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Cons

Do not use without calibrating first. Boiling water measures 95 degrees celsius. It says best brewing on the stem, but brewing with this would be a bad idea.

Just wasted about $35 and a couple hours of my weekend. Buyer beware. Don’t buy it," says seller.

Thermometer is not returnable because it contains a flammable fluid. Throwing away as not worth shipping cost of return.

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Quality


It’s a lab quality thermometer and as such i expected it be accurate


Good thermometer many years ago i purchased a very good thermometer that was accurate within one degree


I’ve used thermometers like this daily for the past couple years and this one broke in a few months under the same use that my ...  Read More


I tried it in icewater boiling water and under my arm it was within 1 degc in each scenario

Price


But it definitely does the trick for 10


I wasnt expecting nistlike accuracy from from a 10 thermometer but it seems to be pretty accurate throughout its range

Shipping


Delivered at the expected time and works properly

Packaging/appearance


It also came very well protected in its packaging


The ones i received are yellow with red spirit fill not white as shown in the product photo


Still it was rather nicely packed the plastic sleeve for the thermometer itself then wrapped in 34foampaper34 or whatever its c...  Read More


Came in a reasonable protective case for storage

Competitiveness


I compared this to a digital thermometer taylor 9842 and it was about 3 deg f higher in boiling water

Overview

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  • This product had a total of 483 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 17 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Reads both celsius and fahrenheit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I tried it in icewater boiling water and under my arm it was within 1 degc in each scenario


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The original came in a chrome container


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Worked great for checking my digital thermometer which i was afraid wasnt measuring correctly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had a recent batch come out thin and lower fg than expected and i wanted to make sure my thermometer wasnt to blame


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I would not use it on brew day as id be worried about breaking it and making mercury ale with it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Glass so somewhat fragile as to be expected


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Good for what ita advertised but before you buy be advised that this thermometer only goes up to 120c

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