CDN IRL500 Long Stem Fry Thermometer - 12" Silver - Perfect for Professional Frying Temperature Monitoring

Bill: This thermometer is accurate (checked both against boiling water and another thermometer at 350) and easy to read. Well worth the price.

United States on Sep 15, 2023

M: Very long stem thermometer is very versatile and actually great for reaching to the center of a wok.

United States on Jul 24, 2023

LINDA ARTEAGA: Todo ok

Mexico on Jun 10, 2023

4441191023: Me ha servido mucho, lo recomiendo ampliamente!

Mexico on May 22, 2023

Andy Chung: I purchased two thermometers for deep fryers. Both units needle are stuck and not moving. Perhaps the seal isn’t good. When it was working, it was accurate and easy to read.

Canada on May 11, 2022

Wireman: Nice, anyone who likes it

Canada on Mar 03, 2022

Mark: I really like the clip it has, I wish they had the same one in a range for cheese making. I need to make some candy shortly and will update this if I have any issues after that.

Canada on Mar 17, 2021

James Krah: Most deep-fat bi-metal temperature probes of this type are junk, made overseas. This is my third one. Most are made in China; this one is made in Vietnam. Probes of this type are generally off by 10-40 degrees F, right out of the box, and if you drop it, or it's dropped during shipping, forget about it. These units have all the problems that wind-up watches had until quartz movement came about.
This one, like many others, has a nut at the top of the probe, just underneath the dial, that you can crank with pliers to make the temp reading accurately correspond to the temp of the measured object (I used boiling water).
I test all of this type probe in heated water on the stove. With the probe inserted into the water, when the water reaches a rolling boil, if the needle indicator is not at 212 F or 100 C, use the pliers as you hold the dial still to adjust the dial indicator needle to the boiling point of water. This will at least make this unit accurate at 212 F, but don't forget the unit might not reflect the ambient room temp accurately when allowed to cool (my house is maintained at 76; unit shows 100 room temp although calibrated to show boiling water at 212) and may not...

United States on Jul 19, 2016

Mark H ✨: I bought this to help me manage the temperature of milk as it gets heated for the making of yogurt. it's almost 13" long and has a great clip so you can raise or lower the thermometer stem to the perfect place. If you take it out of the holder and run your fingers over it from the bottom you will feel the heat sensors - letting you know that you have to be at least 2.5 inches in for it to begin accurate reads (that's a bummer).

The gauge also is in increments of 50 starting at 100º Fahrenheit, so finding the critical 110º cooling temp for the milk is pretty tough (but I can't take away a star for not doing something it never promised it would do). But as for design it's kind of cool to have it be just below eye level so that farsighted blokes like myself can see the dial and numbers but those tic marks are impossible for me to distinguish.

The holder has a clip and a loop to help handle it and it seems to respond pretty quickly.

United States on May 22, 2016

Audrey: Bottom line is that I bought the wrong thermometer.
This thermometer was made for use in deep frying turkeys as its label clearly states. It needs to be in over 4 inches of oil to register the higher temperatures (above 290 deg. F in my case). In its first use I wanted to raise the temperature of just under 4" of oil to 350 Deg F. The readout climbed steadily to 290 Deg F and stopped. My initial response was, needs more heat so cranked up the burner. Readout stayed at 290. Got suspicious and tried a known accurate thermometer - oil was at 440 Deg F and climbing rapidly. I don't fault the manufacturer. I was using its product in a manner it wasn't specifically designed for.
So, why am I telling you I bought the wrong thermometer? Because I want to warn potential users to be aware that there may be a problem getting readouts of higher temps. You could end up with dangerously overheated oil.
From other reviews I have seen this limitation is not present on all thermometers of this model.
The pros for this device: easy to calibrate, accurate readings after calibration, clips securely to pot, easy to adjust depth of probe, easy to read
Cons: Doesn't always stay...

United States on Aug 25, 2011