Will this thermometer work if placed on the side of your stove and not the top? My stove recommends best place for the thermometer is on the side.
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Yes, it will read the temp wherever you put it as long as it is iron based. But usually stove temp is measured at the top
1722017
No. I would not recommend using this directly on the stovetop due to the fact that you can have a grease fire. Lodge has several griddles that can be used on top of the stove. Take a look at the Lodge model LPG13. It is a reversal type that you can use for pancakes or flip it over for steaks.
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I Have a flat Top Stove. It Will Work on Any Stove as The bottom is Flat. Just Put it on a Smaller Burner and It Should Be Fine!
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not a good idea to use this on the stove top. It only has a wire mesh bottom so anything that cooks out of your food will end up on the stove top. I guess you could use it on a gas stove burner to grill veggies .
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We just bought the stove this summer and we did not have an issue with ours. Sorry to hear it did not work for you. It may be a manufacture defect.
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I don't believe it would work well on the stovetop, as it's both plastic and vented. I'm sure it's fine up to a certain heat level, I'm just not sure what the max. temp. is.
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It seems you could put it anywhere you wanted but if u place it on a cooktop and accidentally turn on the burner underneath it you will damage this expensive appliance.Seems risky. I would love to place mine on my gas cooktop so it is under my ventilating hood. I wondered if a fireproof heatproof board could be placed over the cooktop to protect this device in the event one of my gas burners was inadvertently turned on.
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Sure! Check the specs. I think it's good up to 500 degrees, so it should be fine on one side of the stovetop, not in the hottest center.
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Yes as long as your thermostat is not sitting directly on the unitif it is you migh. t run the risk of melting. most of the heat comes out of the top of the unit. I highly recommend an IR based thermometer
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No you do not have to use the other side while using the stove top. It works great! It does work alone.
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Not sure what kind of stove you have exactly, but we use ours on our cast iron wood burning stove and stick the thermometer right on the top. It read very accurately and helps us keep the fire to non-creosote levels. It's great!
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I would not put it on top of my stovetop. I have it on the counter right beside the stove. It has a rubber backing and if your stovetop gets hot when you use the oven, it would not be good idea. If your stovetop stays cool, you could probably put it there. Like I said, it has a rubber backing and all around the edges is molded around by the same material as the top. If you are just placing it there and there is no heat on the top of your stove, it should be fine. I use mine on the counter right by the stove so I can take hot pans off the stove and move directly to the product. It works wonderfully and protects my counters from the heat of the pans. Hope this helps. I would not put it on top of my stovetop. I have it on the counter right beside the stove. It has a rubber backing and if your stovetop gets hot when you use the oven, it would not be good idea. If your stovetop stays cool, you could probably put it there. Like I said, it has a rubber backing and all around the edges is molded around by the same material as the top. If you are just placing it there and there is no heat on the top of your stove, it should be fine. I use mine on the counter right by the stove so I can take hot pans off the stove and move directly to the product. It works... » Read More I would not put it on top of my stovetop. I have it on the counter right beside the stove. It has a rubber backing and if your stovetop gets hot when you use the oven, it would not be good idea. If your stovetop stays cool, you could probably put it there. Like I said, it has a rubber backing and all around the edges is molded around by the same material as the top. If you are just placing it there and there is no heat on the top of your stove, it should be fine. I use mine on the counter right by the stove so I can take hot pans off the stove and move directly to the product. It works wonderfully and protects my counters from the heat of the pans. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I dont keep a thermometor for the hot side, just the cool side. I find the readings in this device accurate enough.Sorry for the late response!
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The probe only measures the air temperature, not the internal temperature of the thing you are cooking. So it has to not touch the cooking surface, nor the food being cooked. We find it quite fragile, and removing it from the holder designed for an over rack is always a risk. That said, we have used it with a turkey roaster oven, and it did work. But keeping it from touching the turkey or side of the roaster, which would throw off the reading, is very difficult. So I doubt it would work on a stovetop pan. We just got a "Maverick Laser Surface Thermometer" from Amazon which might work better for you. But we haven't really had a chance to try it out yet. The probe only measures the air temperature, not the internal temperature of the thing you are cooking. So it has to not touch the cooking surface, nor the food being cooked. We find it quite fragile, and removing it from the holder designed for an over rack is always a risk. That said, we have used it with a turkey roaster oven, and it did work. But keeping it from touching the turkey or side of the roaster, which would throw off the reading, is very difficult. So I doubt it would work on a stovetop pan. We just got a "Maverick Laser Surface Thermometer" from Amazon which might... » Read More The probe only measures the air temperature, not the internal temperature of the thing you are cooking. So it has to not touch the cooking surface, nor the food being cooked. We find it quite fragile, and removing it from the holder designed for an over rack is always a risk. That said, we have used it with a turkey roaster oven, and it did work. But keeping it from touching the turkey or side of the roaster, which would throw off the reading, is very difficult. So I doubt it would work on a stovetop pan. We just got a "Maverick Laser Surface Thermometer" from Amazon which might work better for you. But we haven't really had a chance to try it out yet. « Show Less
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Sure, put it on one side, and just don't use the burner underneath it, and you might want to put foil underneath it as well to shield it from the heat of the other burners so it won't combust to fast. Also try to keep the heat below 225 degrees.
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Yes, the sides are pretty well straight. I think you're thermometer would stand up straight without any problem.
965363
Though I've never used it on a stove top griddle plate I don't see why it wouldn't work. After all this thermometer was designed to measure surface temperatures. For a definitive answer you might want to contact the Kingsford Company. Best wishes, The Scoot.