Digital Oven Thermometer with Probe

I found this digital thermometer to work quite well for calibrating our ovens. It was very easy to use and a good value. I used a twist tie to attach the probe in the center of my oven and then did the calibration procedure for the oven. It took some time for everything to balance out, but now the oven temperature is much close to the set point and cooking times for recipes is more accurate.

Product is grossly inaccurate, very cheaply made, a waste of money.

Thermometer was accurate to my analog one. Like that it has a cloth covered probe cord so it doesn’t get hot.

I bought this one purpose, to confirm the digital temp on my Samsung oven. It did that just fine. The temperature accuracy is within three degrees, was easy to use, and it functioned just fine. Now that I have confirmed the oven probe works, there's no more need for it, so $13 was a bargain. There are issues. The box is a cheap, snap together box. Not much to look at. The magnet strength leaves much to be desired. I cannot attach it to the oven door because it is so weak the box slides down the door.

I compared: • my oven setting • internal bimetal mechanical thermometer • IR thermometer • Hotloop temperature probe. I placed the probe in an empty cast-iron skillet, covered with a cast-iron lid, and let the temperature stabilize for 15–20 minutes. There could be some local heating from the heating element when it cycles on, but it definitely looks like the Hotloop is off by at least 10° My oven dial, my mechanical temperature dial, and my IR probe, all read within 5°.

Poor construction

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Disappointed with purchase due to weak magnet and short cable. Some way to clip probe to oven rack would have been nice, too.