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Technical Details
- Digital thermometer with 14 pre-programmed settings for hot oil and candy- Signals with beeps and flashes when ideal temperature is reached
- Large LCD monitor; splatter/heat shield; pivoting stainless-steel probe
- Automatic shut-off after 3-1/2 minutes
- Runs on AAA battery (included); wipes clean with damp cloth
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By Timothy E. Craft (Peoria, Illinois United States)
Trust me folks! This is the one you want. Alton Brown showed this thermometer on his cooking show. I bought one here at Amazon and my home-made fudge and English Toffee has never been better or more perfect every time. You just can not accurately judge the temperatures by soft ball, hard ball, and all that. You need a thermometer. This one is instant read with large numbers and an alarm that goes off when your product has reached the temperature. Even the clip on the side holds it very securely while you are stirring.
Don't waste money on glass thermometers or others. THIS is the one you want!
By Improve It Now
If you're making fondant creams or fudge, which require cooling to 110 degrees F before stirring, this thermometer is USELESS. Per product instructions, "The unit turns off after 3.5 minutes if no buttons are pushed and temperature is below 130 degrees F". So how do you monitor the temperature as it cools below 130 degrees? By continually pressing the "on" button every 3.5 minutes, which is senseless and VERY inconvenient. Any company that knows the slightest thing about candy making knows that many candies need to cool to 110 degrees F before stirring. Producing a "candy" thermometer that shuts off below 130 degrees F is just plain stupid. You also cannot use this thermometer to temper chocolate because a range of 88 degrees F to 110 degrees F is required for chocolate tempering. Final note: thermometer is a bit top-heavy and tends to fall sideways.
By Chef Fred (Raleigh, NC)
Yes, this is the thermometer Alton Brown used in his fudge episode. My first shock after getting this device was why Alton, king of single-tasker hatred, would use this when he uses his Polder digital thermometer for everything else? All you need is a clip to hold any typical digital probe in the pot. Plus, having a separate probe from the device, like the Polder, allows you to unplug and replace the probe if it breaks and the electronics stay safely away from the heat and moisture of what you are cooking. Also, the CT-03 is top heavy. Having a separate probe means with the Polder, you can leave the unit on the counter and have just the light probe in the pot with the heat resistant wire running off to your display unit.
My first Maverick CT-03 was off by 7 degrees as measured by boiling water and comparing all my thermometers. Being near sea level, they all measured within 1 degree of 212 degrees F. The first CT-03 measured 205. Also, when cooking bubbling candy, the bubbles and evaporation gave it a lot of trouble, the temperature was wild and often went down! I did keep the tip off the bottom and used a narrow pot to keep it properly submerged. Needless to say, the first batch of fudge was overcooked and ruined.
Other major limitations:
You can not set the temp alarm to a value you choose, you can only select from the small presets that some might find difficult to read. With carry over, you often want an alarm that is a few degrees below a certain temperature.
The presets just say things like "soft ball" instead of also listing the temp. If you want to know what they think "soft ball" is, you have to consult a sticker on the back.
There is a "max temperature reached" alarm, but no "minimum temperature reached". So you have to sit and watch the thermometer as the temp reduces so you don't miss the pre-setting stage for candy and fudge.
Positives:
If you don't already have a digital thermometer and can't create a clip from an office type metal paper clamp, then this thermometer isn't really a bad buy.
It uses as standard AAA battery instead of expensive button batteries. You can also get rechargeable AAAs, but not so with the watch type batteries.
It has a metal face shield which offers some protection for the display.
Overall, I would still recommend it with the listed caveats.
By Eric P. Johnson (Springfield, Il)
I bought this thermometer for deep frying after watching Alton Brown on the food network channel. It works great. Is easy to read, the flip down splatter screen does what it is supposed to. The thermometer reacts quickly to temperature changes. This has helped me to improve all of my deep fried dishes, which I love.
Would definately recommend it. Only thing I did not like is it scratches the inside of my fry daddy but I blame that more on the fry daddy's coating.
By Linda B. Rose
I bought this product due to I have purchased many thermomter for making candy. They did not always work. My candy was either to hard or to soft. With the ditgial thermomter I dont have to worry about that. It has a timer that goes off when you candy reaches a certain tempature. I love my digital thermomter.
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