KitchenAid Curved Candy and Deep Fry Thermometer

It's much larger than I thought it would be, but seems clearly labeled and now my daughter and I can't wait to start our candy-making dream come true!

Temperature Accurate and the labels on the sides really help for candy making

Excellent product

A MIXED BAG OF PROS AND CONS This product definitely has its share of pros and cons. To start, I did not realize just how large this thermometer is. It measures a full foot long! The pro on that is that it’s easy to read. The con is that you are going to need to find space in your kitchen to accommodate it (preferably a quiet spot where it will be safe from breakage). CAREFUL WITH THAT CLIP! BEND IT IN FOR A SNUG FIT The silicone clip is good for holding the thermometer in place. In fact, it’s the silicone clip that attracted me to this KitchenAid product. HOWEVER, be sure to take off the clip and bend the clip inwards so that it doesn’t slide too easily. My first use, I assumed it was already snug. The clip went sailing off in the middle of making caramel… which was bad. A pro is that the back of the thermometer is curved so it fits up against a pan better than a flat thermometer. VERY ACCURATE The thermometer is fully calibrated and it is very accurate. I made licorice caramels with it today, and the hardness was perfect. IT’S A BEAR TO CLEAN - BOILING WATER Oh my goodness… this thermometer is TERRIBLE to clean! I took photos of the nooks and crannies where I had to get out sticky licorice caramel. Be sure to clean this thermometer IMMEDIATELY after use or you will make it even harder on yourself. I did finally get it clean, but it definitely was a time consuming process. UPDATE 08/17/2022 - An experienced baker gave me some very good advice on cleaning: IMMEDIATELY SOAK IN BOILING WATER AND CARAMEL WILL DISSOLVE AWAY. FINAL THOUGHTS I have mixed feelings about this product. I appreciate how easy it is to read and how accurate it is. I wish someone had warned me about securing the silicone clip so it didn’t go sliding off my first use. It takes a bit of extra effort to clean this giant thermometer, but boiling water can really help!

Made making my annual peanut brittle a breeze. Very easy to clean and I didn’t need to worry about handling it very delicately, either.

Must have kitchen necessity

Needed it for my donuts. Never used one before. It helps with my frying so I don’t under fry or over fry my donuts. Easy to read made well

I bought this product because it had the best reviews in terms of numbers not peeling on the thermometers. I make my own yogurt and do a lot of baking, so it is nice to have a thermometer that clips to the pot, so I don't have to stand there holding a digital one over the pot. I purchased this product in Late-September and by February (less than 6 months) the numbers have started to peel. I use this thermometer probably a couple times a month and always just wash with soap and warm water. There has been no abuse to the product that would explain why the numbers have started to peel, aside from using the thermometer for what it was supposedly designed for. Waste of money as this thermometer did no better than a $10 one at Wal-Mart in terms of numbers peeling. At this point is appears that I am going to have to use all digital thermometers as I have yet to find one with printed number that don't start to peel off after just a few uses.

Muy bueno y fácil de lavar.

It doesn’t work. It’s about 30 degrees off. Ruined candy. Garbage.