sf > wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Dec 2011 20:06:27 -0600, "Polly Esther"
> > wrote:
>
>> Any of you have a laser digital thermometer? Do you use it for candy
>> making? Any warnings as to brands or the care of the thermometer? Polly
>
> I looked at one the other day. Those things are expensive! I just
> dipped my toe in the murky waters of probe thermometers, so a laser
> model will have to wait.


Harbor freight usually has some cheap ones.
The laser is not required. A near field wide angle sensor is likely to give
better readings. Reflective surfaces can alter the reading.

Greg