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Taylor Stainless Steel Candy Deep Fry Food Cooking Kitchen Analog Paddle Thermometer, Frying Thermometer for Candy, Maple Syrup, Sugar, Brewing, Includes Pan Clip, 12 Inches
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Brand | Taylor |
Special Feature | Large Display, High Accuracy |
Color | Multicolor |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Included Components | Candy/Jelly Deep Fry Thermometer |
Outer Material | Stainless Steel |
Specification Met | ANSI |
Display Type | Analog |
Product Care Instructions | Hand Wash Only |
Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
About this item
- INSULATED HANDLE AND PAN CLIP Clip is adjustable to attach to any size pan
- EASY TO READ Helpful candy temperatures are printed directly on the surface for convenient reference
- STAINLESS STEEL The classic design is 12” long overall and can be wiped clean with a damp wash cloth
- HIGHLY ACCURATE Thermometer measures in both °F and °C from 100 to 400°F
- LIFETIME LIMITED This thermometer is backed with a lifetime limited so you can make your purchase with confidence
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Taylor Candy/Deep Fry Stainless Steel Thermometer is easy to read and has a convenient guide for different candy temperatures. The adjustable pan clip secures the thermometer to the cooking pan for safety and stability.
How you cook is as important as what you cook. Using a food thermometer keeps you safe from harmful food bacteria but also helps avoid overcooking, which keeps your meal juicy and flavorful. The most reliable method of checking food doneness is using a food thermometer, and for over 165 years, Taylor has been making precision products for kitchen measurement, making us a trusted partner in the kitchen.
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Brand | Taylor |
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Special Feature | Large Display, High Accuracy |
Color | Multicolor |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Included Components | Candy/Jelly Deep Fry Thermometer |
Outer Material | Stainless Steel |
Specification Met | ANSI |
Display Type | Analog |
Product Care Instructions | Hand Wash Only |
Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
Model Name | RA17724 |
Item Length | 12 Inches |
Upper Temperature Rating | 400 Degrees Fahrenheit |
Response Time | 500 Milliseconds |
Reusability | Reusable |
Lower Temperature Rating | 100 Degrees Fahrenheit |
Style | Traditional |
Indoor/Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
Inner Material | Stainless Steel |
UPC | 803983005846 885522410830 787543777346 696582379247 809387594573 041114770823 611101785040 807320286424 780320012432 807032943004 759284449233 675903958712 736569514817 809188498919 021112362220 163121509545 012301091281 793842007992 132018547335 758710431439 801038834021 172304307885 031113592984 617407296310 033111125041 720389042391 765042446123 680806788083 602459133898 719918417267 715957215666 885563054369 077784059838 |
Global Trade Identification Number | 00077784059838 |
Manufacturer | Lifetime Brands Inc. |
Item Weight | 6.4 ounces |
Department | Unisex-Adult |
ASIN | B00004XSC9 |
Country of Origin | China |
Item model number | 5983 |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #3,412 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining) #7 in Candy Thermometers & Timers |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | July 22, 2008 |
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The Taylor Candy & Deep Fry Stainless Steel Paddle Thermometer is easy to use and provides superior results for professional and amateur cooks alike The adjustable clip secures the thermometer to almost any cooking pan for safety and stability during use Markings on the thermometer's face shows the range of proper candy temperatures from thread to hard-crack The thermometer measures 12-inches in length and has a magnified display for easy temperature readings It is made of durable food-grade stainless steel with a heat resistant nylon handle It's perfect for candy fudge fried chicken and even crafts like candle or soap making. ;This high-temperature thermometer takes the guesswork out of deep-frying chicken, doughnuts, and french fries or making jelly, fudge, or butterscotch. Its easy-to-read 8-inch face measures temperatures from 100 to 400 degrees F. The face shows proper candy-making temperatures, from "thread" to "hard crack." An adjustable clip on the insulated handle secures the thermometer to a pan. Made of stainless steel with a shatterproof plastic lens, the thermometer measures 12 inches long overall and is dishwasher-safe. --Fred Brack.
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This high-temperature thermometer takes the guesswork out of deep-frying chicken, doughnuts, and french fries or making jelly, fudge, or butterscotch. Its easy-to-read 8-inch face measures temperatures from 100 to 400 degrees F. The face shows proper candy-making temperatures, from "thread" to "hard crack." An adjustable clip on the insulated handle secures the thermometer to a pan. Made of stainless steel with a shatterproof plastic lens, the thermometer measures 12 inches long overall and is dishwasher-safe. --Fred Brack.
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power source | — | Battery Powered | — | Battery Powered | — | Battery Powered |
lower temperature rate | 100 degrees fahrenheit | -58 degrees fahrenheit | — | 100 degrees fahrenheit | — | 90 degrees fahrenheit |
upper temperature rate | 400 degrees fahrenheit | 572 degrees fahrenheit | 400 degrees fahrenheit | 400 degrees fahrenheit | 200 degrees celsius | 400 degrees fahrenheit |
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Customers find the thermometer useful for candy making and other cooking tasks. It's well-made and sturdy, with an easy-to-read temperature gauge. They find it reliable and easy to attach to a saucepan. However, some customers have mixed opinions on its quality, size, value for money, and clip safety.
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Customers like the thermometer's functionality. They say it works well, is reliable, and accurate for candy. However, some customers have varying views on its accuracy level. Overall, the thermometer is reliable and quick to use, providing accurate temperature readings.
"...It uses "old school" technology, which is excellent and reliable, and when you use the correct size pots and pans, it is a professional grade..." Read more
"This thermometer works great. I like how it’s adjustable for the size of pan I’m using." Read more
"Works very very well. I've had this thing for 2 years now and I've used it to make christmas hard candies and caramels each year...." Read more
"...But all I care about is my sweet sweet succesful deliciousness coming through everytime and this therm hasnt failed! Woo Hoo!!" Read more
Customers appreciate the thermometer's sturdy build quality. They say it's well-made, reliable, and safe. The numbers haven't peeled off for them.
"...It uses "old school" technology, which is excellent and reliable, and when you use the correct size pots and pans, it is a professional grade..." Read more
"...This sits in the pot and is built stout! I had no issues in reading the temp and is accurate!..." Read more
"Quality item-Taylor made" Read more
"...mentioned things like red fluid separating inside thermometer and cracked glass...." Read more
Customers find the thermometer easy to read and use. They find it sturdy and well-made, with a clip on the back that allows them to set it up without having to hold it. The temperature gauge is very easy to read and makes holiday candy making easier.
"Very accurate and easy to use!" Read more
"I found this easy to attach to a saucepan and adjust to the height that was necessary...." Read more
"a perfect size easy to read" Read more
"...Stayed in place. Was very easy to read during frying to maintain appropriate temperature. Washed up easily. Glad to have it!!!" Read more
Customers appreciate the thermometer's accuracy. They find it easy to use, calibrated accurately at the factory, and have clear, easy-to-read numbers. The bottom of the thermometer ensures no false readings.
"...Ideally, it is calibrated accurately at the factory, but if you took a course in Physics or Meteorology and stayed awake, then the general concept..." Read more
"...down in the pot, with the foot touching the bottom and still get an accurate reading...." Read more
"Very accurate and easy to use!" Read more
"...I had no issues in reading the temp and is accurate! My caramel's have come out perfectly everytime!..." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the thermometer quality. Some say it measures temperature accurately and is sturdy. Others mention it's inaccurate, has a little deviation from their instant read thermometer, and cannot read the temperature when using it for anything with a lot of steam.
"...when you use the correct size pots and pans, it is a professional grade cooking thermometer, for sure." Read more
"...It's entirely possible that the thermometer shifts in its brackets during shipping or even getting bumped around in a kitchen drawer...." Read more
"...To address concerns for the other skeptics: glass thermometers work and become more accurate the more they are submerged...." Read more
"...3 stars because apparently the thermometer isn’t in the correct position which I wasn’t aware of and because of this caused me to burn 2 batches of..." Read more
Customers have different views on the thermometer's size. Some find it adjustable for various pan sizes with sliding backs, and tall enough to sit in a melting pot without using it. Others find it too large for their needs, too small to read, or too tall for their pans.
"This thermometer works great. I like how it’s adjustable for the size of pan I’m using." Read more
"...haven't really had any issues with it, though it does have a limited number of places it will fit storage wise. I usually just hang it...." Read more
"I found this easy to attach to a saucepan and adjust to the height that was necessary...." Read more
"...Even knowing the measurements, when you see it in person it is very large. Found it a lot less cost locally too, so shop around first, wish I had." Read more
Customers have different views on the thermometer's value for money. Some find it a good quality product for the price, while others consider it useless or overpriced. Some customers appreciate that it does its job well and is not high-tech.
"...Sugar is not so expensive, and the important thing is to get the sugar syrup just right, where ideally if you slowly drip it from a teaspoon back..." Read more
"...It came so close, but the problems with it make it basically useless...." Read more
"...Bottom line: This is an excellent thermometer for the price. It could stand to be a bit easier to read, but otherwise a great thermometer...." Read more
"...Total waste of time and expensive ingredients...." Read more
Customers have differing views on the clip's safety. Some find it securely attached to the pan and easy to read at a glance. Others report that the clip doesn't stay in place, keeps sliding down into the pot, or is difficult to secure to different pot sizes.
"...Back to the candy thermometer, there is a very nice sliding clip to attach the thermometer to the vertical side of a pot, and the bulb is..." Read more
"...from touching the bottom of the pan - it has a clip to hold it in a secure position it the pan" Read more
"...At one point it came completely off. It is thin and wide, and basically stays out of the way while you are cooking ...." Read more
"Loved how it clipped on the side of the pan. Stayed in place. Was very easy to read during frying to maintain appropriate temperature...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2013Style: TraditionalVerified PurchaseAs I have never had a candy thermometer, I was expecting this one to be not much bigger than the photograph, so the actual size (2" by 12") was a bit of a surprise, but after studying the unit, it is quite logical and the design makes excellent sense.
I selected the Taylor Classic Candy and Deep-Fry Analog Thermometer, because it is analog, which is fancy way of explaining that it uses technology of the 19th century or earlier. No batteries; no computer chips; no wires; no probes, and so forth.
In other words, once you use it for a while and by doing so "get to know it", it will continue to work the same way day after day, week after week, and year after year.
Ideally, it is calibrated accurately at the factory, but if you took a course in Physics or Meteorology and stayed awake, then the general concept of "calibrating" becomes a bit nonsensical with respect to this particular thermometer, which also is highly dependent on the altitude of your kitchen, as well as ambient weather conditions at the time, because for the most part stuff like this is "calibrated" either (a) at the factory using factory conditions or (b) at the factory based on being at an altitude of 0 feet (or "sea level") at standard atmospheric pressure and a certain temperature, which is fine if you either (a) live in the same town as the factory or (b) live on the beach under a coconut tree.
However, if you are in a city at a higher altitude like Denver ("The Mile High City"), then you know that water boils at a lower temperature than 212 degrees Fahrenheit and that baking cakes and making Italian Meringue frosting requires vast skill in the finer aspects of organic chemistry, as well typically as an entirely different set of ingredient quantities (for example, less baking powder and one fewer egg or whatever).
In other words, everything is relative, and "everything" includes the pots, pans, stove (coal, electric, natural gas, propane, wood), and lots of other stuff, which unless you are one of the people who "just knows" how to cook and bake everything perfectly the first time with no practicing, then the reality for you is that you need to do the recipe over and over until you discover exactly how to make it work perfectly every time, which for roast duck took me two years of roasting at least one duck each week, which was great and made it easier to discover the secret to stellar roast turkey in just one year, which to be specific is to sprinkle approximately one (1) tablespoon of fenugreek on the turkey, along with salt, pepper, onion powder, and about the same amount of powdered sage, even though nobody in their right mind ever would think of using fenugreek as a spice for traditional roast turkey, but I tried it, and it works.
Back to the candy thermometer, there is a very nice sliding clip to attach the thermometer to the vertical side of a pot, and the bulb is approximately 1/2" from the metal base of the thermometer, so you want to select a pot that is the correct size for there to be at least approximately 5/8" to 3/4" of liquid, where for example if you are making the candy syrup for Italian Meringue and are using 1 and 1/2 cups of sugar and 1/2 cup of water, then use a small diameter pot, so that the saturated sugar solution will be sufficiently high for the candy thermometer to work correctly, which will be a pot with a diameter of approximately 6 inches or perhaps a bit smaller, and the sugar syrup bubbles, so it works, or if not then make twice as much. Sugar is not so expensive, and the important thing is to get the sugar syrup just right, where ideally if you slowly drip it from a teaspoon back into the pan, at the end it will form tiny balls and there will be spider-web strings of sugar syrup like cotton candy or whatever. Light Italian Meringue is a mess, and the only way to get it right is to use the correct number of egg whites and to have thicker sugar syrup, as well as not to whip it too long after you add the sugar syrup, at least if you are at a low altitude, where you want to add the sugar syrup and then whip it perhaps a minute and then stop while it makes nice peaks and holds them, because if you whip it for 5 to 20 minutes, it will be like Elmer's Glue, so if you are at a low altitude (200 feet above sea level or lower), then the rules are thicker sugar syrup and avoid over-whipping. You can add Cream of Tartar or a little bit of lemon juice to the egg whites, but that is cheating. It tastes best if you do it the hard way, which is sugar, water, egg whites, and a tiny bit of vanilla extract, where the egg whites of four extra large eggs works nicely with 1 and 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.
You might need to do it 10 to 25 times to get it right, but once you get it right and can repeat it reliably it is well worth the effort, and it is vastly important to use fresh egg whites.
Summarizing, the Taylor Classic Candy and Deep-Fry Analog Thermometer is well made and bigger than it looks (2" wide and 12" long"). It uses "old school" technology, which is excellent and reliable, and when you use the correct size pots and pans, it is a professional grade cooking thermometer, for sure.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2025Style: TraditionalVerified PurchaseThis thermometer works great. I like how it’s adjustable for the size of pan I’m using.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2014Style: TraditionalVerified PurchaseWorks very very well.
I've had this thing for 2 years now and I've used it to make christmas hard candies and caramels each year. It works very well and I haven't really had any issues with it, though it does have a limited number of places it will fit storage wise. I usually just hang it.
My favorite part about it is the little metal "foot" at the bottom that keeps the glass bulb from touching the bottom of the pot. This means that you can set it down in the pot, with the foot touching the bottom and still get an accurate reading. I haven't managed to make use of the clip, because with the recipes I use, the pot is already quite hot before it's time to put the thermometer in. Wearing oven mitts would be too bulky to try to attach the thing, but it still works well in the pots I use. I only realized this year that the clip is adjustable and not set in one place.
Going back to accurate readings. I've read that you should always "proof" your candy thermometer if you haven't used it in a while by boiling a pot of water and putting the thermometer in after it's been boiling for a while (a rolling boil, not just a few bubbles, mind you) and subtracting the result from 212 degrees to get the temperature difference. Then you subtract that number from any temperature specific recipes you have. Mine is off by 8 degrees, so to reach hard crack (300 degrees) I let it sit in there until it reads 292 degrees for example.
The thermometer is a bit hard to clean under the glass thermometer part, but I've worked out a way around that too. I just proof my thermometer before every batch of candy. The thermometer is already mostly clean at that point, the only sugar residue is lurking behind the glass tube. When I proof it in a pot of boiling water, it dissolves the rest of the residue getting it clean clean clean and I continue to get accurate readings.
In theory, running it through the dishwasher would get most of the residue off as well. I've run mine through the dishwasher a couple of times and it was fine, but I don't know how it would hold up long term.
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- gaston litalienReviewed in Canada on May 10, 2024
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Marién O.Reviewed in Mexico on October 15, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Un poco voluminoso
Style: TraditionalVerified PurchaseHe tenido varios y se me han ido rompiendo y por eso busqué uno más resistente. Este es así, pero me resultó un poco voluminoso y a veces se resbala mucho. A lo mejor necesita un buen clip que se prenda a las ollas.
- natashaReviewed in India on November 27, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars so easy!!
Style: TraditionalVerified Purchasecan't believe that I've gone so long without this wonderful tool! very easy to use and clean and precise readings, this made my batch of candy bars come out perfectly on the first try :-) worth every rupee in my estimate (its a lot). two thumbs up. just a note - hand-wash it, even though they say you can dish-wash it. wouldn't want it breaking by accident now, would we?
- mr martin rocheReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars It works great.
Style: TraditionalVerified PurchaseVery happy with this product, i used it when to test temp of heated egg and sugar mix when making buttercream frosting and it is perfect.
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