Best thermometer 2021: Check your temperature easily and accurately

 

(Pocket-lint) - Without a digital thermometer, no medicine cabinet can be considered full - it is the fastest and simplest way to get a very precise reading of your body temperature so that you can know more clearly if you are displaying disease symptoms. Also, they are a must for new parents.

Fortunately, decent thermometers don't have to be costly at all, and right now, there are plenty on the market. As you are definitely well aware, however, we must preface this guide with the fact that thermometers are in extremely short supply in periods of widespread illness such as the present COVID-19 pandemic.

You would have done well if you can get your hands on one of the models from this list, but we have a helpful tip if you can't find them in stock - several packaged medical kits and first aid kits also contain thermometers that you can use. So, look for medical kits containing a thermometer in the meantime, and you can pick up one along with a number of other useful supplies.

Our pick of the best digital thermometers to buy today

Braun Thermoscan 7

Braun has a lock on so many different health and hygiene items that it's no surprise to see it doing well in the market for digital thermometers and the Thermoscan 7 has a great reputation for both accuracy and reading pace.

It's an ear thermometer, which ensures that it's not uncomfortably kept under your tongue or something like that, and you can even preset the age of the person whose temperature you're reading to get more precise results, which is especially helpful for those of us with families.

Vicks AgeSmart Family Thermometer

Braun's thermometer is very impressive, but for some people, it may be a little complicated, especially if they're used to a simpler probe. In his AgeSmart Family Thermometer, Vicks has a choice that would be ideal in those circumstances. It's dead easy only takes eight seconds to read.

A broad color-coded outcome lets you know whether you should care about the reported temperature, which is helpful in a pinch, and has settings for kids as they get older, making it another great family shout. It's an easy, cheap but reliable pick at under £ 10 or $ 10.

Miniland Thermo Kit

Another great pick for those with young people is Miniland's lovely little temperature-reading kit, with clever decorations and designs to ensure that children do not associate it with feeling bad, and has also remained stable with its original pricing, a novelty at the moment.

In fact, there are three thermometers here, a regular body one, a pacifier thermometer that's great if your child uses one to suck on, and a penguin-shaped final bathwater reading option before you put your baby in for a wash. That's a fantastic package, in short, for any parent.

Braun No Touch Plus

In certain cases, the gold standard is the capacity to do so without touching the individual in question, just in case infection is necessary. You can do it easily with Braun's No Touch Plus, taking a reading from close up to someone's forehead but requiring no physical contact.

It's a fantastic machine that easily takes accurate readings, making it a wonderful bet.

Generic thermometers

The truth is that most of the results you'll find when you search for digital thermometers won't have a well-known brand name attached, and will be cheaper as a result (although that's not even guaranteed right now). The truth is that if these are what you can find, as long as you're not too badly price-gouged while you do it, they may not be a bad buy.

The thermometer above, for instance, is actually pretty cheap in the UK at present, which is fair, even if we can't be as sure of its accuracy compared to a Braun model. However, knowing that inventory is poor, they may well be better than none.