Taylor Kitchen Refrigerator/Freezer Kitchen Thermometer with Magnified Lens, Stainless Steel

well built and fulfills it's purpose perfectly. it is easy to read and has idiot-proof markings of proper cold and frozen food storage temperatures. having worked in food service within the military, i can't overstate how important a thermometer is in your cold storage areas. how else do you know you're food is being stored correctly? you don't...unless you have thermometers. i found that the temp in my freezer was not where it should be...it was too warm by almost 10 degrees! after turning the setting up a notch, everything was A-OK. without a thermometer, i would never have known and would have had to rely on the recommended manufacturer settings for the freezer (which is a bad idea). even if your freezer has a built-in digital thermometer, you should still have a thermometer that lives in the freezer, as all electronic devices eventually fail or give false readings.these alcohol based units are also far more accurate and reliable than the dial-type ones, which invariably fail within a short amount of time. this one is built to be pretty tough, as thermometers get dropped all the time in the industry, and perhaps even at home, depending upon where and how you decide to mount it. this is a quality NSF approved thermometer and well worth the money.

I initially encountered the same problem many reviewers reported, the suction cups wouldn't stick well enough to support the weight of the thermometer. Since I purchased the thermometer to use in my freezer, I thought I'd try to get them to freeze into place.With the suction cups still attached to the thermometer, I wet the underside of each suction cup, pressed them into place, then detached the thermometer. There's a tiny hole in the center of the suction cup that lets the air out when you press it into place. Successful suction requires a vacuum, so in a circular motion I pressed around the circumference of the suction cups, careful not to press over the tiny hole in the center of each cup. Without the weight of the thermometer, the wet suction cups froze firmly into place. A few hours later I reattached the thermometer. When the suction cups were still solidly holding the thermometer in place a few days later, I decided to test it by hanging a key ring that contained 8 keys and a small Swiss army knife, from the thermometer. The suction cups were adhered firmly enough to support the weight of the thermometer and the heavy set of keys.As you can see from my images, I placed the thermometer on the roof of my freezer. In order to be able to read it I bent the clips outward to a 45 degree angle. This placed the thermometer in a readable position when I attached it to the roof of my freezer.

After a recent power outage, we bought two--one for the fridge, one for the freezer. After many attempts, still cannot get the one in the freezer to stick to anything. And the one in the fridge frequently comes un-stuck.

There are 2 thermometers in the package, there is a 4 degrees difference between the 2 of them. There is no return so you will be spend money for what?

Been using two, one in the frig and one in the freezer. They are performing well. They stay where I put them. One with the built-in clips for the freezer bin and one with suction cups on the inside side of the frig. Checked them with other thermometers. They are pretty good. Frankly as good as the digital in my lab. Good idea to cross check temperatures in your refrigerator in the summer. New refrigerators have good seals and insulation so they are designed to maintain a consistent envelope to keep things at a certain temperature. Good to know that the big Kitchenaid and small GE are doing exactly what they are supposed to do.

It works fine if just to read the temperature. But after I put the suctions on the refrigerator wall, it is slightly tilted from the metal holder and makes reading the numbers not as easy as can be. And honestly the metal holder and suction cups take up too much precious space in my view. Taking food out or putting food in near the proximity of this thermometer gets bumped or bumped the thermometer. I'm not impressed with either the design or the quality. I've had a small magnetic thermometer from a charity gift that worked as well and was only 1/5 of this thermometer size. I now mourned the loss of that little magnetic thermometer that was small, simple and effective. AND free.