The newest addition to the Taylor Gourmet kitchen tools is the Elite Series. Found only in Gourmet stores for the past year -they have finally come to Amazon. The Elite Series features elegant ,sleek designs with easy to read dials. Taylor accuracy based on a 250 year tradition of accuracy in our Taylor and Salter lines. The 608 is a stylish Stainless steel digital thermometer with a 0.6-inch LCD readout. This will measure temperatures from -40 to 446 Degree F ( also switches to C temperatures.)More features include on/off button and "hold" temperature feature . A protective sleeve is included. The long life Lithium battery is included.