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Infrared thermometers

Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:03 pm
Posted by Boston911
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2013
2596 posts
Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:03 pm
Seen some people using these for cracklings and frying, I see some for fairly cheap ($20). Are the cheap ones accurate? If not, what are y’all using?
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80753 posts
Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:09 pm to
What will you be using it for?
Posted by SmokedBrisket2018
Member since Jun 2018
1544 posts
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:56 am to
I have the ThermoWorks Industrial IR Gun (IR-GUN-S) and I like it a lot. Not sure if a $20 one is accurate.

ThermoWorks IR
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21523 posts
Posted on 1/29/19 at 2:09 pm to
I got a cheap one from Harbor Freight, and it does the trick for me. Good for measuring temps of pizza steel, grease, freezer items (is this thing on?), AC vents (to see if AC is cooling), etc. Been working for a few years now.

Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 1/29/19 at 3:39 pm to
I've got a Thermoworks, too; it probably cost ~$75. TW makes several versions w/the option for a probe attachment. Buy one of those & you get the best of both worlds.
Posted by Boston911
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2013
2596 posts
Posted on 1/29/19 at 5:12 pm to
Primarily cracklings
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
37579 posts
Posted on 1/29/19 at 5:14 pm to
I just recently bought this one and it seems well built with decent features. Haven't tested it out to see how accurate it is though. Will try with boiling water here in a sec (assuming that's a way to do it.)

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I just tested mine in about an inch and a half of boiling water, and it was jumping around both above and below 212...mostly below around 209-211, and then a few times up above. I'm guessing it was not a constant read because it was reading different parts of the bubbling water. It does get a read very quickly. I'd recommend this model for sure. At $20, not a bad deal at all.
This post was edited on 1/29/19 at 6:27 pm
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