Taylor Meat Dial 5939-72

The Taylor Meat Dial 5939-72 is part of the Meat Thermometers test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Meat Thermometer models like the Meat Dial 5939-72 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Accuracy: A score on how accurate the thermometer readings of a model were compared to a calibrated reference thermometer

Repeatability: A score on how repeatable the temperature readings of a model were within and among the three samples tested of that model

Response time: The time is seconds from probe immersion into a temperature controlled water bath to a steady sate accurate temperature reading.