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Taylor 5924 Large Dial Kitchen Refrigerator and Freezer Kitchen Analog Thermometer, 3 Inch Dial,Silver, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

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Special Feature Large Display, High Accuracy
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Age Range (Description) Adult
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Outer Material Glass, Stainless Steel
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Display Type Analog
Product Care Instructions Hand Wash Only
Unit Count 1.0 Count

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  • EXTRA LARGE DIAL: The extra-large and colorful 3” analog dial makes it easy to read the measurements.
  • MADE FOR DURABILITY: Constructed with a durable stainless steel casing for added strength and corrosion resistance.
  • VERSATILE DESIGN: Thermometer can be hung from a rack or stand on its own in a fridge or freezer.
  • HIGHLY ACCURATE: Ensure that food is safe with readings from -20F to 80F. Convenient FREEZER, REF (refrigerator), and DANGER zones are printed on the dial for easy reference.
  • ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY: This thermometer is backed with a 1-year warranty so you can make your purchase with confidence.
  • USE AND CARE: For best results, hand wash the thermometer; do not put the thermometer in the dishwasher.
  • NSF: The thermometer is NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) certified so it complies with all required standards for the quality, durability and cleanability of consumer products.

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Taylor Classic Series Large Dial Fridge/Freezer Thermometer

Taylor Classic Series Large Dial Fridge/Freezer Thermometer makes it simple to check that your food is kept at the proper temperature. With the large 3” dial, it is easy to read the measurements in your fridge or freezer. It is made for durability and accuracy.

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Keep your frozen and refrigerated items at the proper temperature with this Freezer/Refrigerator Thermometer from Taylor. The extra-large, 3-inch dial features a glass lens and red pointer, making this analog thermometer's accurate measurements easy to read. This freezer/refrigerator thermometer has a range of -20 to 80F. Colorful graphics with safe temperature zone indicators ensure your food is kept at the proper temperature range at all times, while the durable stainless steel casing provides strength and corrosion resistance. This appliance thermometer's unique design has the ability to either hang from a shelf or stand on its own, making it the perfect addition to any home fridge or freezer.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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Customers say

Customers like the size, readability, and versatility of the thermometer. They mention that it's large enough to read without reading glasses, the graphic on it is easy to understand, and that it works great in refrigerators and freezers. They appreciate the quality, saying that it’s well made and reliable. Customers are also satisfied with ease of hanging, value, and performance. Opinions are mixed on accuracy.

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1,099 customers mention974 positive125 negative

Customers like the performance of thermometer. They say it gets the job done, is accurate, and is functional. Some mention that it's on the large side but it gets it done. Overall, most are happy with the product and recommend it to others.

"...heavy built freezer temp gauges are really nice, well made and works very nicely." Read more

"Works, easy to read. What more is there?" Read more

"Bought this to keep track of temp in the fridge. It works good enough but seems to be slightly off a bit by maybe a degreeish...." Read more

"Seems to work fine and it's larger than the one I replaced, which is great!" Read more

823 customers mention780 positive43 negative

Customers find the thermometer easy to read. They mention that the large dial is easy to see, the graphic on it is easy understand, and the visual reading is easy. Customers also say that the units are easy to set up and read, and that they like the simple, no battery temperature gage.

"Very large and EASY to read...." Read more

"Works, easy to read. What more is there?" Read more

"...They are accurate and easy to read. I bought two more for a used fridge we bought, and wanted to make sure the fridge temp settings were accurate." Read more

"Accurate and easy to read." Read more

409 customers mention297 positive112 negative

Customers like the quality of thermometer. They say it's well built, reliable, and accurate. Some appreciate the thin metal holder and say it feels like it will last.

"These heavy built freezer temp gauges are really nice, well made and works very nicely." Read more

"...Gives peace of mind, and accurate fine tuning, when it comes to setting either one colder or warmer...." Read more

"...My thermometer arrived broken, hence one star off. But Amazon allows a free UPS pickup, so that's pretty easy...." Read more

"...Refrigerator Analog Thermometer is impressively built and feels like it will last. It meets my needs perfectly and works efficiently for my use case." Read more

391 customers mention333 positive58 negative

Customers like the size of thermometer. They say the dial is large enough to read without reading glasses. Some customers also say the thermometer is larger than expected and the display is a real bonus.

"Very large and EASY to read...." Read more

"...But not majorly a problem but love the big display to help see the temps easily. Will continue to use to keep track of temp." Read more

"Seems to work fine and it's larger than the one I replaced, which is great!" Read more

"...The larger display is a real bonus. If you're wondering about a good thermometer get some. They're great." Read more

339 customers mention281 positive58 negative

Customers like the value of thermometer. They mention it's a cost effective unit that should do the trick, saves them lots of money, and is a great purchase. Customers also say the benefits of this small investment are tremendous, including improved cooling and a lower electricity bill.

"...kitchen tool, rather than a luxury, and that the benefits of this small investment are tremendous." Read more

"Works great great price" Read more

"...Saved me lots of money. Plus we didn't jump the gun and go get another refrigerator. Which saved us big bucks...." Read more

"They are EASY TO READ, ACCURATE, AND A GREAT VALUE. I have one in my upright freezer and fridge." Read more

128 customers mention128 positive0 negative

Customers like the versatility of thermometer. For example, they say it's great for their freezer, refrigerator, and large freezer. Some mention it'll spot potential problems and be a useful tool for their fridge.

"Perfect for our secondary freezer that didn’t have a temp gauge. Now I know exactly where to set the cryptic temperature control on my freezer...." Read more

"...They were good in the refrigerators and freezers too. I like having the easy to see range for the refrigerator and freezer...." Read more

"Easy to read and perfect for our chest freezer." Read more

"Nice unit to add to interior of my freezer. Easy to read, hang." Read more

123 customers mention116 positive7 negative

Customers find the thermometer easy to hang from a shelf or freezer basket. They also say it's convenient to use and can be seen easily. Some customers also say the thermommeter can hang from any interior wire shelving or just sit on top of anything.

"Nice unit to add to interior of my freezer. Easy to read, hang." Read more

"...This unit will just sit on the shelving. Very good item." Read more

"...It is well constructed and can be stood up or hung on a wire.The graphic on it is easy to understand...." Read more

"...These things are great to just stick on a shelf and every time you open the fridge, it's an easy visual to confirm that all is good and your..." Read more

1,131 customers mention716 positive415 negative

Customers are mixed about the accuracy of the thermometer. Some mention that the temperature it displayed was accurate, easy to read, and responsive. They say it's the best thermometer for the fridge and helps to monitor the temperature of your food. However, others say that it no longer reads the same temperature, does not always actuate, and reads different temperatures.

"These heavy built freezer temp gauges are really nice, well made and works very nicely." Read more

"Had a problem with my refrigerator. Long story short it wasn't cooling...." Read more

"...and they both register the same temperature so I presume this is quite accurate!" Read more

"...This thermometer's big dial and slow response to temperature changes means you have ample time to read it before the temperature starts to rise...." Read more

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Terry Weisheit
5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 2)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
These heavy built freezer temp gauges are really nice, well made and works very nicely.
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Cynthia S.
5.0 out of 5 stars This is big but accurate
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
Very large and EASY to read. I have another thermometer in refrigerator and they both register the same temperature so I presume this is quite accurate!
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Jack A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Well made and designed to function
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
Works, easy to read. What more is there?
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4.0 out of 5 stars Temp works and close enough
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
Bought this to keep track of temp in the fridge. It works good enough but seems to be slightly off a bit by maybe a degreeish. But not majorly a problem but love the big display to help see the temps easily. Will continue to use to keep track of temp.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Limitations of a Thermometer That Doesn't Use Fluid In a Glass Tube
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2015
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
I compared this thermometer with two mercury thermometers that I previously determined to be accurate based on the fact that they both indicate the exact same temperature at degrees ranging from minus 20 deg F to 90 deg F. This thermometer was consistently 3 degrees below my two mercury thermometers at a range of temperatures between minus 10 deg to 78 deg F. For a 5 dollar refrigerator thermometer that's accurate enough. Besides, I expected my mercury thermometers to be more accurate as mercury has a high coefficient of thermal expansion, properties that make for very sensitive and reproducible temperature measurement. (The coefficient of thermal expansion represents a material's degree of expansion divided by the change in temperature. Simply put, the fractional change in a material's size per degree change in temperature at a constant pressure)

However, there is one limitation with this type of thermometer that doesn't have a temperature sensor that uses fluid in a glass tube. This thermometer is probably like most analog dial thermometers that use a bimetallic coiled strip that responds to temperature changes by coiling and uncoiling. Regardless of whether this thermometer uses a bimetallic strip, it's temperature sensor is not in direct contact with the air. Unlike mercury or alcohol thermometers where the glass filled column of liquid is in direct contact with the air, which makes them immediately responsive to changes in temperature, the temperature sensor in this dial thermometer is enclosed within the thermometer's sealed outer metal housing. That makes this style thermometer much slower to respond to temperature changes.

For example: In order to determine this thermometer's accuracy I compared it to my two mercury thermometers. After two hours in my refrigerator I took all three out (the two mercury thermometers registered 38 deg, this dial thermometer said 35 deg) Once out of the fridge both mercury thermometers plateaued out at 75 deg in less than 3 minutes. It took 35 minutes for this dial thermometer to plateau at 72 deg. This extremely slow response time can be attributed to two things: 1. When I touched the thermometer 15 minutes after I removed if from the fridge the metal housing was still cold, so apparently it takes time for the metal to warm up. 2. The temperature sensor takes an extremely long time to warm up because it's insulated within the sealed outer metal housing, a metal housing that still felt quite cold 15 minutes after I took it out of the fridge..

Here's another example related to the refrigerator: I opened the fridge door to determine how long it took for the three thermometers to rise in temp. Within 15 seconds the two mercury thermometers began to rise from their baseline 38 deg temperature. After 60 seconds with the fridge door open, this dial thermometer still hadn't budged from it's 35 degree baseline temp.

Does it matter that this refrigerator thermometer is very slow to respond to changes in temperature? Not if you just want to determine the baseline temp of your freezer or fridge. However, I wanted to determine the range of temperature variations within my refrigerator. In other words, the temperature within the fridge when the compressor goes off (the lowest temp) and the temperature that triggers the compressor to turn on (the highest temp). I was unable to do that because of this thermometer's extremely slow response time. I ultimately determined these values using my mercury thermometers.

But there is one advantage to this thermometer's slow response time. The small numerical scale on my mercury thermometer means I have to lift it up in order to read it, and once my hand touches it the temperature starts to rise. This thermometer's big dial and slow response to temperature changes means you have ample time to read it before the temperature starts to rise.

The other obvious advantage to this thermometer is the fact that it does not contain mercury. Although I used a mercury thermometer to determine this product's accuracy, I would never keep a thermometer with toxic mercury in my fridge on a permanent basis. If the thermometer broke in the refrigerator and released mercury vapors I'd be racing out to buy a new fridge.

Even with its limitations, for 5 bucks I'm quite happy with this refrigerator thermometer.
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Media Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read. No batteries!
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
Perfect for our secondary freezer that didn’t have a temp gauge. Now I know exactly where to set the cryptic temperature control on my freezer. Bonus that it doesn’t need batteries. Highly recommended.
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Marilyn
5.0 out of 5 stars NICE AND LARGE!
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
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Seems to work fine and it's larger than the one I replaced, which is great!
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ZapNZs
5.0 out of 5 stars ~~This is the product EVERYONE should have!! ~~ It is well-made, inexpensive, accurate, and can save money & avoid illness!!~~
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2014
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
This is the product EVERYONE should have. It always surprises me how many people do NOT have a thermometer in their fridge, and how many people rely on digital circuitry that is built-in to the unit alone without having any means of verifying the exact temp.

As the price of this shows, it's a very small expense. And while this seems like an items of minimal importance, it can save a lot of money and a lot of grief.

I like to think of myself as middle of the road when it comes to the level of strict with food handling/safety. I clean my kitchen using accelerated hydrogen peroxide, carefully clean the areas I prepare raw meats that make contact with it, don't prepare foods to be eaten raw with raw meat on the same surfaces or with the same tools, refrigerate food promptly if there are leftovers, etc. But I don't worry about illness from food to a point where it consumes me. I use generally sensible practice, and rely on that practice to ensure my health and the health of those I cook for are never compromised. Thus far it's worked well at least for me.

As much as we hear talk about illness from incorrectly handled or cooked foods, we don't hear nearly as much about incorrectly STORED foods, which is equally or even more important. Foods left between 41 degrees F to 140 degrees, are in what is commonly referred to as "the danger zone". This is where bacteria multiplies at the fastest rate (sometimes many fold more than out of the danger zone, and it is not linear--> in some cases, food that is not refrigerated at the correct temperature can have more bacteria in it in under 3 hours than the same food stored correctly for 5+ days). So that is why we have fridges to begin with (i.e., slow bacterial growth). So you want your fridge to stay at 40 or below (preferably slightly below) and your freezer at 0 (preferably -10 if you put larger quantities of hot foods [ex: soup] directly in the freezer because it increases the temp more).

If the temp goes above this for an extended period, there are various strains of bacteria that can multiply and can make even healthy people sick. As you generally use a fridge to extend the time food is safe to eat, a prolonged period of days of storage, even if just a few degrees above 40, can result in an explosion of bacteria which can cause illness ranging from gas and stomach cramps to a trip to the ICU. Likewise, if you store meat in a freezer for 10 months and it is not stored at the correct temperature, that can end pretty badly.

Luckily, this is simple to avoid: keep your fridge/freezer at the right temp, verify it, and don't worry about it further. As the stakes are pretty high if one fails to keep the temp correct, is reliance on a built-in thermostat alone sufficient? NO! We cannot 'feel' 43 degrees versus 39, and built-in thermostats lack a way to verify and sometimes do not work properly. [Over]Reliance on them alone is a pretty big gamble and sets the stage for an outcome comparable to 'the GPS told me to drive off a cliff and I did because the electronic device can't ever be wrong, hence conscious action & judgment on my behalf was unnecessary.'

So you get this thermometer to verify rather than assume. Ideally, you put one towards the front of a fridge (near the door area), and one towards the back close to where the cold air comes in...you will immediately notice the difference and how fridges do NOT maintain a completely constant temp. Some foods store better towards the colder areas, and others it does not matter. You only need one in the freezer.

Another thing you will notice is that if you put large quantities of hot food in the fridge, most fridges will see a considerable rise in temp. While this is normally safe and the temp is quickly brought back down to safe levels, in cases of huge quantities of hot food (ex: a ton of soup), the rise in temp is above acceptable degree and time (so for large quantities of soup, a cooling paddle is advised).

One more note that comes to mind is that most fridges take 12-24 hours for an adjustment of a thermostat to take full effect. On heavily stocked units with large quantities of liquid, this can take even longer.

So the bottom line is that this allows you to take charge of your food for the price of under 20 bucks total. You don't have to passively rely on a thermostat that you would otherwise have no means of verifying was correct, and you don't have to worry that your fridge might be too warm but have no way to verify. If the power goes out, now you know if you have to throw all of the food out, or if this is an unnecessary waste of hundreds/thousands of dollars of good (and safe) food. Now you can verify the temps are correct, and you can also be 100% sure that when you adjust the fridge or freezer settings that the adjustment is what you wanted it to be.

So my personal opinion is that this is a necessary kitchen tool, rather than a luxury, and that the benefits of this small investment are tremendous.
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Steven leggatt
5.0 out of 5 stars works o/k
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2024
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works well
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subrata choudhury
5.0 out of 5 stars good product
Reviewed in India on October 3, 2020
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
definitely good product.
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Mauricio
5.0 out of 5 stars Buen artículo
Reviewed in Mexico on January 18, 2024
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
marca bien y no tiene fallas, el tamaño es muy bueno
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Liz brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Freezer thermometer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2020
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
Freezer thermometer fab. Good value, in time delivery.
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic product and a must buy
Reviewed in India on May 12, 2017
Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)Style: Freezer-Refrigerator ThermometerVerified Purchase
This is a product with amazing quality and precision. Measures temperature within minutes. Worth every penny invested. This is a must-buy item.
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