Digital Infrared Thermometer with Pocket Clip - Instant Read Thermometer Non-Contact Compact Temperature Tester for Meat Candy Cooking Food Grill Kitchen BBQ Candy Water-2PACK(NOT for Human Temp)

Harbor Freight has discontinued their small inexpensive infrared thermometer. This doesn’t have the laser pointer but is still a good replacement for kitchen work for determining the temperature of sauté pan surfaces. It works well. When I changed it to Fahrenheit the setting held. The temperature seems accurate on air and solid temperature settings, it works less well when shooting a temp on the surface of a clear liquid.

Units will not stay set and continually default to Celsius. Units only worked for 1 day before they give an error code and will not function at all. Currently garbage and a waste of money. I spent $8 on replacement batteries and that did not fix the problem so I am out $30 overall for two nonfunctioning devices.

I was looking for an IR thermometer with the smallest possible sensor footprint, in order to fit into very tight spaces. Specifically, I wanted to be able to determine the temperature of individual surface-mount components on a PCB, even when they're very close to other parts. Most of these low-cost IR thermometers are quite bulky at the measurement-end (unnecessarily so) and make it difficult to guess which component the tool is actually 'seeing'. This one has the smallest tip I could find, so you can get up close, and seems to work well. If you press and hold the measure button, it will show live updates as you move around, making it easier to find the hottest point. Short of a very expensive IR camera lab-grade instrument, this gets you what you need, as you can find hotspots and compare them against non-hotspots to get an accurate temperature differential (which is exactly what I'm after, so absolute accuracy isn't as critical). That said, it also does appear to be pretty accurate; I've only used it at room temperature and above (up to about 120'F) so far. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one of these. (To make this type of measurement, forget about anything with a laser pointer, the parallax makes it completely useless.)

The size of this thermometer is great. However, it does have a few quirks which has caused me to remove a star. First, I'm not sure how trustworthy its readings are. When I've pointed it at boiling water, it has said 150 F. Could be user error though- it’s not always clear what it’s measuring and you do have to hold it down to get a reading. Secondly, to change from C to F, you must push a pin into a tiny hole and click a button. The problem is, you have to do that nearly each time you turn it on, as it constantly and randomly reverts to Celsius. Not a problem if you prefer Celsius readings, but annoying for us imperial folks.

The battery always comes loose and we have to reset it. They don't work well. I replaced them with a better product after a week

ordered this infrared for use at work. I needed something quick and accurate and i needed something that wouldnt take up a lot of space. I was worried for the build quality before it arrived as the price is pretty low, but I am very happy with the make and feel now that it's in my hands. the hard plastic has a good weight to it and considering how small it is thats definitely a good thing since it can be easy to forget in a pocket. the button is sturdy and the unit reads fast. a single press will hold the read temp. you can hold it down to scan a broad area. one click and in a second I have all the information I need to make my job that much easier. I will definitely be purchasing from this seller again. already suggesting to my colleagues. exceeded expectations.

Junk, battery compartment is weak and constantly loosed contact either the battery and resets to Celsius, font stay on Fahrenheit . Avoid.

We have purchased several similar products, for gifts and for ourselves, to measure the temperature of a bottle wine. Most products require opening the bottle and inserting a probe. We don't want to have to open the bottle. This gives us a good idea of whether the wine is at the proper serving temperature. While not as pretty as the previous ones we purchased, they did not last very long - even after replacing batteries. This one costs less. We have high hopes for this one. We've only had it a week. Fingers crossed for durability. We wish we had some info as to where to go if we develop issues with it. This model is easier to load the batteries into. The size and pocket clip makes it convenient to take to other venues.

Siemore marca la misma temperatura, no funciona

These work great! The display is a bit small, but that's not an issue for me. Great value for the money, and they are accurate and precise as well!

Great accurate little thermometer, also very hardy

Product works as advertised.

Excellent customer service. One of the two units I received wasn't working properly due to a defective on/off switch but was replaced asap without any hassle at all. Definitely will buy it again as gifts cause I have two for myself already. Thanks again Ella.