Polder Dual Sensor Thermometer and Timer
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Polder Dual Sensor Thermometer and Timer
Customer Review: DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT OR THE BALONEY GOOD REVIEWS!
Summary: 1 Stars
My adult sister bought this for me for Christmas. I was touched, and for the past 6 weeks, I have been making perfect food. And suddenly, today, my hand is 196 degrees, and so is my freezer.
I think it is clear there are a few people who might have a functioning thermo timer, maybe even a majority. But what person with a functioning product, that they are totally happy with, goes online, bothers to find negative reviews, and then posts saying everyone else is confused.
Dear Polder PR team:
I can see you, and I am smarter than you think!
Dear everyone else:
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT OR THE BALONEY GOOD REVIEWS!
Customer Review: Good Idea...bad implementation
Summary: 2 Stars
This thermometer would be great if it actually worked as all of the chefs who recommended it suggest. As written in another review, the tech support people at Polder say it should be used as an instant read thermometer, and then removed from the food. If that is the case, why would you have an alarm that sounded when the food reached a specific temperature?In addition, the temperature readings can be off significantly. I keep 3 extra probes on hand, in case one doesn't read properly.
On the other hand, I sent the original one back to Polder and they replaced it without question.
I don't think I would buy another one.
Customer Review: Overly complicated, broken in one month
Summary: 2 Stars
I have had two previous Polder products that I would recommend. However, the Polder Oven/Meat Thermo-timer I would not recommend. The controls only allow to raise your desired tempurature. Miss you mark, and its a long way to 500 degress and back to the tempurature you want. My older Polder has buttons to raise or lower the desired temp. After about one month, the tempurature gage just went nuts. It read barely (not roiling) boiling water as 260 degrees. No, I was not touching the container etc. So for $30 I got a fancy timer. Purchase either an earlier, simplier model from Polder or a different brand but NOT this one.Customer Review: Read the Instructions
Summary: 5 Stars
Most of the complaints about this unit are in regard to inaccruate temperatures. If you take time to read the instructions you would know Polder warns never to submerge the probe under water. I have had this thermometer for 2 years and never had a problem. I use it in smokers at low temp and in the oven at 450 degrees, I am able to set both oven and meat temperatures I desire. I leave the probe in the meat the whole time it is cooking without any problem. When my temperature is reached a buzzer sounds. I clean only the part of the probe that was in the meat.
This is a very good dependable unit.
Customer Review: When good products go bad.
Summary: 1 Stars
My original polder timer/thermometer died last month after 8 years of wonderful service. I was so happy with it that I bought the new model without hesitation. I just returned it to the store today, and I never even used it in the oven. Trying to use it as a timer was a major pain compared to the first model. Mushy buttons. Alarm sounds for only 21 secs. Doesn't reset to original time for multiple countdowns, instead it counts up. Slow to set minutes. Large footprint. Too many buttons. Designed to save the battery and not for ease of use or convenience. What a disappointment.