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Does price matter when buying an instant read digital thermometer?


 
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Lynn Kramer

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I need to replace my digital thermometer. Are the $9.97 instant read thermos okay? What is better about the more expensive ones? Should I consider the blue tooth cordless thermometers instead?
 
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Lynn we have a few "purists" who will tell you "yes" and some who (like myself) will look for the best performance vs $$$ spent. I am making my recommendation after owning this unit for 6 years, (still do and still rely on it heavily). For the $$$ vs value/performance it is tough to come even remotely close. https://www.amazon.com/ThermoPro-Wa...xtrous-Thermocouple/dp/B07R18W3W1?tag=tvwb-20
Not only is the product top notch the company is as well. When I bought mine close to a year into owning it the probe broke. I called the company. Got US Based support and within 2 or 3 days a brand new one delivered to me, which has been flawless since. Even though I am VERY cruel to it. :D For under $25 you cannot go wrong
 
Buy a couple of the inexpensive ones and see what you think.
Every once in awhile ThermoWorks has sales.
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Lynn we have a few "purists" who will tell you "yes" and some who (like myself) will look for the best performance vs $$$ spent. I am making my recommendation after owning this unit for 6 years, (still do and still rely on it heavily). For the $$$ vs value/performance it is tough to come even remotely close. https://www.amazon.com/ThermoPro-Wa...xtrous-Thermocouple/dp/B07R18W3W1?tag=tvwb-20
Not only is the product top notch the company is as well. When I bought mine close to a year into owning it the probe broke. I called the company. Got US Based support and within 2 or 3 days a brand new one delivered to me, which has been flawless since. Even though I am VERY cruel to it. :D For under $25 you cannot go wrong
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I'd ordered a cheap one for $10 on Amazon, but I will certainly check this out as well. I can always use one in doors in the kitchen. I have a chuck box outside made of an old chest freezer. The top door seal keeps the dust out. I can keep it there handy.
 
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Lynn Kramer said:
I'd ordered a cheap one for $10 on Amazon, but I will certainly check this out as well. I can always use one in doors in the kitchen. I have a chuck box outside made of an old chest freezer. The top door seal keeps the dust out. I can keep it there handy.
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How do different minds think alike? I checked your link and discovered that I had ordered the exact thermometer as you recommended. It was listed for $9.99, I have a Prime account that costs me $13 a month so I get free shipping. Not a bad deal.
 
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How do different minds think alike? I checked your link and discovered that I had ordered the exact thermometer as you recommended. It was listed for $9.99, I have a Prime account that costs me $13 a month so I get free shipping. Not a bad deal.
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That who recommended? Because if the one I recommended is $9.99 I'm ordering 2 of them. Frankly IMO they work like $50 units
 
MEH. Having bought a ThermoWorks product I was not impressed. Yeah decent product but not worth the hype. Again, one spends their own $$$ as they see fit for their own circumstance. I won't poke fun or talk down at anyone for that
 
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