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ThermoWorks DOT Simple Alarm Thermometer
Hold a probe inside a roast and beep when it hits one set temperature — no timer, no high/low band, no second channel, just the alarm the cook asked for.
Price$60.95
Published by ThermoWorks: DOT Simple Alarm Thermometer (TX-1200-WH). The price reference comes from the maker and can change.
Why this shape
DOT is the smallest and simplest leave-in ThermoWorks makes — a single-channel alarm only, no count-up-and-down timer or dual probes the ChefAlarm carries, so the face has two buttons and a magnetic back, and the cook sets a target temperature and walks away. The Pro-Series stainless probe sits through a 4.5-inch shaft with a 47-inch silicone-jacketed cable rated to 700°F, so the cable survives a closed grill or oven lid and the body stays outside the heat. A NIST-traceable calibration certificate ships in the box, and the IP65 splash-resistant housing wipes clean with a damp cloth. The 70-decibel alarm is quieter than the ChefAlarm's 92dB, so it is meant for a kitchen with ambient dish-and-pan noise rather than a loud smoker pit, and the count-up battery life on two AAA batteries runs to 5,000 hours — about a year of daily use.
- Good for
- Oven roasts where the cook sets one temperature and waits; proofing dough held to a target warm-box temperature; milk pasteurization at home; holding a sugar syrup at a target temperature for a set duration; sous-vide-style cooks where a high-heat alarm prevents over-run.
- Not for
- Smoker cooks where the cook wants to monitor pit temperature separately from the meat — DOT is single-channel and cannot read two probes. Reach for the ChefAlarm or Signals candidate recorded nearby for that.
- Care
- IP65 splash-resistant housing (excluding probe connector). Wipe clean with a damp cloth, do not submerge. The Pro-Series probe and silicone-jacketed cable are oven and grill safe to 700°F; the body stays outside the heat. ThermoWorks publishes this verbatim on the product page.
Published specifications
What the maker states.
- Material housing
- ABS plastic
- Material probe
- Pro-Series stainless steel probe, hi-temp silicone-jacketed cable
- Dimensions housing
- 3.125 H x 3.125 W x 0.75 D in (79.4 x 79.4 x 19.1 mm)
- Probe length
- 4.5 in (114.3 mm)
- Probe diameter
- 0.13 in reducing to 0.08 in
- Transition length
- 1.4 in
- Transition diameter
- 0.35 in
- Cable length
- 47 in (1.2 m)
- Cable max temperature
- 700 °F (371 °C) sustained
- Measurement range
- -58 to 572 °F (-50 to 300 °C)
- Accuracy
- ±1.8 °F from -4 to 248 °F
- Alarm volume
- 70 dB
- Channels
- Single channel
- Battery type
- 2x AAA
- Battery life
- 5,000 hours
- IP rating
- IP65 splash-resistant (excluding probe connector)
- Magnetic backing
- Yes
- Kickstand
- Yes
- Colorways
- White, Blue, Red
- SKU
- TX-1200-WH
- Certification
- NIST-traceable calibration certificate included