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Anyone who works with candy will tell you how important it is to have a great thermometer.  I am a caramel-aholic.  Okay, I admit it.  I should be in some sort of program for my obsession, but I am not.  I don’t think they could help me with my food addictions.  One of my favorite candies is dark chocolate pecan turtles.  I have always loved them.  I use to pay an obscene amount of money at candy stores for them, until I got this little beauty.  When I found this thermometer at my local cooks store I had to have it.  This thermometer appealed to my practical side - a two for one deal, gotta love that!  I love having tools that are multi-purpose in my kitchen and this thermometer does a lot.  It has read out for the different stages of candy making and is even durable enough to give you a read on deep frying oil.  The thermometer alerts you with a couple of beeps when you are close to your stage, i.e. soft ball, hard ball, etc.  It also has a general temperature feature that is great for reading anything.  The only complaint I have is the clip.  The clip that attaches the unit to your pan is pretty much useless, as many of the reviewers on amazon have stated.  The thermometer is a little to heavy for such a small clip, but if you can get passed this one minor flaw the unit is a winner!  The read out is clear, accurate and quick.  The price isn’t too bad at around $30.  Click on the link above to check it out at amazon.com.