As Father’s Day comes to a close in Australia – it’s celebrated the first Sunday in Sept., after the first day of spring, Sept. 1 – I tried out my gift, a digital thermometer Amy found for me at the Big W for $18.

Somewhat pricey, but everything in Australia is, the Ekco digital thermometer performed well on the basa fillets I baked for dinner along with sweet potato and corn on the cob. Future improvement: list on packaging whether the thermometer is tip-sensitive or not. How’s a consumer to know?