ThermoWorks The Original Cooking Thermometer/Timer NEW AND IMPROVED
- Sticks to your oven for use as oven food thermometer and timer. Now with ON/OFF switch – Same low cost!
- Indispensible tool that monitors both food temperature and use as a timer. Timer & thermometer work simultaneously or separately
- Put the probe into the food and close the oven door. Set the desired temperature and alarm will ring.
- Digital display of food temperature, alarm temperature and countdown timer.
- Adjustable alarm setting range of 32° F to 392° F for a variety of meats and doneness.
Product Description
The original version of this product has probably been the most widely chosen oven-cooking alarm in the market. It’s not easy to improve on that but ThermoWorks has. From customer comments, the most frequently suggested new feature has been an On/Off switch to save on battery life. (The old one couldn’t be shut off but batteries lasted months.) So, they have updated the housing to a more robust design and added a slide switch so the unit can be powered off. The proven circuit is the same and the button arrangement is slightly improved. The well-loved simplicity has been kept so you won’t need to find the instructions each time you set an alarm. The new stylish housing folds the display up for counter use or flat for less obtrusive magnetic mounting to an appliance door.
Cook’s Illustrated said this: “The best of the bunch, an easy to use thermometer from ThermoWorks…” and “This user-friendly model allows you to view both time and temperature simultaneou… More >>
ThermoWorks The Original Cooking Thermometer/Timer NEW AND IMPROVED
Suggested retail for this Thermoworks is only $19. Why pay more plus shipping direct from ThermoWorks.com is the same. I wish this was carried directly by Amazon so it would qualify for free shipping. This is rated the best meat thermometer by COOK’s Illustrated.
I roasted a chicken with this the first time, worked quite well. The second time was in a thick steak on the grill. The temp would go up and down quite a bit, then was reading HI when it was all over. Testing it with my hand it would go up and down depending on the wire, so it seems like the wire got a short in it or something.
I will be contacting the manufacturer to see if I can get a replacement probe (or 10) since they do not seem to last long.
I bought this thermometer several years ago. It is the same one featured on Alton Brown’s “Romancing The Bird” Thanksgiving show. It is PERFECT for getting a turkey done exactly right. I’ve also used it for thick pork chops or steaks. Before I got a candy thermometer, this was a perfect little gem for that too. Just clip the probe to the side of the pot you are making candy in or frying in. It measures just about anything you can heat up and sounds a loud alarm when that temp is reached. The timer feature is large and easy to read too. If you want one good timer/thermometer that really does it all, buy this one!
cooks illustrsted is usually right on the money, but this one died the SECOND time i used it, and even worse this manufacturer does not take returns under any reasonable circumstances, i paid almost as much for a replacement probe and it still doesnt work, i have read a lot of reviews for different thermometers atdifferent price ranges and from different manufacturers, they all seem to have a fair no. of unfavorable reviews. i guess next i will try the 70 dollar thermapen.
I am so disappointed in this product. Saw it was reviewed well in Cooks Illustrated so I bought one. I think the problem is with the probe. The first one I got did not have the protective metal sheathing around the cord and the cord got cut when I closed the oven, so it stopped working. They replaced it with another, and what they don’t tell you is that if you are cooking at temps above like 350, there is a danger that your probe will error out and not work anymore. Happened twice to me. 350?? I mean, that’s like 1/2 the things that I cook???? Great customer service but I need to know that I’m not going to break it by cooking at 350. And covering the probe with foil to protect it is just too much to ask of me. It’s a thermometer- it should work despite high temps.