GCDT Instant Read Thermometer - Best Digital Thermometer for Meat, Candy, BBQ, Candy, and Liquids - Oven Thermometer

This thermometer does read the temperature but it takes way too long to do so (like 60 seconds or more), which I find unacceptable for a product that claims to be an instant read thermometer. I ended up buying the Alpha Griller's thermometer shortly after buying this one which Has been a great buy. I would reccomend looking at Alpha and Lavatools before making this purchase.

"Instant read, best digital," Two of those four words are true. It reads, and it is digital. Specs for most "instant read" thermometers usually say maybe 8 seconds to settle. This thing climbs slowly, and comes to equilibrium in half a minute or more. That's no different from my old-school needle thermometer. It's off by several degrees in ice water and boiling water as well. It's fairly easy to read and I like the long probe. Still, it's not what it says it is.

This thing seems to be accurate when placed in boiling water.But as far as "instant read" forget it. It is the slowest instant read thermometerthat I have ever used. I tried while baking some chicken in the oven and doing some steakson the grill, damn near burnt my hand while holding it to get a reading.It is pathetically slow !!!

I had a very old meat thermometer that I've been using for years, but it finally quit working. I hesitated in purchasing a digital because you have to have a battery, but there's not much else available these days. It works well and does the job. We'll see how it goes as time goes on. We only use it a couple times a month so it should last.

Purchased due to "Instant Read" in the description. I tried to determine the temperature of a steak as it was frying. It was so slow developing the temperature reading that I feared burning the steak before getting the reading. Perhaps it is more suitable for roasts etc while baking in an oven. Haven't tried that.

NOT an instant read; this thermometer took forever to get a temperature reading. I ended up buying a much better thermometer because this one was so disappointing. On a happier note, my new thermometer works great! (I got the Luxe Grill Digital Meat Thermometer)

This thermometer works well but is a little slow responding. I like the digital display, its large enough to read at a reasonable distance. The controls are push buttons for off-on and temperature scale(C or F) and hold.

Works fine, however, it is extremely slow to take the temperature of anything--anywhere from 2-5 minutes. Plus, the screen fogs over and it quits working all together whenever it is exposed to a slightly humid environment--like a steamy dish out of the oven.I would not buy this again, nor recommend it.