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Title: doesn't cut it - returned
Review: Being extremely satisfied with another model of Polder timer/thermometer, I ignored the negative reviews of the BBQ thermometer. It's true that even with a 10" thermometer stem the response time is too slow and a medium hot fire will not allow you to hold this bare-handed. It also means that you are waiting 30 seconds to get a temperature reading, which means you are always 30 seconds behind the curve. That's too long on a even a medium hot fire. Also got some mixed readings and it seemed that on the second try the alarm quit working. Lastly, the poultry setting (does not have a range) means that a whole bird is overdone by 10 degrees before you take it off the grill. Returned this thermometer and returned to simply monitoring cooking times for smaller meat and poultry. Works just as well if not better and certainly less aggravating.
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