Why is my Digital Instant Read thermometer not reading once placed into the meat, chicken, staying 145F?
1718120
Sorry, I don't know. Have you tried testing it in boiling water? Or changed the battery?
1718121
There is a plastic film with 145 printed on it which must be removed before initial use. You then push button on top to turn on. Be sure to also remove plastic strip from back which is protruding from battery door.
2137291
It sounds like a defective cooker. Apparently the temperature sensor inside the unit does not know what is going on.I would try contacting the manufacturer.
1787341
Yes that is how it works. However yesterday I did a pork tenderloin with it in and after the recommended 20-25 minutes this said it was at 113 when I was sure it was much hotter so I put in an instant read and it went to 140+ right away then I took this out and moved the probe and it shot up to 145 so I'm not sure how reliable it is. Perhaps I had done it wrong but I don't know how. I'm still mixed about this I love the idea of it.
1512117
Sort of, but it is still not that easy to read. My recommendation to you would be not to buy it. Mine only works intermittently and it shows temps ranging from way too high to way too low. For some reason at times it totally shuts down when inserted into the meat. To make a long story short it worked as it was supposed to for only about a week. I finally broke down and purchased a Therma Pen instant read thermometer for $96 (I haven't received it yet). I can only hope I have a better experience with the Therma Pen. So far I haven't had a good experience with any thermometer I have ever purchased and I have no idea why that should be! Sort of, but it is still not that easy to read. My recommendation to you would be not to buy it. Mine only works intermittently and it shows temps ranging from way too high to way too low. For some reason at times it totally shuts down when inserted into the meat. To make a long story short it worked as it was supposed to for only about a week. I finally broke down and purchased a Therma Pen instant read thermometer for $96 (I haven't received it yet). I can only hope I have a better experience with the Therma Pen. So far I haven't had a good experience with any thermometer I have ever... » Read More Sort of, but it is still not that easy to read. My recommendation to you would be not to buy it. Mine only works intermittently and it shows temps ranging from way too high to way too low. For some reason at times it totally shuts down when inserted into the meat. To make a long story short it worked as it was supposed to for only about a week. I finally broke down and purchased a Therma Pen instant read thermometer for $96 (I haven't received it yet). I can only hope I have a better experience with the Therma Pen. So far I haven't had a good experience with any thermometer I have ever purchased and I have no idea why that should be! « Show Less
1816418
I would suggest that you purchase an actual meat thermometer. This device would only measure the outside temperature and it's the inside meat temperature that matters. If you were to cook the outside to the higher temperature desired the meat will be really dry. I cook a lot of chicken that's why is decided to share on this question. Good luck
1237992
In the link http://www.taylorusa.com/kitchen/thermometers/connoisseur-digital-instant-read-thermometer.html, it says it can work only up to 150C, so the answer is not.
770926
i've only used it for instant reads but it shows increasing rises in temp. i wouldn't leave it in for any length of time. hopes this helps.
1512118
Sort of, but it is still not that easy to read. My recommendation to you would be not to buy it. Mine only works intermittently and it shows temps ranging from way too high to way too low. For some reason at times it totally shuts down when inserted into the meat. To make a long story short it worked as it was supposed to for only about a week. I finally broke down and purchased a Therma Pen instant read thermometer for $96 (I haven't received it yet). I can only hope I have a better experience with the Therma Pen. So far I haven't had a good experience with any thermometer I have ever purchased and I have no idea why that should be!
1816415
Bob, I wouldn't. For food safety, I would use a Thermapen to insert into the thickest part of the chicken (and test it several places) to get precise internal temperature. The Maverick Laser Surface Thermometer, as the name implies, will only tell you the surface temperature of any object, not the internal temperature. You could cook the chicken at very high heat, cook the outside very fast to a high temperature, use the laser thermometer and get a 200 degree reading, and still have raw chicken meat on the inside. I have one of these and love it. I use it frequently in the kitchen and elsewhere to quickly check surface temperatures. In kitchen, use it to check how hot your frying pan is. Learn how hot your Teflon gets at various burner settings so you won't ruin your pans. Use it to balance your heating/cooling system vents throughout your house. Lots of uses. But checking internal temperature of meats is definitely NOT a legitimate, nor safe, use. Stick to a probe-type thermometer for that, the Thermapen being the undisputed champion in that regard.
466433
My experience has been that it was my oven that was wrong, not the thermometer! My food came out much better and the way it was supposed to when I followed this thermometer rather than the temperature reading on my oven's display!!! Hope that answer helps... good luck!
321525
Yes! Insert the probe into the thickest area of the meat (or thickest breast or thigh in a group of chicken pieces). Whatever the lowest acceptable temp for the meat you're cooking is, it'll all come out wonderfully!
1865574
If your thermometer reads 60 when it's not in the compost and the air temp is not 60, then it must be defective. Mine reads about 60 in the compost but when out in the 75 degree air, it reads 75.
2128252
Make sure your chicken gets to 160 degrees. This machine has no temperature gauge.
38604
Just, I'm not sure but when I place it in the meat it reads the temp of the refrigerated meat. 50 degrees or so
470228
I have a window but still couldn't read the thermometer. I put it in the middle of the oven on a rack and then preheated the oven. Then I opened the oven and pulled the shelf out very quickly. Found out my oven is 25 degrees off and I didn't feel that opening the door made that much difference. My food didn't cook in the time allocated before thermometer so reading was in line with my findings.
2066921
I would just leave it in solution and watch it reach desired temp,or check meat with it periodically to see if right temp. I wouldn't leave it in the meat but would the solution, but not any hire temp than the Thermonitor can reach.
824251
I takes about 20 seconds to get to the full temperature reading. Not instant read.