My wife has bought numerous thermometers for our son over his six years. Including at least two quite expensive ones (one was in-ear and one was a forehead thermometer). It’s always seemed like more guess work than need be on our part to determine if he REALLY has a fever or not and whether it’s mild or not. Well, since he started school this year he’s caught and brought home numerous and varied illnesses. We finally got fed up with the in-ear thermometer. It’s grown more even more fickle over time. And considering his latest illness was an ear infection, we decided it was time for something else. Enter the expensive forehead thermometer. While the in-ear thermometer was wishy-washy with its numbers, the forehead thermometer is basically a random number generator. Despite following instructions to the letter, that thing throws out wildly different numbers on back to back readings. We’ve tried on him and both of us. Even holding it perfectly still to your own forehead and taking two readings back to back without moving - it will vary as much as 4-5 degrees. Not tenths, but whole number degrees. Sometimes less, but never consistent with itself or the in-ear. Fed up, I head to Amazon and start looking for oral thermometers (you can use it under the armpit as well). I’ve bought other medical equipment from ADC and was always satisfied with the quality. This thermometer has not let me down. FINALLY we get numbers that are not only consistent but also line up to what we are expecting. (While we can’t predict his actual temperature - we do know that when he’s sweating from his head and complains of the chills elsewhere and is hot to the touch that he very likely has a fever - despite the other thermometers measuring temperature sometimes down to 96F. Likewise, we know that his temperature is not 107F as read by the forehead thermometer when he feels mildly warmer than normal but is displaying no other signs - the reading taken immediately after was 101.2F and then 99.4F all in the same location and within about 15 seconds total). It’s quite a relief to finally have a thermometer that is consistent, and gives numbers that are within the range of reasonableness. All at a much lower price. It might not be quite as fast as the other two (but at 8 seconds it’s hardly slow) and it might not seem as convenient (or may even be seen as “outdated”). However, it actually does the function for which it was purchased - we trust that it gives us a reasonably accurate reading of our child’s temperature. Mine too for that matter as he’s passed several of these ailments on to me. Read more
I never used a digital meat thermometer before and was leery of this one but it’s great. It’s accurate. It’s fast and I use it almost every day. And it’s magnetic so it sticks to my stove and that’s where I store it. Read more
Much better quality than what you'll find at the department store. Read more
Have not used this for long so can't speak to the long term usage. So far this is a great little oral thermometer to have for home use. Pros: - 8 second read out - Quality unit with flexible tip, comes with a hard plastic cover (and a set of disposable probe sleeves for safer usage) - Display is large enough for the older members of our family to use. Shows the temp with coloring in green for temperatures below 99.5 degrees and red for 99.6 and higher. Not sure if this feature is necessary but it is different than other thermometers we've owned. - 2 year warranty should cover long enough for a $10.50 item. Read more
I have owned several digital thermometers in this price range, and this ADC is by far the best. It's fast enough (takes around 10 seconds), very easy to read, and unlike all the others I've owned, I can actually hear the beep from the ADC. I have thrown out all the other digital thermometers. Read more
Spent a long time looking for thermometers. I had no idea there were so many types and brands. It’s just a thermometer, right? Reading the reviews about different brands having short to no battery life, inaccurate and inconsistent temperatures readings and other not-so-good qualities became a bit overwhelming. I finally chose this thermometer. Glad I did. Not perfect, but very good. I tested th accuracy several times and it was never off by more than one degree. I like the plastic case and thermometer sleeves too. So far so, good. Battery still strong. Easy to read. I recommend. Read more
Very fast, & accurate. The wife who was a nurse for 44yrs. said it's one of the best she has ever used. Read more
From the times I have used it, this thermometer has provided a temp in about 8 seconds each time. So, as for speed, the manufacturer's claims are correct. But what really matters is accuracy (otherwise why bother). I compared it to my $60 Braun tympanic (ear) thermometer and the ear thermometer read 98.2 and the ADC thermometer read 98.1. Later on I tried it again and they both read within 0.2F from one another. I am fine with this. I don't have a NIST lab grade thermometer to compare it with, but from my basic testing I feel that the manufacturer's claim of being accurate to within 0.2F (0.1C) is probably correct. For non-Americans, you can switch the temp to Celsius by turning it off and holding the button down for several seconds. All in all, I am happy with it. Unless you want to pay a lot of money, you probably aren't going to find a better oral thermometer for home use. Read more
