Infrafred Thermometer

[wizardofza]

I saw this in a recent Sunday flyer and thought this would be a great tool to have when heating sparge/mash water. Better than mucking with my digital thermometer. Just point and shoot!

Has anyone ever used one of these things?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_03450466000P?keyword=infrared

 

[lustreking]

I have something similar, but I've never used it to measure temperatures of liquids. I would think that steam/vapor coming off the water would skew the results. Also since it only measures the temperature of the surface, I wouldn't use it to check your mash temp.

 

[Uncle Argyle]

From the description..."Measures surface temperatures"

I would want to get a reading of the middle of the mash (or close to it) rather than the surface temp.

 

[wizardofza]

Ah, good catch guys.

*scratches it off christmas list*

Thanks!