Rubbermaid Commercial Products Thermometer, Classic Large Mechanical Dial, Chrome, Extreme Temperature Range for Use in Refrigerator/Freezer/Cooler/Fridge

Ever wonder if your refrigerator or freezer are cooling properly. Wonder no more with this easy to read thermometer. You haven’t use one made for the refrigerator and don’t use an electronic one. They are not accurate in a refrigerator. Nice big display with the correct temperature range in red. Service or hang it on a shelf.

Simple as it gets, easy to read, affordable, seems accurate. It shows my freezers coldness status as basic "working as designed" level of cold. I have 2 old Frigidaire chest freezers that are each 3.5 feet high and 2 X 3 foot lid size. With this thermometer in the middle back of the freezer (half way vertically from the top) "Freezer One" is at 0 degrees Fahrenheit and "Freezer Two" is at 2 degrees above zero. My understanding is that Zero degrees is the norm. You can get some home consumer freezers (usually chest type) down to -4 F and sometimes even -20 F in some brands. Consumer home units are not always clear on if they will go the extra mile colder. I have read that "Frost free" freezers "heat up" and refreeze something like 4 or 5 times a day. I learned this from reading up on refrigeration online - I am not a professional, just a concerned consumer who has been trying to educate himself. YMMV. OPTIONAL DIGRESSION / THIS CAN BE BORING - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! A freezer that gets to -4 or lower is desirable in reducing the survivability of hookworms / roundworms / tapeworms in various fish (examples: cod, Salmon, halibut). I have read safety suggestions to leave the fish at -4 or below for a full week. That and heating the fish meat to 140 degrees F (for a piece less than 6 inches in thickness) kills parasites or... makes them so disabled / dopey that they wont survive your stomach acid. I've never had an infection but after reading about it, I want to make sure any parasite critters in my foods are dead. If you can be * sure * your fish was flash deep frozen then most likely you don't need to worry about this aside from cooking the fish sufficiently. I have retained my current freezers due to interia (i.e. dreading the upheaval of replacing them, the whole swap out), it will probably be a spring cleaning "project". I am considering getting a "True" brand freezer which, from what I can tell, is a semi-pro grade (i.e. not laboratory grade but more solidily engineered than consumer) freezer that can get down to at least -4 F and possibly further. Back to the Rubbermaid thermometer: For what I paid, I am pleased with it. it is LOW hassle and durable. I also recently purchased a digital Freezer thermometer from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HO4VZRQ/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_8. I'm sure the digital will be more hassle / loseable / breakable. It may be more accurate. I will report back on how closely the two thermometer types compare down the road.

Well made. Just what we were looking for our garage refrigerator.

They are analogue (i.e., a dial that moves along a circular scale) rather than digital. Easy to read, which is what I needed. I have given it 4 stars rather than 5 because I can't tell how accurate they are. They are reading a few degrees different from the settings I entered for the refrigerator and freezer compartments. I don't know if the settings produce accurate results inside those compartments.

Works well. I did compare it with 2 other types of thermometers to check accuracy. They were all within 1 degree of each other at room temperature and in the refrigerator. That's good enough for my purpose. It only took a couple minutes at most to change and register the correct temperature when placed in a different area.

Very well designed and built gauge. I’ve used it to fine tune my refrigerator temperature. Well worth the couple extra dollars over the cheaper units.

I bought 2, one for the frig. and one for the freezer. These unit are very accurate and essy to read. They were delivered on time. It’s good to spot issues with the frig or freezer before it becomes a big problem. Definitely a good investment.

bought 2 of these they are both accurate

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Appears to be accurate. Its well made. easy to read and easy to find a place to hang or stand it in the regrigerator or freezer. I recommend it.

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Compre 2 uno para el refri y otro para el congelador y dan lecturas mas precisas que otro que tenia antes