Can it tell the temperature of hot oil? Or does the laser simply pass through to the pot bottom?
1940158
My understanding is that it takes the temperature at the surface of whatever it is you point it at. I use it to test the temp of my coffee in the morning so I don't burn my mouth (140 degrees or lower). You can even temp the pool! It works great!
1940159
I've had success checking the temperature of oil for deep frying with this thermometer. I've had inaccurate readings measuring the temperature of shiny surfaces like the outside of stainless steel pots.
1203818
I performed a test on this to provide you with an accurate answer. I boiled water, then used two different brands of probes along with the Nubee Infrared Temperature Gun. Bottom-line - the probe thermometers are more accurate to measure hot water. The Nubee laser beams through the water and measures the temperature of the bottom of the cup. When I leaned the Nubee toward the sides of the cup (but still in the water), I got a totally different answer. The probe thermometers therefore are the tool of choice to accurately measure hot water.
1033885
Liquid has to come to the bottom of the sensor. So far, I have been able to use as little as 1 inch or maybe 1.5 inches of oil. You don't want the sensor to touch the bottom of your cooking utensil for sure.
1894197
Only when it is finished heating. You select the temp you want, and when it beeps to let you know it's done boiling, it will show the temp of the water. The temp display will stay on until you unplug it. Sometimes it's a degree or two off what you actually selected.
1023471
No, there is no indicator on the pot. You would have to open it and look inside.
152029
I think stove top cooking is different. I don't think that the probe can be inserted in liquid, for one thing. The probe is not sold as an oil or candy thermometer.
2253419
Yes, you can use it to measure liquid temperatures. I use mine to measure fudge temps when I am making fudge, and jam temps also. To determine the accuracy of yours, boil a pan of water. When it is boiling vigorously, place the tip of the probe into the water (not touching the pan) and it should read 212 degrees. Use the difference as a correction factor when measuring your liquids.
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No, but if you are in the same room you can hear it cycle off - while it is heating there is a boiling/simmering sound from the water. The LED switches from displaying the current temperature of the water to oscillating between the target temperature and the time remaining in the hour countdown.
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The temp selector only seems to work well if the pot is filled to the 1 liter mark. If its only half full I can hear it boiling. I have never put a temp probe in to see exactly what the temp is though.Ed: So you made me curious, I heated water at the low, middle and high settings. I then poured the water in a cup and over my digital instaread thermometer. The temps were on Low-155F, middle-191F, High-206F. Considering I could see the water boiling on high I assume the water is losing about 6 deg as it pours out but the temp in the cup is what your tea bag or coffee would experience.
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No it cannot. The IR gun only takes a surface reading. A sheet of glass is opaque in the infrared range of light (look up what a window looks like through a FLIR Camera). The laser pointer can penetrate the glass but that is working in a different range of light. In general a drier will have two layers of acrylic or glass that trap a layer of air inside, acting as an insulator. This will further hamper efforts to read the temperature inside.-JamieEngineering Field Technician
1637031
It doesn't have a temp dial or gauge. But water does boil in it when it cooks.
1123652
Just a thought Melinda....pretty much anything that stops the laser beam will read temp at that spot.
1542510
On ours, pressing the button with the thermometer makes waves - either 1 or 3 waves - on the hand image. We dont really feel heat. As the Breo netsite says "the heat is very low and may not be felt by some users" ( paraphrased) The indicator shows that heat is on but we cannot detect any heat.
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Assuming the oil is translucent, you would end up measuring the temperature of the side of the pan rather than the oil itself.
252242
There is a lazer light that you aim and what you point the light to is what it measures. For example, we bought it to measure the temp of our pond water. Yes it works. I pointed at the pond water and then to the water in our hot tub and it measured the water each time. I hope this helps.
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It can, but it is surface temps only. For liquids, stiring while checking will get a more uniform reading.
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I don't own this particular instrument, but on my infared thermometer the laser will only come on if I push the measurement trigger and the laser button at the same time. After that, the laser always comes on for a measurement.