Escali AHG2 Stainless Steel Extra Large Direct Grill Surface Thermometer, Searing Temperature Zones 100-600F Degree Range

Great surface thermometer. Place in fry pan, turn burner gas to medium high heat; takes approximately ten minutes for fry pan to get to around 400 deg F; then add olive oil and steak or fish. Searing or browning is then just right. No more guessing looking at water drops in the fry pan. Could have used my digital instant read thermometer but you have to constantly turn it on and probe the pan which is too much work.

Very easy to ready and good quality for the price.

Ok for beef but I wish these showed the actual temperature.

We do not have a temperature gauge on our charcoal grill. This works great setting it on the grill grate letting us know when the coals are the correct temperature for what we are cooking

I have a small Weber gas grille that lacks a thermometer. This solved the problem. Sits on the grilling grid and provides reasonably accurate temperature readings. I've had it for about 3 years and it still works fine. I do wish it had an adjustment for calibration. Because it sits under the hood while grilling, it does get splattered with grease and can look a bit tacky, but it is still readable. Great value!

I thought having a thermometer that sat on the surface of my griddle would be the way to go. I did not realize that griddle cooking is all about heat zones which means moving the thermometer from section to section to get a reading of the surface temperature. That's not the problem. The problem is that this thermometer takes ages to get a reading when you move it to a new section. Griddle cooking moves at light speed and by the time you get a reading and adjust the gas it's too late. I switched to one of the handheld instant readers. Nothing wrong with this product just not good for what I needed it for.

I purchased this analog thermometer for determining the grill temperature. I had high hopes for this product, but it seems to be highly unreliable. I turn on my propane grill and the grill thermometer immediately begins to respond to the temperature rise caused by the fire. This item is literally sitting on the grill right under the fire and it barely moves. I did a long cook ( 8 hours) and this thermometer was 50 degrees cooler than the hood thermometer. How is that possible? This is literally on the grill and it shows a temperature less than the hood thermometer from the grill. Because of the long lead time to come up to temperature and the disparity between the hood thermometer, this CANNOT be recommended as a thermometer. Avoid it.

Accurate and easy to read