I did a lot of reading and shopping around before I bought one. I held my breath when it got here, but it's a damn good one for the price. I've got about right at 400 bucks in it. IN order to do grey cast iron correctly, you need a bigger probe than what they come with and that's an extra expense. I was pleasantly surprised by the accuracy. I have a friend at a shop with one that cost about two grand and mine seems to have the same accuracy. He was pretty impressed. Here are a few pictures. Scamp had to ham it up for the camera. lol