Taylor Digital Cooking Probe Thermometer and Timer

Update - Impending Probe death!I've probably used this thermometer about fifty times in the last couple of years and the inevitable is about to occur - Probe Death. I've started getting strange readings when the probe is plugged in. It returns to normal in a few seconds, but gives me false readings that tell me the meal is done when it can't possibly be.The probe with this thermometer is pretty sturdy - a long rubberized cord which is seemingly impervious to heat. But the connection near the metal portion that is inserted into food is a delicate little flower and, from reading many BBQ forum postings, is the primary cause of failure. If you yank that probe out of a roast, or tweak the connection in any rough and tumble way, start counting the days until you have to replace the probe. Thankfully, Taylor makes a replacement probe available through Amazon - it's about $10, but well worth it. If you want an even better deal, Taylor sells them directly out of their Las Cruces NM location. Search online or drop me a comment here and you'll find the information quite easily. Now, back to the original review I wrote:I purchased this to replace a cheap remote monitor thermometer that lasted far longer than I expected. I read a lot of Amazon reviews and noted that none of these probe thermometers seem to survive very long.... the probes seem to be the primary fault line. But I needed a probe unit so that I could smoke briskets and chicken. I bought this unit based on its decent ratings and price. After three years of use, I have not been disappointed.First suggestion: treat it gently. I have used it in some high heat applications, but don't leave the probe with its delicate wire sitting in 500 degree temperatures very long - just enough to get a good reading. In lower heat settings, like my smoker, I leave it connected and have never had a problem.Second suggestion: When done cooking, wash the probe gently, then put it and the unit in a tough plastic bag that protects it from other kitchen gadgets in the kitchen. This is a nice kitchen appliance - treat it nice and it will last you a while!The unit has consistently provided reliable temperature readings and has a convenient beeper when a pre-set temperature is reached. My only complaint - minor - is that when you first turn the unit on, it starts beeping until you hit a stop button. If this one dies, I may be tempted to try one of the Oregon Scientific units, but will probably end up purchasing another Taylor. It has served me well.

I have been very happy with this thermometer. It has a nice long cord with a coating of silicone. The temperature readings have been very accurate. Boiling water reads 212 F, ice water near 32 F. Readings for cooked foods seem accurate, too. It can read up to about 400 F, so it works great for checking the oil temperature when deep frying. I use it mainly for deep frying and for using in the oven. There is a switch on the back to change between Celsius and Fahrenheit.It also comes with a timer, which I don't use very often, but it works fine. I do use the temperature alert quite a bit. This allows you to set an alarm that goes off when a specified temperature is reached. The alarm is very loud, so you can hear it all through the house.I am now on my third one of these, and I have some words of warning:- Even though there is a magnet on the back, the only thing you should use it for is to stick it to your refrigerator. I was using it with my Weber grill, put the lid on the grill, and stuck the thermometer on the lid. Yes, that was foolish. The casing is plastic and plastic melts under high heat. Imagine that! That is how I ruined the first one.- The second one lasted me 7+ years. I use it a lot for deep frying, both for checking the temperature of the oil and for testing the heat of the food. It works perfectly for this, However, I tend to leave the unit too close to the oil and it gets spattered with oil quite a bit. It finally got to the point where the buttons were too gummed up with oil and didn't work very well. Because it comes with a long cord, just make sure you stretch it out to keep the unit away from the hot oil.I use mine several times a week, so as long as you take care of it, it should last you many years.

We bought this a while back and it worked well for a few years. We really liked it because it has the timer as well as the thermometer and it was in larger print so that you could see it easily from across the room. The main issue with ours was the thermometer. That part of this instrument just stopped working properly. It would not read correctly so we had to stop using it as such but we are still able to use it as a timer so it's not a total loss. If it still worked completely I would give it 5 stars but since part of it stopped working I took one off. Still when we first purchased it, it was only about ten bucks so it was worth the price we paid for it then and it did work well for a couple of years so not a bad purchase at all. If you can get a deal on it then I would snap it up!

Like many other reviewers, I have owned several of these thermometers over the years. I've had all different models and price ranges and it always ends the same - dead probe. No matter how gently it's handled and washed, it only lasts for so long.This Taylor model has a plastic coated wire (some prefer the metal mesh/netted probes, but these also break in time). The probe wire is nice and long so there is plenty of slack. The unit has an on/off switch to conserve battery life. It can be set to alarm at a specific temperature with a decently loud beeping noise that can be easily heard a room or two away. This feature could also be set on/off. It has a timer that will display how long food has been in the oven. (I found this useful for the Thanksgiving turkey). The temperature reading is dead-on accurate, which is the most important thing to me. I tested it before I used it in boiling water and got 212 degrees on the nose. After about a half dozen uses, I thought it was reading wrong so I re-tested it in the boiling water. It shot up to 212 degrees again without a problem. It also reads fairly quickly. I've had others that will climb very slowly, a degree at a time until it decides on a temperature reading. This one goes climbs at a decent pace, a few degrees at a time and gives a clear reading without fluctuating around.All in all, it does everything it is supposed to do and does it well. For fifteen bucks, I am very satisfied. How long it will last is yet to be seen. Sadly, it seems most small appliances and gadgets only last a year or so these days. (I have to replace toasters, irons, egg cookers, etc every year or two). I guess it's true that "they don't make 'em like they used to." At least for fifteen bucks, it's not as painful when it does break.

This is my second one. After a few years, I dropped it hard...it wasn't the first time it had been dropped throughout the years. Anyway, it didn't like its last tumble and stopped working. I orderd the same one because it's accurate and easy to use.Be careful not to pull the thermometer hard at its connection to the wire because eventually, it will separate. I did have to order the replacement part before, but the unit itself was a workhorse for years.If you want something easy to use, accurate and reliable, this is the one!

Here's my (ongoing) tale of woe...I purchased two of the 1410's to use while smoking meat. They seemed to work fine, although I didn't use them more than once or twice a year, for a couple years. Then one day I decided to try them in a roast on my grill, and the probe insulation hardened and cracked, rendering the probe useless. Okay, so maybe they're not rated for grill temps, I don't know. Perhaps my own fault...So...I ordered two new probes from Amazon, listed as (Thermometer Probe with Stainless Steel Braided Wire, 1470NBRP,1470). With the braided wire insulation, I'd hoped these would be a lot more robust. Imagine my surprise when they don't even work at ALL! They read temperature, all right...but it's something like 40-50 degrees off! I tested them three ways, with boiling water, ice water, and finally just comparing to another digital thermometer for ambient air temperature (I'm a heating contractor, so it there's one thing I know, it's measuring temperature!)I contacted Taylor via their support email, and this is how the conversation went (so far):Me:I have two 1470 thermometers, which I use for smoking meat. Theinsulation on my probes melted while being used in a propane grillfor normal grilling. I was not aware the probes could not handlethat much heat. I purchased two more probes from Amazon,(Thermometer Probe with Stainless Steel Braided Wire, 1470NBRP,1470)which are armored with braided metal insulation, however they donot read correctly at all. They are 40-50 degrees off. What can youtell me about this?Taylor rep (took almost three weeks for a response!!!):> We are sorry for the delay response.>> You can purchase those units from us you will need to send a check or> money order to our return center for $5.00 each and once we receive> those we would be glad to send you the replacement probes.I replied:So....can you tell me whether the probes I purchased from Amazon are thecorrect ones? Why don't they work properly? Would the ones I purchasedirectly from you be the more robust versions, with the metal braidedinsulation, or like the cheap original ones that came with the units?They replied (about a week later):> We are sorry to hear that.> How many batteries does your unit carry?So, after THAT surrealistic little exchange, I called Taylor's customer service hotline today (as listed in their emails). I was on hold for 5-10 minutes, during which time a recording repeatedly admonished that I'd probably be better off just leaving a message. I did not choose that option, just left the speakerphone going while I continued working in my office. After about 10 minutes I heard a recorded voice saying I was automatically being routed to leave a message ANYWAY!So...my opinion? Save your money. It sounds to me like the people at Taylor are more than a little bit confused.

We got a electric smoker at Christmas this year and needed a thermometer with a probe to use in it. I had planned to get a much higher quality one that was much more expensive, but could not find one that was rated to be used out in the cold (companies that sold digital thermometers for smokers that were 10 times this price told me not to leave the unit out below zero even for a few hours). So I took a chance and ordered this one from amazon since it was cheap.It has turned out to work great. It's spent many days sitting out on top of the smoker when it was around 0 degrees F out. (We have had an exceptionally cold winter here, with many days below 0 and I have had the smoker going on some of those days and this unit worked fine) No problems reading the display and it seems to be accurate and consistent as far as I can tell. I just stick it in a big pork roast and watch the temperature climb. Most of my roasts take around 24 hours, so this unit is out there the whole time. It's timer runs up to 24 hours, then starts over.I'm still on the same set of batteries. Even if it doesn't stand the test of time, it's worked so well that I would get another one. It's gotten slightly wet from snow fall a few times now and I've just wiped it off and it's continued to operate, though I'm quite sure it isn't designed to get wet.

I have owned one of these for about a year now, and decided to get a second one this thanksgiving, so I was able to monitor meat and stuffing temperature all at once. This is a great and reliable thermometer. I rarely use the timer function on it, but usually just set the desired temperature and set the temperature alarm. Since I bought this thermometer, my weekly roasted chicken is turning out perfect every time.There are two things to consider. First of all, make sure to find the best spot to put the probe. I find that if I place the tip of the probe close to the deepest part of the breast, I get the best results. It helps to just insert the probe, wait for the temperature to read, and then to move it around until you find the coldest spot. Because the coldest spot will also be the last spot to reach the desired temperature. Secondly, I read on several reviews that their thermometer just reads LO. This usually happens when you insert the probe into a part of the meat that has a temperature below the range of the thermometer. The second this part reaches a higher temperature, the thermometer picks up and reads it. So if your thermometer comes up with a LO reading, turn it off, let the meat bake in the oven for about 10 to 15 minutes, and then turn the thermometer back on again. This is my second thermometer, and I have never had any issues with it. This is a great thermometer, especially at the price, that will guarantee perfectly cooked meat and super-juicy poultry breasts every time.

I have owned several types of oven thermometers and prefer the Taylor Digital Cooking Thermometer. They work well for me, giving me accurate readings and easy to use. My chicken breasts turn out perfect every time because I don't have to overcook them.One warning, they don't last forever and sometimes are hard to find in the store (hence this review on Amazon). I bought two this time because the last couple gave out when I was in the middle of cooking a meal.

Lo usé para preparar tacos al pastor en el horno y funcionó perfectamente, desde poner a punto la temperatura del horno hasta la cocción de la carne, el único pero es que solo llega hasta los 200 °C pero creo que para la mayoría de las preparaciones eso es más que suficiente. Además te ayuda a controlar muy bien el tiempo con su timer integrado y cuenta con alarmas de tiempo y temperatura, muy prácticas!

wanted this for xmas not jan 22nd rubbish

現在、無数に売られている料理用の温度計は、今回購入した商品が1台あればすべて無用になると思います。私は、アメリカで生活していた時に使っていたものを日本に持ち帰りましたが、故障したので、今回ネットで購入しました。とにかく、便利で最高です。何一つ欠点はありません。

Mi spiace, ma quello che è arrivato a me non funzionava e quindi l'ho restituito. Peccato, perché l'oggetto mi interessava per le sue caratteristiche e, soprattutto, il suo prezzo decisamente concorrenziale. Inoltre, la spedizione è stata rapidissima (2 giorni dopo l'ordine), considerando che arrivava dall'Inghilterra