This is a simple and easy to use thermometer that does exactly what it says. I received the package soon after I ordered it and it was packaged well enough to keep it safe during shipping. There was nothing glamorous about the packaging and as a matter of fact it was quite plain and factory-ish. But, for the price I wasn't expecting gold trimmed anything.
So, I wiped it gently with a sponge and soapy water being careful not to over-saturate it. I also wiped down the probe in the same way. Then, as this part touches food a lot, I wiped the probe again with an alcohol pad so it to sterilize it as some manufacturers in other countries may not be as hygienic as I would like them to be. After making certain I had cleaned it as well as possible I was ready to try it out.
The casing seemed somewhat flimsy in my hand but I am a larger man with largish hands and grip most things stronger than I should most times. The buttons push easily and have not stuck or depressed after a few uses. I unfurled the probe and stuck it into the meat I was preparing to eat and it started counting up in the digital read out. The numbers are easy for me to read even without glasses though any smaller and I would have trouble reading the read out with my current ocular situation.
It took quite some time for the numbers to increase to the temp of the meat. I have been use to other gauges in professional kitchens that react rather instantly so the wait time was a little off for me. It took about 15 seconds or so for the read out to read the correct temp, I gauged it on an old one I had tired of using and they matched. (So, it was nice knowing it was calibrated correctly from delivery point.) After removing it from the meat it took less time to reach the room temp read out than it had when I read the internal temp of the meat I was cooking. I was puzzled by that but not so much as to make it affect my rating. I turned off the read out then I wiped the probe with a damp sponge and then used an alcohol wipe to sterilize it before stowing it away. The next time I used it the read out came up directly and it worked just as described above. I have used it maybe a half a dozen times at this point and like results every time.
This is my out of the box review and will check in again after about 6 months, or so depending on schedules to update this review. Hope it helps!
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