Features:

  • This digital cooking thermometer measures temperatures from 32-392 °F, perfect for cooking meat
  • A durable stainless steel food thermometer probe and 4 ft. silicone cord allow food to be monitored without removing it from the oven
  • Features an automatic time and temperature alarm
  • Use the stand-up display for countertop use or built-in magnet for oven door attachment
  • 2 AAA batteries included
EASY TO READ AND USE

I use this to check temps mostly on chicken. Also, I like the easy to read numbers, and ability to set temp to desired doneness. I haven't had any trouble with this thermometer. I just run the probe under the water with a quick wipe of a sponge and its clean. It also remembers your last temp setting, even when turned off. I even tried this on a glass full of ice water and it got down to 31°, so I have nothing but great to say about this, except if you are in the market for an easy to read thermometer than this is the one to get. Great price as well, for the ease of use.

ON THE MONEY

I stuffed a prime rib roast beef for Easter dinner. It turned out delish. It was the first time I had used the thermometer since I purchased it. It turned out to work well with accuracy. Thank heavens!! It could have been a an expensive mistake. But all is well. Would recomend to others. P.S. if you want an amazing prime rib roast, take dried porcine mushrooms and put them in a spice or coffee bean mill and powder them. Then salt and pepper the roast, powder it with the porcini powder, then and light dusting of flour. Put in a hot oven to sear for about 20 minutes. Then turn the heat down to 350° and cook to about internal temp Of about out 125° for rare. Or longer for medium and well done. Wow! Talk about amazing flavor!!

Great, Dependable Oven Thermometers

This is the third Taylor thermometer I've owned in 20 years of cooking professionally. I did have a hiatus of a few years using another brand almost identical (but I WAS looking for a Taylor). These are easy thermometers to use. I've used them in has grills, charcoal grills, residential gas and electric ovens and commercial convection ovens and conventional ovens all with ease. There is very little learning curve and they are ready to use our of the box. I was a little hesitant about the new cable sheath, but it seems to work rather well. These little thermometers are life savers. Place the probe in the thickest part of the meat away from bone. Set the desired temperature. ALWAYS ALLOW FOR CARRY OVER HEATING AFTER REMOVING FROM HEAT SOURCE. This can be between 5-15°F depending on the thickness and density of the product and the temperature of the heat source.

Very accurate and easy to use.

Bought this to bake a prime rib roast for Thanksgiving since the recipie requires the oven door to remain shut from start to finish. The roast turned out to be a perfect medium rare! This thermometer is very easy to set and use. It alarms when the desired temperature or/and time is up. The cable that attaches to the probe is very thin and I had no problem keeping the oven door closed. There is a magnet behind the monitor that can be attached to the oven door, but I just left mine on the nearby countertop. I also made sure that the cable was not touching the heating element before closing the oven door. Please remember to detach the cable from the unit before taking the food out of the oven, as I forgot and the monitor dropped from the countertop onto the floor, but it survived the abuse.

Actuate and Replairable Thermometer

I had another brand and when the probe wore out they did not offer a replacement option. Taylor does. Having used this product for about 5-months now, it does a wonderful job. I have verified the readings from this thermometer with another and they are a degree of each other in therms of accuracy. There is one design issue I have with it, but too many people take points off for something they should have seen when looking at the illustrations or comments, I don't. I wish that they had a spindle molded into the unit to wrap the cord around (like another brand does), it would make storage easier. One tip I have for any users of this type of product is to wrap the section of the cord that comes out of the oven (esp. if it's a toaster oven) in foil. This will prevent the hot metal of the door from melting the insulation of the cord.

Good with some reservations

The Taylor 1470 can be used as an oven thermometer, if the probe does not exceed 350° F. Otherwise, it will nuke the probe and you will need a new probe. The main issue I had with this thermometer is that, depending on what you are reading and how far the thermometer is inserted into the food, the thermometer can pick up on ambient air temperature and affect the reading. If you plan on inserting most of the thermometer into the item, you will get an accurate reading. This thermometer probe needs to be inserted almost all of the way into the food (without getting it wet; that area where the probe meets the wire) or the item it is reading will not give an accurate temperature. WHAT'S IN THE BOX: * Digital thermometer * Probe (separate with four-foot plug-in that inserts into the main body of the digital thermometer) * Two batteries (already in thermometer compartment) * Instructions * Note: The packaging is not "frustration free" NOTE: * If you are using liquid, be careful not to get the junction between the probe and the wire wet, since it is not waterproof. WHO SHOULD GET IT: * If you are cooking in an oven at low temperatures (below 350° F), or grilling, or smoking meats, or baking bread. You may find your own uses for it. * If you are cooking meat: chicken, roasts, etc. * If you like a timer "count up" function. The timer function on the Taylor 1470 is nice. It counts upward from zero. You press "start" and it begins to count. * If you want a leave-in thermometer that has a programmable option to cook to a precise temperature * If you want an alarm when your food is ready * If you don't mind having to use this thermometer with the probe fully inserted to get an accurate temperature reading I found I was happier with an instant read type thermometer. I ended up choosing the Taylor 9867FDA Digital Thermocouple Thermometer with Folding Probe which has a very sensitive thermocouple sensor built into the first 3/4 inch of the probe. The Taylor 9867FDA is darned close to a Thermapen, although it isn't splash-proof.

Works Great

Easy to use. This thing saved Thanksgiving for us this year. I tried a new method of cooking the turkey where you put it uncovered in a 500 degree oven to brown the skin then turn the heat down for regular roasting time. I use a stand alone roasting oven on Thanksgiving so the oven is freed up. This thermometer let me know my turkey was cooking much faster than expected. The turkey would have been done three hours early if I hadn't had this thermometer to tell me how quickly the internal temp was rising. The alarm feature for temperatures is very helpful.

Never overcook your meats again

This is the second digital cooking thermometer I've owned from Taylor. I use this when I smoke meats or roasts in the oven. It's extremely accurate and the temperature alarm is a nice feature. I have yet to overcook anything since I purchased this. Be careful when inserting or removing and that you don't pinch the part where the cord meats the metal probe as this can cause malfunction. For this price, it's a great product.

Buy it, you can't go wrong!

Awesome, excellent unit. I use it so I know the moment my deep fryers are up to temp in my food truck. My last one finally died after about two years. I wish it would hold the alert temp between power offs. Once I park the food truck & begin setup, every second counts... and it takes a little bit to reset the alarm to 350 each shift. That got annoying, I decided to never turn it off, and I found that normal alkaline batteries last about 9 months, which I think is great. While I am tempted to give it 4-stars for not storing the alert temp, I still give it 5 because the long battery life (while constantly on) makes up for it, which might also be a contributing factor to why my last one died. Food trucks get hot and most of the electronics (digital thermometers/timers, etc) I've ever kept stored near heat sources only last a year or two, which I consider perfectly acceptable for non-industrial devices.

Extremely short lifespan - Updated: I just had a bad first unit

I thought it worked well when I bought it in January of 2014. I used it four times without a problem. I hadn't had a need to use it for the past 3 months or so. I just tried to use it this past weekend (July 12, 2014) and it was showing a ridiculously low temperature (showing 62 degrees F on and item I was fairly certain had at least hit 150). I looked for troubleshooting information online, but was unable to find any. I swapped out the batteries and tested with the next dish, receiving another wildly inaccurate reading (96 degrees F on an item another thermometer showed to be 180). So, unfortunately, it's going to the recycle center after only four accurate uses. Note: I know the probe is not the problem, as I used this probe with an Oneida thermometer to get the other reading, and tried a different probe with this Taylor 1470, receiving the same poor results. - UPDATE in December 2018: I just discovered that I neglected to update this review after the company sent me a free replacement. I have upgraded their review from one star to FIVE stars! The replacement unit they sent me has now lasted 3.5 years, working perfectly. The company handled my previous issue perfectly and should definitely be rewarded for doing so. Thank you, Taylor, for making this right so long ago!

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