When "medium heat" isn't precise enough

• Find the perfect time to add food to your pan
• Cook more consistently
• Know when the pan's preheated
• Know when the pan's getting too hot
• Know when the pan's over the smoke point of oils
• Get the perfect temperature for consistent tortillas, and fried eggs
• Follow recipes more accurately
• Brew (pourover and french press) coffee and tea more consistently

Features

• Shows temperature in °C or °F
• Accurate to 3°C
• Long sensor battery life

Measures the surface temperature of a skillet, burner, or the top of your food or beverage. We found there's a lot of great products available for measuing internal temperature of food, but nothing satisfying for measuring pan temperature.

Getting a skillet preheated to the right temperature is important for a number of items, like eggs, tortillas, and steak. Examining how water or your food reacts to the heat can be effective, but measuring the exact temperature is important for consistency. Whether you want the extra precision depends on what things you like to cook.

Best with dark pans. It's more accurate on dark surfaces like cast iron or non-stick skillets, but its "Steel/aluminum" surface setting (emissivity) lets it measure those surfaces too. Measuring food or oil temperature on a shiny surface works well.

Sensor unit is powered by a small battery (included), with life measured in months. Base unit is powered by USB-C, with cable included.

• Fried eggs: 150 - 180°C
• Corn tortillas: 220°C or hotter
• Omelette : 140 - 160°C
• Know when the burner or skillet is safe to touch
• (Combustion points too.

Smoke point of cooking oils:

• Olive oil: 180°C
• Canola oil: 220°C
• Sunflower oil: 220°C
• Butter: 200°C

Safe temperatures for pan rinsing (to prevent warping)

• Cast iron, hot water: < 110°C
• Cast iron, cold water: < 80°C
• Other, hot water: < 90°C
• Other, cold water: < 50°C

Coffee and tea example brewing temperatures

• Coffee: 94°C
• Black tea: 100°C (Full boil)
• Sencha green tea: 80°C
• Gyokuro green tea: 60°C
• Oolong green tea: 85°C

Works on non-stick, cast-iron, steel, and aluminum

Accuracy is best on dark surfaces, eg non-stick and cast-iron. Accuracy is reduced on shiny surfaces, but is good enough for many uses.

Why use this over a handheld IR sensor?

The idea behind the Stove Thermometer is similar to that of handheld sensors. We think our thermometer is a better fit for cooking since it's hands-free, and always ready. The color codes help you check temperature at a glance, and the sensor is a higher-quality one than that used on common handhelds.

If you already cook with a handheld sensor, this is an upgrade.

Specifications:

• Sensor unit dimensions: 52 × 40 × 80(height) mm
• Base unit dimensions: 50 × 50 × 50(height) mm
• Sensor unit weight: 160 grams (5.6 oz)
• Base unit weight: 40 grams (1.4 oz)
• Temperature range: 50°C - 380°C (122°F to 716°F)
• Sensor: Melixis MLX90614 with 10° field of view
• Mounting: Magnetic, with lockable 360° swivel, 90° tilt
• Sensor unit power: 1x CR2032 coin cell battery (included)
• Base unit power: 5V USB type-C. (Works with standard phone chargers)
• Included AC adapter: 110-240V, 50-60HZ input; 5V DC output; US 2-prong plug
• Body material PLA plastic