CDN Thin Tip Thermometer | ProAccurate®, 4.75" Stem, Digital, Hold, Max, Waterproof, NSF Certified, Ideal for Cooking, Brewing - DTQ450X

Having used an analog thermometer for years, I decided it was time to upgrade to something quicker and more accurate. It's not that there was anything wrong with my old thermometer, but when working over a hot grill, it gets old having to wait 30 seconds for the thermometer to register a value.So far, this thermometer has been working out great. It reads very quickly (just a few seconds) and from some simple tests (boiling water, ice water) it's well calibrated out of the box in my case. No complaints in that department. It also has a very fine tip on it which makes insertion quick and effortless and pokes much smaller holes in steaks and roasts allowing less of the juices to escape. In fact, it's fine and sharp enough that you have to be somewhat careful not to send the tip right through the meat.The included sheath is plastic and has a clip on it. I never clip it to anything so I cannot comment on how well it will hold up, but the sheath itself is very snug fitting and provided good protection for the probe. As a nice touch, some basic meat cooking temperatures are listed on the sheath though the print is somewhat fine. Nice for a quick reference.The display of the unit has nice large numbers and is easy to read. Buttons are clearly labeled and it will easily switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius. In addition, the display is oval which means if you set this down on a counter it won't roll away.Overall, I'm impressed. A good product at a fair price that performs well and has a few nice features that put it a step ahead of others I've seen.Update: After a couple years and hundreds of uses, it's still going strong on the original battery. Still use it frequently and I still have had no issues to speak of. For the price, it's been a great purchase.

I've had this thermometer for 10 years now. It's easy to use and easy to read. It's quick and accurate despite the tip being dented from getting caught in the drawer a few years ago. I've never had to replace the battery. I'm only ordering a second one to have on hand as the display is starting to lose a couple bars when displaying numbers.

Bought this in Sep of 2011 - writing this review after SEVEN years in Sep 2018.It has been very reliable & accurate. Still has original battery.Only problem is since a few months ago, the push button to turn it on/off doesn't work reliably - I can eventually get it to come on, but it's not easy. (It's not the battery - I think it's the button not making the proper contact to the circuit board - haven't tried to take it apart, not sure if can).I ordered a different thermometer to replace it that had foldable tip thinking it might be better for certain situations - like bbq grill: with this one that's got immovable straight probe, and needing to be in the meat 5-6 seconds to get reading, can be too hot for the hand to keep in place. But, the cheap foldable tip one I got worked for 1 day.So, I'm thinking about buying another one of these....But, first, I decided to see if I might be able to fix - used an exacto knife on the top and found the black CDN with cutouts peels off (adhesive - not hard to remove and still sticky enough to re-use) which reveals the assembly with 6 tiny phillips screws (pic 1); removed with precision driver, which reveals circuit board attached with 4 screws and 4 wires soldered to the board (the thermocouple and battery). Removed the 4 screws - the power and C/F buttons are separate, the 3 bottom buttons 1 assembly - so I just switched the C/F and power buttons figuring the carbon tip on power worn. But, wasn't paying enough attention, and the LCD just fell off. Wasn't too obvious how contact is made electrically to the circuit board, and then the red power wire came off the circuit board as I was moving things around - got out soldering iron and put it back, reassembled everything, and much to my surprise, the thermometer works! The power button works reliably and the C/F button works too.....!!!

Handy little thermometer. I've used it for fryer oil, meat, grilling, etc and it does a good job and is super easy to clean afterwards.The tip is super small, about as thick as a quarter, so it easily slides into thinner cuts of meat.The little sheath it comes with has handy reference list for cooking various meats from rare to well done in F and C. The sheath also has a hole at the bottom so it's easy to clean out and you don't have to worry about fat or oil getting trapped in there and going all gross.The front has an extremely easy to read display and 5 buttons: On/Off, Hold (which you press to retain the last measured temp), Max (which shows you the max temp recorded), C/F to switch back and forth between real units and Fahrenheit (quick rule of thumb to go from C to F: Double it and add 30, not super accurate but gets the job done) and my favorite feature the Calibration button. You make a slurry of ice and water, stick the thermometer in, and hit cal to set it to 32F. Simple, effective and fast. Also they have it programed for the calibration button to only work between 30 and 34 degrees so you can't accidently screw it up.Also the front face is large enough to stand the thermometer upright so the tip doesn't touch anything and get dirty.Comes with a LR44 battery and the twist off back is easy enough to remove and replace with a flat head screw driver.Notice this is a quick read thermometer. It's not meant to be stuck in a roast and left in an oven and also it does take half a second to register a temperature change so it can drift a little. When I stuck it in hot oil it took a few seconds to finally reach it's max temp and it bounced back and forth by a degree or so once it got there. Even in the ice water slurry it still wavered between 31.5 and 32.5 degrees. That's why I took off one star, it's not inaccurate but it's not instant and isn't quite as stable as my infrared thermometer. On the other hand that can't measure the inside of a steak so perhaps a fair trade off.Overall solid.

Not a sturdy product

Works as expected. It's our second one as the first one had it's battery died after many uses. In the end, it was better off purchasing a second one than replacing the battery.

I very rarely give reviews for personal reason, however in this case I felt compelled to.I paid £18 for this very bad boy back in 2012 for my beer brewing. I also recently purchased a themapen 3 as back up. Anyway as far as accuracy is concerned I calibrated it at freezing point to be 0.3' above and at boiling point 0.6', below compared to the thermapen 3 of 0.1' & 0.4' respectively. A recent test showed anything up to 2' differential in mid to upper ranges, between the two.What is undeniable is that my CDN, the tulip is very slightly wilting to one side, through years of abuse, its found its way into the bottom of the mash tun, and a number of fermenting vessels on numerous occasions, certainly dropped from any height that a kitchen can offer. In short this is a very robust little fighter of a thermometer that comes back for more and more. Really hoping I can say the same for the thermapen 3 six years down the line, and at this price its a no brainer .

Muy bien construido, la carcasa es de acero inoxidable.Lectura precisa, solo hay que calibrar (incluye respectivas instrucciones)Durable, elegante diseño y discreto. Recomendable!

Product was delivered to us promptly. Works great in fact we use to cook turkeys in the oven by guessing and cutting into the turkey. It would often overcook because we didn't want any issues with it and get sick. Using this thermometer we now get moist turkeys that are cooked all the way through. No more dried out meats.