 - Accurate oven thermometer; large, easy-to-read face
- Durable, heavy-duty stainless steel construction; contains no mercury
- Hangs in oven or stands alone
- Measures temperatures from 100 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit
- Dishwasher-safe; NSF-listed
List Price: $14.99
Lowest Price: $8.49 
Product Description: Large face with easy-to-read zone guide references. Range 100°F to 550°F. Hangs orstands for secure placement in oven. Durable stainless steel construction. Dishwasher safe. 4 7/8" x 2 3/8". Amazon.com Review: Most ovens, especially old ones, run hotter or colder than their set temperatures indicate. Rather than guessing how much to raise or lower the heat for a particular recipe, bake and roast with precision using a highly accurate oven thermometer like the Taylor Oven Guide. Made from durable, heavy-duty stainless steel, this mercury-free thermometer measures temperatures from 100 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit. The large, easy-to-read face also provides Celsius markings and a heating zone guide as well. Dishwasher-safe, this thermometer can hang in the oven or stand alone. It's NSF listed for food hygiene and safety. --Mary Park Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-04-23
Useless - You can't Read It
It is hard to recommend a thermometer you can't read!!
This thermometer has to be tilted to a very precise angle in order to read it when it is new. Even then, your eyesight needs to be close to perfect to get a reading!
After a bit of routine cooking there will be deposits on its surface. Then you'll have a thermometer no one can read, even the eagle eyed.
I happily threw it away and purchased a Sunbeam 90300 with nice clear markings. Rating: 
Date: 2008-03-25
Quality Talyor Oven Guide Thermometer
I have had this oven thermometer for four months now and it is fantastic. I have taken good care not to wash it with anything abrasive like steel wool and I have not lost the numbering system. It is easy to hang on any rack in the oven. My only complaint would be that the fluid be a different color so that the contrast would be greater between the fluid and the metal. It is hard to read it through the glass of the oven door. Rating:
Date: 2008-02-20
Useless after one washing
One month in the oven, one trip
through the dishwasher and it's a piece of
stained stainless steel with no markings.
One star for Taylor's audacity. Rating: 
Date: 2008-01-31
Pretty good, except for two flaws...
The thermometer seems to be quite accurate. The biggest flaw is the numbers. As others have said, they come off very easily if you aren't careful. They could also be larger, and in a more contrasting color - when the metal tints from the heat, they're black on brown, for a low contrast. I bought this one because liquid devices are more accurate than bimetallic (dial) devices, but the most accurate thermometer can't help if you can't read it. The other flaw is that you can't tilt the thermometer. That means you'll have to bend the feet, depending on where you place the thermometer, until you have a good viewing angle. These folks need to get together with the guys at OXO who really seem to know how to design stuff for usability. Rating: 
Date: 2008-01-10
Not Too Acurate
The thermometer read 200 degrees when I put it into boiling water. Can't tell if the error is consistent over all temperatures.
As others have pointed out, the numbers are printed on metal and will wear off if cleaned too vigorously.
So, for a few dollars and for a few months, I'll have a rough idea of the oven temperature. Not what I want, but there don't seem to be other thermometers that are any better. | 
