagine that's going to improve its accuracy!

We bought this thermometer at Target because my wife does a lot of gluten-free baking with our oven due to her having celiac disease, and recipes were taking noticeably longer to cook than what was expected.

At first, I thought this thing was wildly inaccurate. I put the thermometer in my oven, set my oven to 400F, then checked it a few minutes after the oven beeped that it was preheated. The reading was 260F! I stared angrily at the "Made in China" printed on the front of it, and was about ready to bring it back to Target or throw it away, especially after all of these bad reviews on Amazon seemed to back up my frustration. Instead, I decided to ignore the instructions on the package and torture the device by throwing it into a pot of boiling water (muahaha!) and see what the reading was. To my astonishment, it read 100C / ~210F on the nose!

Due to this, I decided to give it another try with the oven. I was still a bit skeptical, thinking that the thermometer probably just tops out at 260F and can't go any higher. This time, though, I waited a full 15 minutes after the oven claimed it was preheated, and what do you know, the reading on the thermometer was 375F - much more reasonable! At this point, I was able to successfully calibrate my oven's thermostat by making adjustments and waiting 5 full minutes before re-checking the thermometer.

Now, I'm still not entirely sure which is the delaying factor - the oven to actually become preheated, or the thermometer to reach a correct reading - but in any case, I would advise others to be more patient than I was and give extra time to your oven/thermometer before making any adjustments to your oven's thermostat.

Good luck!

This product worked for less than a month and locked at 425 degrees. I placed it in the freezer in an attempt to unstick it; but, it is still stuck. Although the price was cheap, this product is still a rip-off. Fortunately, I still have the receipt, so I'll be returning it to the store for a refund. I'll look for another brand from now on.

What junk this thermometer is. I set my brand new $1000 Kitchenaid gas range for 325 degree, and this junk read 375 degrees. I realize that the temperature should initially over-shoot the set-point, but not by 55 degrees! Also, the needle on the thermometer rubbed against the face causing the needle to chatter its way along. This product is inexpensive and so is its quality. The trash is the only suitable place for it.