How high can it measure temp., like for food or cooking oil or grill??
1432055
The hottest it has ever measured for me (surface temp) was 228 F even when I knew the temp was higher.
1432056
I use this strictly for a human's body temperature. I do not think it would give an accurate temp for cooking.
1932660
Although I haven't tried it I believe it would work. But it would only measure the surface temp of the food. Not the interior temp.
1916148
I have used it to monitor smoker temps for c old smoking cheese, les than 90 degrees and up to 350 degrees in my bbq, no issues
454446
I have not used a thermometer, but i have used this for deep frying. i bought it exclusively for deep frying outdoors (extension cord not included). works well, i would estimate it gets up to 350 comfortably.
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.
1205032
The ChefAlarm will work great for frying. You can use the included stainless steel pot clip to position the probe into the oil. The Pro-Series Probes have a range up to 572 degrees F which should easily accommodate frying temperatures. The cable on the High-Temp Cooking Probe can withstand temps up to 700F.
5971
The top temperature it can display is 410 deg.F. Since the probe is in the food (not sitting on the oven grate), the oven can go higher for quite a while before the inside of the food hits 410...
1998492
I don't know how I would go about measuring that. What is the metrics of butane? You could buy an infrared measuring tool and head down to breakfast at the local hotel and see what the reading is for the guy making the omelets. Why not phrase the question as what it is you would like to accomplish, melt plastic, sear beef, flash oil etc. Gets pretty damn hot.
152020
Yes no problem, however it starts at 125 degs, so it won,t read until it reaches that temp. Of course most foods if not all don,t get cooked before at least 350 degs so no problem.
2099078
I've only used this to monitor the temperature of cooking oil when deep frying. As far as I know, there in no battery. The sensor in located at the first 2" at the tip of the thermometer. I have not used it for checking internal temperatures of solid food. It will certainly give you a reading for the hot oil in your fryer as long as the tip can be immersed in at least 2" of oil vertically or horizontally. This unit is very durable.
1344396
It will measure any surface, indoors or out, although you will need a solid surface. It can't measure the temperature of a barbeque grate.
5306
Yes! Setting a specific temp is impossible (a lot of tinkering with knob), a good cooked steak is possible.
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.
1352785
Not sure, we bought this thermometer to use in our old refrigerator we use for smoking fish. We drilled a hole in the door and it worked great so we could see how warm it got inside the smoker.
460674
I don't see why it wouldn't give you that temp. You wouldn't want to stick it too far into the soil though, so it might not stand up. Almost any thermometer would do for that.
360877
I am not sure if this thermometer will work in that temperture range. oil and candy thermometer I believe work above 450 degrees.
2074764
I've used my Comark from around 60 degrees to temperatures around 350-360 (hot grease for fish). I've never used it to test below zero.