Does anyone know if this serves the same purpose as a kitchen thermal reader?
828106
There similar, but infrared better. The Black and Decker Thermal is very good for the price.
828107
Similar! But accuracy/procedure different. One is infrared, kitchen temp,accurate is best attained by probe/gauge/ dial, the B&D leak detector? I have a $2,500.00 so called state of the art, professional contractors tool! And the B&D does almost as precision results! In closing, very good tool. Only down side/con: I attached a lanyard on the heel of its handle, long enough to hang around neck.or belt clip As this review just came in, I'm using it right now at customers home. Being in business 51 years this is 5* J.R. Massachusetts
828108
Have not seen a "kitchen" thermal reader. The Black & Decker TLD100 is a thermal leak detector we used to check for areas that were colder than the surrounding areas of walls, ceiling, and windows.
828109
Similar! But accuracy/procedure different. One is infrared, kitchen temp,accurate is best attained by probe/gauge/ dial, the B&D; leak detector? I have a $2,500.00 so called state of the art, professional contractors tool! And the B&D; does almost as precision results! In closing, very good tool. Only down side/con: I attached a lanyard on the heel of its handle, long enough to hang around neck.or belt clipAs this review just came in, I'm using it right now at customers home. Being in business 51 years this is 5* J.R. Massachusetts
2211436
There actually is, just search for "MSR90 Config" on Google and you'll find it. You don't need it to use the reader, though.
409660
The answer is NO. This is to be used to observe or read temperature in short term where the dial (working parts) are NOT exposed to DIRECT HEAT as in the internal temp of chicken, candy or other like cases as in checking the internal temp of grilled beef, pork etc.
1372193
This isn't a thermal imaging device, so the temperature of what you are viewing does not matter. This device works with little to no light and does that extremely well, but if you are looking for a thermal device, this isn't what you are looking for.
2236161
I would say certainly. Thermometers just respond to external temperatures. Youll just have to hang it directly on the ac output
942502
It only has one temp probe input, so if you ONLY wanted to monitor the oven, then yes. If you wanted to monitor your food and the oven temp, you would need a monitor with dual inputs. There might be better temp probes for the job though (check the thermoworks website for options), the needle probe is not ideally suited for measuring air temp, but it does do the job.
556935
Yes and no. I have used it as "instant read" and most of the time it worked. I did run into a couple times however when after the first reading I had to turn it off then back on to get a reading. Don't know why. It will give a good reading almost immediately. If all your looking for is instant read a better option maybe something like the Oxo, or another, dedicated instant read. It cannot be put in the oven though, not made for that. I have and use both.
1033374
Yes. Only problem is that you must use it in the exact angle or it won't read the correct temperature.
968280
My son bought this and its worked well. As far as I could tell it can read very high temps however if you know that something is obviously not as hot as its reading I would return it. Maybe it's defective.
482631
Yes , Sort of. It is a little slower than most "instant read" thermometers, but fast enough to do the job at home. A little less convenient also, two pieces cable etc.
1932656
As others have said, it probably will not do what you are probably looking for since it will only provide a surface temperature. However, if you want to know the temperature of a frying pan, or the interior of an oven, or the inside of your freezer, theses are all things the unit can do.
1358711
I don't use it. It is to cumbersome to set up and to pull readings from. Connecting it directly to a laptop does nothing. Have you had any luck with it?
2111405
Yes, it works great for it too. I actually use this to check the temperature of my aquariums. It's as accurate as the glass floating thermometers that I used to use. I can get a good reading from just pointing it at the front of the aquarium or at the open top.I have also looked at shower temperatures with spraying water. It works very well and gets a steady reading from about two feet away. I now know my prefered shower temperature is exactly 95 degrees...
650644
In my opinion it would work fine, these infrared devices are good at measuring surface temperatures so what you would get is the temperature of the surface that you aimed at, it is not going to give you an internal temperature like a oven t-stat would but you probably already know that, enjoy.
976592
This will work fine, because it uses infrared to measure temperature. I tried it on a few grills and it gives you accurate temperatures.
785347
No. While it is a "thermometer," it really only checks the temperature of the surface of an item. It is not intended to tell the internal temperature of an item. For the price though, I would still recommend the purchase because you can easily tell the temperature of your pans, pots etc.
1498936
It is not digital reading. It does work with the hydor 75w hydrokable substrate heater.