Polder Dual Sensor Thermometer and Timer
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: PolderBrand: Polder
Model: 894-90
Product features:
- Dual thermometer settings measures temperature in oven and inside food
- Actual temperature range from 32 to 572 degrees F
- Pre-settable timer temperature range from 86 to 572 degrees F
- Timer counts up or down from 9 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds
- Probe wire measures 38 inches long
- Polder 307 Preset Thermometer, White
- Polder Dual Probe Cooking Thermometer, Black
- Replacement Probe (362/307) Model: (307)
- Polder 366-00 Replacement Probe for the Dual Sensor Thermometer with Timer (894-90)
- Polder 367-00 Replacement Probe for the Professional Preprogrammed Thermometer and Timer (361)
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Polder Dual Sensor Thermometer and Timer
Customer Review: Would probably be an ok single sensor thermometer.
Summary: 2 Stars
This thermometer does just what I want. It has a sensor in each end of the probe and shows both the oven temperature and the temperature inside the food, but doesn't do it all that well.
The good news is that the food sensor is accurate. I compared it in boiling water with a Reotemp that had just come back from the calibration lab. Both units recorded 211 degrees, about right for my altitude.
The other end, not so much. Both oven and food readings are within a degree of each other at room temp and both agreed with the reotemp, but the oven end sensor is located within a much thicker piece of metal and is very slow to respond. I put the bare probe in a toaster oven with no food. The food readout tracked the on/off cycle of the heating elements, but the oven reading never rose to within 30 degrees of the food probe, never rising to full temperature as measured by the food probe. When I turned the oven off, the food probe temp started falling immediately, but the oven temp rose for a couple of degrees before it started falling. Although the oven temp probe had a 30 degree head start, the food temp passed it on the way down. The oven temp reading is essentially useless.
The first time I used this on a pork roast, I carefully positioned the tip of the probe in the center of the roast. It came out nearly raw in the center. Some experimentation revealed that the probe senses temperature about an inch back from the tip, so I didn't have the probe in far enough. (The oven was set to 350, but the oven temp never reported a temperature over 240.)
An additional annoyance, as others have pointed out, is that if you overshoot your setting for the alarm, you have to go around again. There is no down button. The display moves fast enough that if you're trying to set a temperature within 1 or 2 degrees, you're going to have to make multiple attempts.
This is thing is probably ok as a single probe food thermometer, but there are better choices for that.
I would gladly pay a lot more for a device that does what this one is supposed to do but does it well and lasts a long time. If anyone knows of such a device please leave a comment.
Description of Polder Dual Sensor Thermometer and Timer
With the dual sensor thermometer and timer you can measure the internal temperature of the meat and the temperature of the oven at the same time. Preset the internal temperature and the alarm sounds when the preset temperature is reached. Probe wire is 38" long. Thermometer temperature range is 86 degrees F. to 572 degrees F.Versatility is the watchword with the Polder dual sensor thermometer and timer, which measures both the internal temperature of your food and the temperature of your oven at the same time. With its stacked temperature displays and 10-hour timer ( nine hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds, technically), the Polder thermometer is both functional and efficient. Its temperature readings range from 32 to 572 degrees F, though the temperature ranges for the pre-settable timer run from 85 to 572 degrees F (which is fine, as you'll rarely have to cook something at a temperature below 85 degrees). The timer is versatile, too, with count-down, count-up, and overtime count-up features. The thermometer even comes with a USDA cooking chart, with recommended temperatures and times for a variety of foods. --Rivers Janssen
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