Polder THM-360 Dual, Indispensable tool, fragile..
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Indispensable tool, fragile probes
If you cook meat, you need a thermometer like this one. Turn off the barbeque and/or smoker. Buy one.
I’ve tried the wireless models, and they’re great but unreliable in our setting - some RF source appears to mess them up from time to time. I bough this one to have a failsafe.
My only complaint with this particular model is that the probes are a bit fragile. One probe failed almost immediately due to heat damage at the point where the cable enters the sheath, and there’s no stress relief to avoid the obvious threat of damage due to flexing.
I added a heat shrink sleeve to protect the cable/sheath transition, and the second probe is doing well after a year of steady use.
Update (5/17/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, Polder THM-360 Dual Probe Cooking Thermometer, Black Kitchen, was written by Phil N. Tropic.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: March 15, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (2)
A. Collins
February 10th, 2010 at 3:37 am
Poor quaility and poor performance
I had this thermometer for a very short time before I threw it out in disgust. First the probe did not function causing me to ruin some expensive steaks. The preset food temperatures are a nuisance and trying to program in a temperature is very frustrating. On one occasion it told me that fish which was taken from the fridge was over 200 degrees.
To make matters worse the quality of the whole item is very poor. I stuck the thermometer to the fridge and after hanging for a few days the magnet, which was glued in cheaply, came out and the whole thermometer crashed to the floor. The plastic stand is very flimsy and holds the item at a weird angle on the countertop which is hard to see. It practically stands at 90 degrees so you either have to bend down or tilt it back to see the screen. You can see this on the picture of the item. Imagine it sitting on the counter and you standing above it.
Overall I am extremely disappointed with this item. I expected better quality and performance.
Phil N. Tropic
March 4th, 2010 at 5:13 am
Indispensable tool, fragile probes
Rated 3 stars.
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