Recommendation for good thermometer...

[judasegg]

Hey, decided to dish out £20 on what I thought would be decent ETI probe thermometer, with stainless braided lead, which I thought would be useful for leaving in the boil...I thought I was getting a decent one, seeing as at a local cooking shop known for its inflated prices, thermometers are like £8. Anywho, after first usage during one kit brew, to test boiler temp (didnt leave it in), and to test CFC output temp, the bloody thing stopped working, measures my house to have ambient temp of 40c, and apparently my ice cold tap water is 30c.

Can anyone recommend a thermometer that isn't a piece of junk? I mean, I've heard they sometimes need recalibrating, but I always assumed that meant like, after 2-3 years its off by a couple of degrees...I don't want something thats going to read 5-10c off the actual temp out of the box.

Has anyone tried the infrared/laser ones?

 

[Brewmarc]

I have had problems with thermometers in the past, bloody things go haywire for no reason. My most reliable is the cheapest one I have a pen type cost £8. Give Thermometers Direct a ring, they will be able to advise you, actually its a sub company of The Homebrew shop in Aldershot so you in very good company. :

 

[topgear]

you must be talking about L***LAND i am on my 4th one from there :evil: the staff hide when i walk in !!! how can something that looks so good be so ****???
I have two off ebay which are very good check out ebay Item number: 330529317308
at 99p +p&p this is topgears bargin of the day :party:
(i also have 2 glass ones (youngs)with 5c difference betwen them) :wha:

 

[pjbiker]

I got one offof ebay really cheap which seems to work. The display can steam up if you drop it in water or leave it over the steaming HLT for too long though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digital-Instant-R ... 45f8fbe76c