Customer Reviews

Taylor Classic Style Meat Dial Thermometer

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

This meat thermometer is fantastic and I am thrilled with it every time I use it. Two wonderful features worth mentioning are first of all the red arrow on the outside of the thermometer which you turn to the exact final cooking temperature. After setting the arrow, all you have to do is check to see when the temperature has reached it...set it, and forget having to check again what temperature is needed or worrying about reading the dial! The second great feature is that this thermometer starts registering at 120 degrees. When cooking a roast to medium rare this is an invaluable feature as most thermometers don't begin registering the temperature until 140 degrees which is too high and your roast is too well done! I have washed it in the dishwasher and so far the face has not steamed up like my last thermometer. Thank you Amazon for carrying this wonderful product!

When I brought one of these home a few years ago, I was very pleased with it. It was easy to read, sturdy as a fireplug and had a "test" mark on the scale at boiling-point so at any time I could be sure it was reading accurately. I used it for 3-4 years, and it always checked-out in a pan of boiling water when I'd test it. Life was good and so was dinner. But how long do you expect it to last? Are they supposed to be replaced every every 3-4 years? I'd have liked it to last longer...

Last Christmas, before sinking the thermometer into the Christmas ribeye roast, I checked it in a pan of boiling water and found it was reading 12 degrees cool. Yikes, I could have over-cooked and ruined $100 worth of meat if I hadn't known to pull it out of the oven 12 degrees cooler than I had planned. After dinner that night I threw the thermometer away.

Owing to it's build quality, I think this is the best of the dial-read meat-thermometers. It lasted better than the Pyrex thermometer we had before it. But none of these stay accurate forever. The needles get sticky or something else goes out of whack, and then they're useless.

I've had bad luck with digital thermometers too, so I replaced the Taylor dial thermometer with an old fashioned glass / alcohol thermometer (Taylor Classic Roast/Yeast Thermometer). I checked the new thermometer's accuracy and it was dead on. If no one breaks it, it will remain accurate forever. Yes, the glass thermometers are a little trickier to read ... but when you have a house full of dinner guests, and an expensive roast in the oven, what's more important: an accurate reading? Or an inaccurate reading at a glance? I'll take the former.

Happy cooking ...

I like to cook but the only time my wife usually let's me is during Thanksgiving. The reason is simply, the turkey is too heavy for her to lift. This Taylor thermometer is excellent because it's easy to read, simple to use and is very accurate. In addition, the theremometer has a red sliding temperature gauge that permits the cook to pre-set the ultimate temperature desired. When the final, desired temperature is reached, the cook easily sees the cooking needle at the spot as the red, pre-set gauge. This makes it easy for the cook to cook at the correct temperature. I have used this Taylor thermometer for over ten years. It is well built,simple to use, lasts, is easy to read and is accurate. What more can any cook desire?

This is a great meat thermometer. I used this while cooking a corned beef brisket in a pot. It takes a few seconds for it to get an acurate read but it works well. The construction is sturdy and its easy to read. When using it to test the temp. of my corned beef simmering in the pot the display tended to fog up a bit, but I think that would happen to any meat thermometer when put too close to steam.

Only downside is when I washed it, some water got underneath the disply and into the unit itself. I was able to shake it out but it was not easy. I would recommend washing this thermometer carefully and not running direct water over the display or submerging it.

This is a no frills product. The emphasis is on sturdy construction. The dial is large and easy to see in the oven. I am glad I bought this and would do so again if needed.

As has been my experience with other Taylor products, this is a solidly constructed dial thermometer. The dial measures 2 3/4" in diameter and provides easy to see readings in the range of 120°F to 212°F. The thermometer is pretty well-sealed and I have no instances where water leaked into the thermometer while it was being cleaned.

I've used this primarily for oven-cooked meat dishes and the temperature readings have been pretty much on the mark. Note that proper placement of this thermometer into an appropriate spot is the key to reliable readings.

Although it was a nice feature while it lasted, the red metal pointer quickly fell off and was never to be seen again. Outside of that minor setback, the thermometer performed admirably and accurately for almost a year. Recently though, the needle started spinning as the dial was rotated and had no correlation to the temperature it was supposed to measure.

The silver lining to the mechanical breakdown, and the reason why I rate this thermometer so highly, is Taylor's customer service. I sent Taylor's customer service an e-mail describing the problem and asking about their warranty process. Their reply was to ask for my mailing address so they could send me a replacement and to ask that I throw away the defective thermometer.

I can confidently recommend this Taylor product with four stars based on this great customer support, my prompt receipt of the replacement thermometer, and the consistent performance from this product.

I bought this in October 2007 and used it a total of three times... it worked well when I used it but unfortunately, stopped working. I noticed the last time I used it there was water in the display after washing it by hand.

I purchased the unit just before thanksgiving and it worked fine, wiped it off put it in the drawer and went to use it a 2nd time and id never registered any temperature on the guage. Would not purchase from the vendor again.

I used this thermometer once, in the Thanksgiving turkey, and somehow juices from the turkey leaked into the dial. It was not in anyway submerged, so I don't know how it happened, but it had to be thrown away.

Good, accurate meat thermometer. You can't leave it in the meat in the oven, but it gives good, accurate readings. Be careful when buying a thermometer - you need accuracy. Most grocery store thermometers don't give you that and are thus valueless. This will take a minute to come to a stable reading. Be patient.