Taylor Precision Products Splash-Proof Dual Temperature Infrared/Thermocouple Thermometer

Ease of use , confidence in accuracy

This is the best I've ever used - stop looking cuz this has it all.And sadly (!!!) I've bought tons (here on Amazon) that I've had to throw out!! Seriously it sucks but not anymore.I've been cooking for over 4 decades and have dealt with many poor performing, poorly designed thermometers (old metal with glass top meat therm, several manual candy therms, and one electric therm).The meat therm is from decades ago and is there for nostalgia :-) the candy therms.. manual and elect were bought here on Amz recently.The manual therms are so-so and a pain to use with chocolate and make things worse. They hard to get an accurate temp because the clips that keep them attached to a double-boiler (for example) get in the way and cause chocolate to cool and harden around the bulb. BAD! So the temp is the chocolate cooled on the bulb and not what's melting (or not) in the cooking pan. Even stirring isn't enough. You have to rub off the bulb and this is beyond a pain.The other electric therm was an el-cheapo that was a metal probe only based unit that was inaccurate.This has both infrared checking and handy metal probe for insertion. You can use both and confirm. Both are very good and very close.The infrared detector is a LIFESAVER with chocolate in a double boiler!! Aim the thing for the surface of the melted chocolate and click the button and you can quickly aim the IR and the temp (C or F) is taken and held for a few seconds for you to read close up (bad eyes here).This is so awesome.. no chocolate wasted, accurate and quick as well.I've confirmed the probe too and they are really close. The nice thing about the probe is that it's slim and little food product is wasted so it's just an easy wipe down to clean (when you want to confirm with probe).I use the IR on everything now. Cool to see the temp of my bread as it's rising. I can confirm the correct temp for the yeast to grow. No disturbing the raising dough.. just aim, click and voila.

Excelente en su funcionamiento. Sólo me hubiera gustado que el estuche para cargar en el cinturón fuera de un material más resistente.

This is a very good product and value for money but the reading angle of the probe when inserted is the a significant and inconvenient design weakness.

Very handy and easy to use.