Customer Reviews:
 Useful bit of kit April 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
From other reviews, I can see that the clip doesn't work well for all ovens, but it works fine in ours. As long as you leave it in the oven (as it takes a few minutes to "acclimatize"), it provides accurate readings and is much more accurate than our oven's built in thermostat (and it's a top of the range Bosch!).
Particularly useful for things like Meringues, if you want that perfect color, or for any budding Heston Blumenthals. You'll be amazed how much the temperature in your oven can vary
 Beware of this product - Total waste of Money October 19, 2007
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
Having just had a new Kitchen installed my wife was having trouble with the new cooker and was conviced that the temprature was not correct. We purchased this thermometer in order to prove this.
When we started testing this thermometer it was showing the temprature as 20 - 50 degrees lower than the oven even after having it on for 45mins. We then got in contact with Zanussi to get an engineer out to fix the oven at a cost of 65 for the call out.
The engineer has just been to test the oven which is working perfectly and he informed us that the thermometers take ages to heat. So beware when reading the temprature as it is always incorrect
 the clip/design is more than a little annoying. December 2, 2006
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
THE GOOD.
Just received this thermometer. Exceptionally robust build quality great easy to read dial with very small temperature increments - so good for knowing the EXACT temperature.
THE BAD.
The clip is terrible, its so wide to the point that it doesnt fit on a single part of our oven, we have to leave it standing up like a picture frame on the shelf. another problem is that if you could hang the thermometer, most likely because of the protruding fascia of the thermometer, when you close the oven door it will push back the thermometer so the face is not visible: hard to explain but its a definite design fault of the product.
Overall because of the two quite inconvenient problems with the product design which could have been easily overcome with testing in a few different ovens I have to give this only a three star rating, yes it works brilliantly to tell temperature but the premium you pay for this products design just does not come through. Also note that use over 225 C will discolour the silicone, and consistent use over 250C will harden and damage the silicone although the thermometer will still remain perfectly usable.
Well worth a try November 28, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Bought this item on the run up to christmas to ensure all would be well with the main meal. Interesting to see the difference between our ovens temperature gauge and the actual reading on the thermometer. Nice big dial and easy to read numbers, loses a star for having a slightly annoying clip to attach to the oven shelf (it can also just stand up) but nothing too serious. If you cook alot, try one.
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