Price: $15.00
Pros: hasnt broken yet!
Cons: I have to hold it when putting it in 2.5 gallons of water in my large brew kettle.
Recommended? Yes

Comments: I think I will get an electronic thermometer if this one breaks soon

Price: $12.00
Pros: it floats has easy to read markings
Cons: slow to react very slow
Recommended? No

Comments: well I will start with something positive - it's eventually acurate and easy to read. Now this is why I will never use it - it takes about 10 minutes to stabilize and even then it has me second guessing if it's done usually I have t double check with my digital if I do use it. It can really screw up your mash if you trust it. Here's a real life example I was shooting for a 154f mash temp for a stout and the thermo read 147 after about 10 minutes of mixing the mash well and letting it integrate well i let the thermo float for probably 5 minutes after that. So I added the app. water to hit my mash temp and after 5 minutes it read 154 so I thought I was good but I double checked with my digital a few minutes later and my mash ws at 160f so I check the floater and it's climbed to 158f and like 3 minutes later 160f. Point being it's very slow to react and I wouldn't trust it for on the fly readings or anything that you needed fast accuracy on.

Price: $8.99
Pros: Accurate, the floating portion withstands great heat, very durable.
Cons: They're glass, so if dropped it WILL break, as opposed to a metal thermo.
Recommended? Yes

Comments: This is a very good alternative to an expensive digital thermometer, they give good readings and I know personally that the floating portion on the top can withstand temperatures up to 200 degrees F. I would recommend this thermometer to anyone who doesn't want to spend so much on a digi!