The Tenth Day of Christmas

I've been eyeballing a few candy and chocolate recipes lately, and a fellow chocolatier shared that at least one of them tends to turn out less than perfect if you're not using a candy thermometer. How can I be in my line of work and not even own a candy thermometer?? So as much as I've tried not to ask for work things for my holiday wish list, the candy thermometer is really for me to try out some yummy recipes!