Christine Dabney > wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:21:43 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>>On 27 Dec 2008 08:37:22 GMT, "Default User" >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> That's what I always rely on. The silly probe things never seem to
>>>> last long. I can't be bothered.
>>>
>>>I have a Taylor that been going year after year. Oven, smoker, grill,
>>>no problems with either the unit or the probe.
>>>
>>GASP! You, you, you mean there's *another* brand to buy????
>
> Taylor is the most common name in kitchen thermometers. I think most
> of mine are made by Taylor.

Both the original Taylor and original Polder corded thermometers are
made by the same Chinese manufacturer. The guts/circuit boards are
exactly the same except that Taylor has spentr the extr $.01 and
incorporated the on/off switch (which is already built into the
boards, but not the outer case).

-sw