Review on KitchenAid KQ902 Oven/Grill Safe Meat Thermometer - Leave-in, Stainless Steel, Temperature Range: 120F to 200F by Srivatsan Oling

After approx. 20 minutes in the oven, the display is accurate. At first I thought it was defective as it read around 25 degrees Fahrenheit, which was verified by two precise digital measuring probes placed in the oven next to the dial. The digital probe responds quickly. The Kitchen Aid thermometer is slow to respond. Works fine as long as I don't expect it to show the actual oven temperature as the oven heats up. Digital gauges indicate that the oven's heating elements begin heating when the temperature drops about 4 degrees Fahrenheit below the set point and stop heating when the set point is reached. The hot elements then raise the oven a few degrees higher. Kitchen Aid simply remains at the set value and reaches it after about 20 minutes.