Flintronic Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer, High Accuracy Foldable Long Probe Food Cooking Thermometer with °F/°C, Auto On/Off, Red

I've only just received it but it seems robust enough to last.- I find the swing-out probe easier to handle than the fixed [straight] thermometer I used to use.- I really do not understand the review that claimed this was "very poor quality". Its design & manufacture seem fine to me.It needs an AAA battery [which is not included].- I haven't yet managed to find a low battery to test the "LOB" indicator that the instructions mention.It seems to agree with my old [mercury] kitchen thermometer so I assume that means it's correct.- It's default reading is in Celcius so there's no messing about to do. [The instructions tell you how to swap it to Fahrenheit if you need to.]- It is supposedly accurate to whole degrees. That's more than good enough for me.- It also displays points of a degree which is handy for helping you to see when the reading has settled down. [But don't expect that final digit itself to be stable, the thermometer is not that accurate.]- I haven't bothered to run the calibration procedure. [I can only guess but perhaps the complaint in another review about it not calibrating correctly was caused by an incorrect expectation that it would calibrate to within 0.1C rather than the 1C that it is actually capable of.]- The instructions contain a list of 'correct' temperatures for various foods but I haven't bothered checking if the list is correct.It takes 10 seconds to give a settled reading.- It's more or less there [within a degree] after 5 secs. So that's going to be good enough for me in practice.- It takes a minute to settle back down to show the room temperature after use [even if it is shaken or wiped clean]. So that will stop me fussing every few seconds re-checking things unnecessarily.The auto-on/off works.- It turns itself on when you unfold the probe than it turns itself off when you fold the probe back against the body.- It can be a bit awkward using the off button. The auto-on does not work the next time until you manually turn it on once using the button then allow it to turn itself off again by folding the probe back against the body again.--- Hanging it up ---- The magnet is OK and holds the thing firmly enough to cope with a few accidental knocks.- The hole to "Hang in a nail or hook" is also OK.- The supposed hole "used for hanging rope" is poorly positioned and, in my opinion, unusable. Anything thicker than 2mm will foul the probe and anything lose will foul the probe as it is swung out.

When you see something on your want list at a silly low price, my instincts cut in with ‘too good to be true - too cheap there must be a catch’ well in this case there isn’t. It works just right & the meat agrees - not too rare or overcooked. I have faith in this little devices accuracy. Easy to use, reliable at this price it exceeds my expectations.

Does the job but very flimsy so not sure how long it will last

Quality product. Easy to use. Good size display. Good price for what it is. Tells the temperature pretty fast compared to the manual dialogue ones.

I got this food temperature probe in a deal for £5 and I must say for the price I paid I'm really impressed. It's very accurate and quick to check temperature within seconds. Some reviews said it was slow when checking the temperature of food and not accurate and it was Poorly made but I think it's decent made. I tried it on sirloin steak and wanted it medium so I checked what the temperature should be on the leaflet that came with the probe and I think It says 165c for medium and my steak came out perfect. 👍

We purchased this twice now over a period of two years. The first snapped at the hinge making it virtually unusable. Because we thought this was our carelessness, we bought the same again. Sadly this one lasted about 18 months before the display stopped working. Up until then, it seemed to show accurate temperatures and I liked the small magnet, allowing me to attach it to me cooker hood when not being used. The printed temperature guide on it is also useful. Shame it didn't last longer. I'm going to spend a little extra this time in the hope that it will last a bit longer.

Bought 6 of these for my kitchen staff very cheap the probe swings too freely and the temperature takes forever to reach final reading not helpful in a busy kitchen, if you buy cheap you will get cheap !!

Excellent product