Cooper Atkins 3210-08-1-E Grill Surface Thermometer Nsf

This thermometer works great for the blackstone. Finally I see what my cooking temp. Is going to be. Quality item. Heavy duty. Great tool for the blackstone chef.

Fantastic temp gauge for stainless steel griddle tops and cookware. Since you cant use infrared thermo on stainless, you need this. Wonderfully made, heavy for its size, smartly engineered with the rings on the side that lift up with a spatula. This is just great to look at! Quality.

Works great! Just be sure to use the hooks on the side to pick it up with your spatula or tongs. I gets very, very hot really fast and will burn the heck out of you if try to barehand it. Trust me on this.

The build quality of this product is as expected and I would have given it 5 Stars if it were more robust.

Ready to move from place to place on the flat top grill. Easy to read. Good way to check the cooking variations

POOR QUALITY CONTROLI purchased the Cooper Atkins No. 3210-08 Grill Surface Thermometer because of the NSF trademark and customer reviews. I wasn’t expecting a super accurate thermometer, if I wanted that I would have paid much more for a digital thermometer from a respected manufacturer. All I wanted was a simple device that I could use to gauge the cooking surface temperature before I added oil to my frying pan. As soon as I opened the package, I washed the thermometer according to directions, just a light hand wash and dry to make sure it was clean. The next evening, I used it for the first time. I use an electric stovetop. I started by setting the burner on low because I didn’t want to overshoot my target of 350 degrees Fahrenheit. As the temperature started to rise, a haze coated the inside of the thermometer’s glass, and the dial became difficult to read. As the temperature increased, the haze turned into droplets and the dial became impossible to read (see photo). To read the dial, I had to grab the thermometer with an oven mitt and gently tap it on its side to force the water droplets away from the part of the gauge I wanted to read. The thermometer gave me an approximate reading of the pan surface temperature and I used the water droplet test to confirm that the pan had reached the minimum searing temperature range of 325 to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I removed the thermometer, added oil and placed the meat in the pan. For my first use of a grill surface thermometer this was a success because there was very little splatter, and I got a great sear on the meat. Unfortunately, water inside the thermometer is unacceptable so I’m returning this item and will look for another product for my culinary experiments.

I replace these occasionally as they get pretty nasty looking and hard to read with continued use and seasoned-on fat/grease build-up. The old ones read admirably close to the new ones.

Easy to use. Works great. I checked temp with this and another and they were both spot on. I believe accurate. I cooked shrimp on my griddle and this was very handy. It helps to find hot spots and cooler spots on griddle surface.