Thermometers

I produced mercury thermometers renowned for their accuracy to within a fraction of a degree for more than twenty years until the FDA banned mercury thermometers for use in the kitchen. Fortunately, technology has come up with some viable alternatives that rival the speed and repeatability of mercury: infrared digital thermometers. Infrared falls between the visible light of the electromagnetic spectrum and radio waves. Infrared thermometers capture the invisible infrared energy naturally emitted from all objects. Often referred to as “point and shoot,” the infrared ray, when aimed and the trigger is pulled, instantly scans the surface temperature of an object from up to two feet away. This is a very useful tool for taking oven temperature and also the temperature of different areas in the refrigerator or room.