Am buying a gift and have been asked to get an infrared thermometer for outdoor frying - is this one?
1795922
This isn't infrared. However I do use this one for outdoor frying. The end is submersed in the oil.
1795923
No this device like most metal contact probes operates by thermoelectric metalic temperature measurement. We use a larger version of these to measure deep frying of Turkeys with no problem for many years.
1795924
No this is not what your looking for. If you google infraded therometer you should be able to fond what your looking for. Good luck
1326894
The dual answer is yes. The device has both a clip on sensor for oven temp as well as an internal probe for reading food temp. Both temps are simultaneously displayed. The accuracy seems spot on.
1228122
The is a very low priced infrared device. You'll probably need to spend more if you're looking to see body heat.
1056109
Suzanne, I bought A NuWave Pic. I opted for the higher end unit. I split my order with my son. He has used his extensively and is very impressed with it. I broke mine in on fried chicken. I've never had oil temperature control like this before. Good luck with your decision.
644501
Nope. It's surface-temp only. Really good for checking the frying pan or cooking oil temp, but no probe, strictly non-contact surface readings.
91943
Well i sure understand what you are saying RePete and i'm so glad someone else noticed! Even though this LISTING is for an Masterbuilt Butterball Indoor Gen III Electric Fryer Cooker, there are 3 purchasing options on the page that include something that steams indoors and an additional indoor fryer that DOES TAKE OIL and an OIL FREE FRYER. The oilfree product is really an OUTDOOR ROASTER that uses an infrared heating element to roast the turkey so the term fryer is misleading in many of the reviews for the oil free version. I came to this page after I recently received the oil free fryer as a gift at christmas to read the reviews and it was very confusing. Several people were raving about how they fried turkeys, wings, potatoes...anything in oil and that it turns out so crispy and perfect. Or that they boiled/steamed things with this lol....i thought they were idiots for attempting to put oil in an OIL FREE FRYER. lol However, they bought the indoor fryer that does take oil. Amazon should have split this listing into 3 product listings, giving each option it's own page and review options. Hopefully people use their common sense and NEVER attempt to use the outdoor version indoors (carbon monoxide warnings all over the instructions) or put oil in it. Side note, i'm looking forward to trying out a turkey tomorrow, based on the reviews for the version we do have. good luck!
990374
I'm not that sure since I don't even like it much for outdoors. If I were you I'd get a Foreman or Panini maker. That way you'd know when it's cooked.
276457
I got mine from amazon and it came from thermoworks works great I had old dial kitchen aid thermometer and this works better real deal.
738292
I agree with Wowsie; it probably won't give an accurate reading just touching a surface. The probe is designed to be immersed. Why not use one of those IR thermometers? There are cheap ones that go to about 900°F. I see McMaster-Carr has them that go to 1800°F, but it's over $200. Or look at a color chart, if you're getting it hot enough. I Googled "metal temp color" and many charts popped up.
196833
Yes. You just put the probe in the turkey, and make sure the wire leading to it exits the fryer. (The wire is inserted into a plastic transmitter.) As long as that transmitter is not in the heat, you're good to go. The probe wire is about 18 inches long so there's plenty of room. I used it in the oven, with the wire extending out the door and the transmitter dangling outside my oven. It worked fine.
1826994
Not accurate enough to trust a cook to, the food is placed quiet a distance between where thermometer is. I use dual digi thermometer like the Maverick Et-732 Remote Bbq Smoker Thermometer
302941
I sent mine back shortly after receiving it because it was very inaccurate. However, with my other Infrared Temp guns I have measured cooking oil temperature.
2124127
The probe is bent to 90 degrees, near the top, to allow easier placement into roasts, etc. That said, I doubt it's manufactured to be repeatedly bent. I think, if you want to measure surface temperature, you'd be better off getting an infrared thermometer (available at Amazon, ranging from about $17 to about $50). They're specifically designed for measuring surface temperatures. You just point the thermometer at the surface and depress the trigger/switch, and the digital screen shows the temperature.
1699705
I bought it for someone else. He tells me that it works very well for checking the temperature of hamburgers, chicken breasts and other items on his grill. I do not think it states "frying and candy-making" anywhere. My English cookbook says that toffee is boiled until it gets to 270 F., and fudge at 240 F. So that should be OK for the candy-making. I am not sure how far into the liquid one can put the probe. It is very fine and ideal for hamburgers, etc.
836045
This is an "oven thermometer" not for frying. Even if it was it only lasted less then 6 months.
1701743
Greetings,While it's a great thermometer the plastic housing makes it unsuitable for being exposed to continuous heat... This model is best suited for testing temperatures intermittently and not left in the food while cooking...
1761407
Nope. It's not intended for that use. Just check the internal temperature about half-hour before end of recommended cook time then you'll know how to gauge it.