Taylor Connoisseur Oven Thermometer
- Measures oven temperature ranges from 150°F to 600°F
- Large 3-1/2″ thermometer head with a 2-1/2″ viewing dial for easy reading.
- Stainless steel construction with silicone grips for safe and easy handling.
- Three-position alignment allows the thermometer to hang, stand, or clip to an oven rack.
Product Description
Taylor 503 Connoisseur Oven Thermometer – 503T. Large 3 1.2″ Thermometer Head. 2 1.2″ Viewing Dial. Three-Position Alignment. Stainless Steel Finish… More >>
Taylor Connoisseur Oven Thermometer
The oven thermostat was not reaching the desired temperatures. We have a mercury gauge but it is too hard to read. The Taylor is really easy to read but with a mechanical vs mercury sensor not quite as acurate. It does the job we wanted. We are delighted to have made the purchase. We have since readjusted the ovens thermostat. We now have great cookies. All is wonderful here except our State’s and National economy.
What they do not say until you actually get it, is that at temps in excess of 600 degrees it won’t last. I have a commercial oven that tops out at 700, so I don’t expect this thermometer to last too long.
I used this to calibrate my new oven which was off by 4 degrees. Instantly made a difference in two recipes not to mention basic cakes. Money well spent.
I bought this because I had a sneaky suspicion my oven wasn’t working the way it should. Sure enough, it beeps to say it’s preheated to 350, but it’s really still at 250. And all this time I just thought my oven preheated super fast! So, that said, after waiting for a while, I see that my oven really is calibrated just fine (after a while, the temp rises to 350 and stays steady at that temperature). So, I just need to wait before I put stuff in the oven. I would never have known this without this nifty thermometer!
My only problem is that I have yet to figure out a way to put the thermometer in there and keep it out of the way and yet still be able to read the face. I think I just need to keep playing with this to find something that works for me. I cook daily and often use both racks, so I am probably in a different place than most people.
This Taylor thermometer may (or may not) register the correct temperature of your oven — who can say? It differs from my GE oven setting by about 10-20 degrees (oven higher) from 300 to 400 degree settings. So it may be accurate (or the oven may be — I haven’t tried a third “tie breaker” thermometer). But the aggravating thing about this item is that it changes temperature so slowly that it becomes, in practice, almost useless. When the oven says it has reached 400 degrees, the Taylor reads just over 300 degrees. The same, of course, is true when the oven is set at other temperatures. (The Taylor eventually catches up, long after you needed it). When lowering the temperature to 325 (say) from 400, the Taylor can lag by a half-hour or more of the oven’s own claim. Thus, if you want a fast reaction time (and you should), you might want to buy another brand. Note that the thermometer is quite wide, which is good, making it fairly easily readable from outside. But that means it takes up precious room on the shelf, which can be unacceptable when using large pans on the same shelf as the one upon which the thermometer is placed.