Anyone worked with a temperature gun?

[adrian]

To get an accurate reading on a few things (for a project and cooking) I'm looking for a temperature gun. I seen it used on Food Network's "Good Eats" and I was wondering if anyone used it personally? And where can I get one locally?

[Miulang]

Re: Anyone worked with a temperature gun?

Adrian:
Here's some info on infrared thermometers. They're kinda pricey and more for gadget geeks like Alton Brown and food inspectors. I use a probe thermometer, which works just fine and costs way less than the cheapest IR thermometer.

Miulang

[timkona]

Re: Anyone worked with a temperature gun?

I got one I use for mechanic work....touch the end of a long probe to the area...helps to identify potential clogged oil and water jackets or blown cylinders on boat motors....i really dont use it that much, so prolly just a waste of money

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: Anyone worked with a temperature gun?

To get an accurate reading on a few things (for a project and cooking) I'm looking for a temperature gun. I seen it used on Food Network's "Good Eats" and I was wondering if anyone used it personally? And where can I get one locally?

That thing was one of our *favorite* toys (until the sucka got stolen, along with my husband's tool box). Eyeballs were off-limits, but golly to take the temperature of all sorts of things in the world....the hottest key on my laptop is the "num lock" (F6)...yes, son, you are truly 98.6º....wow! the coils on the back of the fridge are hot, but how amazing it was that the front door of the same appliance was ≤ 30º cooler...

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Anyone worked with a temperature gun?

I played with one that was sold at Precision Radio and it works really well. Great for checking the temperature of air ducts located in hard to reach ceilings and crawl ways. This one projected a laser dot on the target and read the surface temperature from a range of 20-feet.