Looking for a digital thermometer that lasts

Submitted by Optimesh t3_xuamtk in BuyItForLife

(the kind that checks people's temperature, specifically adults)

Looking for a decent one, ideally:

  • Quick read time
  • non proprietary or built in batteries you can't replace
  • non tiny display the cheap ones have
  • no reliance on disposable pieces, e.g. some thermometers have disposable plastic covers you put on the probe before checking temperature
  • Reputable brand is a nice to have (I was looking at Brauns and was surprised by some of the reviews)
  • an accurate one would be nice šŸ™‚

Thanks all!

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ActualYogurtcloset55 t1_iqup4yf wrote

Thermapen

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javaavril t1_iqx8zis wrote

Yup, I've definitely done that before when I couldn't find my human thermometer.

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osbtensor t1_ir3xye7 wrote

These guys? Iā€™m not sure I would put the sharp, pointy end in my kids/spouses mouth, or mine. Am I looking at the wrong product, or misunderstanding their usage?

Edit: the ā€œpro-surfaceā€ version appears to not have daggers.. for $135 šŸ˜³. Is this the specific model/version being recommended?

https://www.thermoworks.com/shop/products/thermapens/

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ActualYogurtcloset55 t1_ir3yj3k wrote

Ah, no idea. Most of us read it as cooking.

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osbtensor t1_ir40p47 wrote

Gotcha. Iā€™m assuming now that the OP made a stealth edit to say measuring of ā€œpeopleā€™s temperatureā€ after several replies had already been received.

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Geezso t1_iqupy17 wrote

Braun Thermoscan 7

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graywoman7 t1_iquzm7g wrote

Vicks makes a basic one with a large readout and easy to replace battery. Even with little kids ours has been working perfectly for years. Theyā€™re about $10 and are sold at drugstores and grocery stores.

The two good models are the ā€˜speed readā€™ and the ā€˜comfort flexā€™ versions. The ā€˜rapid readā€™ one (itā€™s gray instead of blue) is terrible. We had one and got rid of it.

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fazalmajid t1_iqva28t wrote

The Exergen temporal artery thermometer is basically the same one my daughterā€™s pediatrician or UCSF hospital uses, just without the metal construction and disposable caps for sanitary purposes a medical setting requires. Thatā€™s why it costs $30 instead of $200 for the professional version.

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PBratz t1_iqy5s16 wrote

Lavatools Javelinā€¦had mine for 10yrs. Magnetic in the keeps it on the side of the fridge, out of sight but within reach.

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Optimesh OP t1_iqz99x8 wrote

> keeps it on the side of the fridge,

Human thermometer or other meatbags?

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Bearcarnikki t1_ir3jfmd wrote

Oh my god I thought you were talking about a food thermometer. I was so so so confused by the comments.

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Itisd t1_ir7pmky wrote

I've had terrible luck with digital thermometers, including having a couple that were off by several degrees. I've had name brands like Braun and Bosch, and other brands as well, all were troublesome. I gave up in 2020 and went back to a regular old analogue thermometer, it always works and is always accurate.

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