Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Lasted only with original batteries

I received this as a gift. Loved it. Finally I didn't overcook my chicken for once. Being a mom of 2 small children I didn't want to risk anything. It worked great. The batteries first went in the unit that the probe hooks into. Changed them and then it only worked some of the time. It would freeze up and read a different meat than what I had set it for. When the actual remote batteries died, I replaced them with new batteries and the unit wouldn't even come on. Trashed it. I just went back with my basic thermometer.