OXO Good Grips Digital Instant Read Thermometer

I've purchased and enjoyed many OXO products in the past, and will purchase and enjoy OXO products in the future. This digital thermometer was definitely not one of their finer efforts.

I got to use the thermometer a grand total of 3 whole times before it quit working, and I absolutely could not turn it off. The little on/off button on the top had quit responding, as had the button that switched the display between F and C.

On top of that, I couldn't open the battery compartment to try to see if there was a reset switch. No amount of effort would turn the coin-sized slot enough to get the cover off. All that was accomplished was shredding the plastic.

There are other thermometers out there. Pick one of them.

We got the OXO Good Grips Digital Instant Read Thermometer for our wedding shower. The screen is too heavy for the thermometer, especially for a digital one. Instant read is a joke; it takes far too long to give you a reading. And then there is the issue of accuracy. Sometimes it gives us an accurate reading, sometimes it doesn't. We have to double check with another thermometer. Save your money, there are better products out there.

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I tend to like most OXO stuff, but this thermometer is an exception. It takes a very long time to read temperatures, and maybe worse than that, the display is angled in such a way that makes it difficult to read.

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Pros:

Easy to Use

Large easy-to-read digital display

Accurate temperature reading

Fahrenheit and Celsius options

Thermometer sleeve has convenient doneness chart built in

Cons:

Top-heavy design

Failed after 9 months of regular use

Battery case extremely difficult to open (stripped plastic with coin trying to open battery case)

After replacing battery, I discovered that the battery wasn't the problem, but that the unit failed

Bottom Line:

I'd probably buy this product again with the knowledge that I'll be replacing it again in the future. After 25 years, I still have not found the ideal meat thermometer.

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I love these thermometers. They work quickly and well and the numbers are big enough to actually see. I had one of these before that had a better storage sleeve, in that it gave temperatures for rare, medium, well, etc. Now they just give a degree figure that is basicly meaningless to me. We have melted them on the barbecue which is why we bought 2 this time. MOVE THE FOOD away from the heat.

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