Mastercool MSC52224A Infrared Thermometer Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this to use at my stove when cooking. It takes a little getting used to, since surface temperatures are significantly different from interior temperatures. Like, when cooking caramel, the surface temperature seems usually to be about 10F cooler than the interior (measured with a normal digital thermometer), whereas things in the oven, the surface will obviously be much hotter than the interior (so much hotter that this is really only useful on the stovetop.)
Once you learn to compensate for stovetop use, though, this thing is incredibly handy. Checking frying oil to make sure it's at 375F for best deep-frying results, checking on confections to stop them at the right temperature, making sure custards in a double-boiler aren't approaching a boil, I use this thing all the time. It sits on the shelf immediately above and to the left of my stove so it's within easy reach when my intuition isn't enough or I'm trying to do many things at once.
This was the least expensive one I could find on Amazon, too, with a decent FOV. For cooking, this one's 1:12 view cone is great -- means when you point and shoot from a foot away, it's sampling a 1" circle. Some of the other inexpensive ones have cheaper optics and some are as bad as 1:1, which means to sample a 1" circle you'd have to hold it an inch away from the surface -- completely unfeasible when cooking something like caramel, if you value your skin.

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Infrared thermometer ranges from -58 to 932 degrees F, with large easy to read 1" LCD display, scan mode, maximum temperature display, andF/C button. The unit includes 2 AAA batteries, instruction manual and a plastic molded carrying case.

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(More customer reviews)Works well. I assume its reading is representative of the temperatures. Color is not too bright and offensive. Looks good on black stove. You sometimes have to tap it to get it to give current temperature as it occasionally gets a bit hung up on its way up. Not the end of the world.

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Click here for more information about EXCITING EASY TO READ GRAPHICS. ChimGard® Energy Meter (3-4) Woodstove Thermometer. Durable genuine porcelain enamel with yellow & orange zones clearly indicated on brown case -- shows safe flue temperatures at a glance. CALIBRATED FOR FLUEPIPES