Taylor Programmable Instant-Read Wired Probe Digital Meat Thermometer, Stainless Steel for BBQ, Grill, Kitchen Cooking, Accurate Temperature Readings

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I have been playing "Chicken" with my oven clock for years. Oh, I have a nice oven,but I didn't go by "Temperature" Done, but Time when done. I've had my tasteof undone Chicken. It is some degree of hard and jiggly. I have had my taste ofdry. The choking is the hint. I've learned what great chicken is like by mysuccess and failures.Watching Alton Brown's show, I seen this probe with long cable to a Tempand Timer that was also magnetized to attach to the oven side. Well, Idecided to make a different purchase here with a couple dollars fromFREE Shipping. I found what seems like Alton's exact probe with cableand programmable Temp/Time Beeper box.I tested this with my thawed whole chicken breast (heart-shape with bone,)my store bought temp probe stick and programmable Temp and Timer oven.My first effort was flawed. I probed the chicken, move the cable closing thedoor and program the Temp for 170-degrees F (not 165.)The box beeped at 170-degrees F. However, the probe was peeking out the other side.It read the oven. How was I sure, my store-bought read "133" degrees F.I tried again, but the chicken reduced size, may be? I had a slightly higher temp withprobe peeking, again.Third time, it worked precisely. The store-bought probe read the same temperature.Think this was a fluke? I make homemade pizza that requires Water and Yeast.Water warms fast, so pizza isn't fun to make due to this. Too hot, it's a crossbetween pizza and beer taste. To the point, I suspended the probe in the water..away from the pot. The three-cups was at 100-degree F VERY FAST saving memore water. (more water, slower the temperature rise.NOTE: if you PRESS "START" button to stop, the Temperature willgo up or down -- so you know the TRUE Temp it is by the time youget to your food cooking.I hit the "START" button to stop the beeping; the TRUE Temp was112-113 degrees. Time I poured the water into my measuring cupand added the yeast, the temp was perfect.In short Pizza if fun, again.MANUFACTURE: make a device so the probe can be suspended say in wateror liquid. I had to McGiver a holder using Thongs and rubber bands.To conclude, my experience is NEW, but I am excited using this product.Is there a better product out there, I have no clue. "Good Eats" influencedme to but this foldable flat to mini lap top shape. I didn't get intohow the cable seems shorter. Still, it does the job. I use it for Temperatureprobe WARNING Beeps. I didn't get into how the Temp Probe counts UPthan say Down. (Think Soccer Scoreboard, Football) So, you should geta IDEA how long it will take next time. I didn't get into It can run as a TIMERalone.If you want to cook something to the PRECISE Temperature,this will do the job. I would recommend this product without question.

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I have had my Taylor 1470 for 2 1/2 years and this is one of the best kitchen items I have ever purchased. It takes the worry and guesswork out of roasting. No more under done or over done roasted meat. As long as you know the internal temperature you want your meat will turn out perfect. I often put meat in the oven right out of the freezer. I don't know how much longer I need to roast frozen meat so I put the probe in the roast as soon as I can get the probe in to the proper depth.You stick the sharp metal probe into the meat approximately half way through the thickest part. In a turkey or chicken that would be half way through the middle of the breast. You set the cooking temperature you want keeping in mind that the meat temperature will go up five to ten degrees while the roast is resting. Close the door of the oven which will close over the cord. That's fine. The cord can take the hot temperature. It worried me at first too. Set the digital unit on the counter or anyplace convenient. I wouldn't set it on the stove top because I don't know how high a temperature the unit can take.I used this thermometer the other day when I was heating milk to 185 degrees to make yogurt. I realized the thermometer I bought expressly for heating the yogurt wasn't working. So, I took the hook that holds the thermometer on the pot off the yogurt thermometer and slid it on the Taylor probe and hooked it to the side of the pot the milk was in. It worked perfectly and I didn't have to stand there any longer watching the temperature. I don't know if this is an approved use because you would think it would come with a hook if it was supposed to be used that way. If it's okay than I recommend that theyinclude a removable pot hook. Or maybe that would confuse people.I believe I paid much more than the price listed now. It's worth every penny.