Mastercool MSC52224A Infrared Thermometer

This is a wonderful product that works just exactly the way it's supposed to -- but that I had some doubts about when I ordered it. Put your heavy pancake griddle over a couple of burners and turn on the heat. After a couple of minutes point the thermometer at part of the griddle and pull the trigger. A red spot appears on the griddle (the laser in action) and 253 appears on the screen. Point it at another part of the griddle and pull the trigger again: 289. Turn down one of the burners a smidgeon. Two minutes later you have readings of 372 and 368. Ah, but one edge of the griddle is 388 and the other edge is only 295 -- push the griddle a little bit to the left to equalize the heat underneath. A minutes later: 397 at one end, 388 in the very center, and 401 at the other end. Turn the heat down a touch to stabilize things, grab your bowl of batter and start putting pancake batter onto the griddle. A couple of minutes later you have the most perfectly cooked pancakes you've ev... Read more

Excellent product. Nicely packaged and delivered promptly. Works great reading manifold and riser temps on marine engines.

This is the first infrared thermometer I've owned. I bought this one because of other online reviews I had read. I purchased it for some automotive tuning work. The product arrived within a week from ordering it. The case the thermometer comes in is a durable hard plastic. When I opened it, I saw that they had also included a nice stainless steel and glass manual thermometer as well. The infrared thermometer is a sharp looking grey and blue, two tone unit. When you pick it up it has a nice sturdy feel to it. Almost immediately, I started pointing it at all types of surfaces to see what their temps were. This product is everything I wanted in a surface temp gauge. Warren Dickens

This product is exactly as advertised. I thought that I'd be able to point it at my forehead and take my temperature but didn't take into account that my skin temperature is lower than my core temperature. Once I get used to normal skin temperatures I will be able to use it instead of standard thermometer =) It's great to let kids and friends play with. Being able to point this at something and get an accurate temperature reading (both ºF and ºC) is at first a novelty and a very useful tool in the long run. There is no on-off switch for this, you just point it and squeeze the trigger to get a reading and it turns itself off after you're done. The guys in my shop got a real kick out of being able to see that the rocks outside in Iraq are 140ºF today.

I haven't fully utilized this unit yet but for what I did use it for, it's great. I can discern the difference between my hardwood floor temp and my carpet and in winter I'll see if it pays to keep the carpet as insulation for my floor or rip it up. I plan to check out the outside temp of the house at certain spots then the inside and see how much heat is getting inside. Ditto with the ceiling and the hot attic. I've already seen some temp differentials on some walls inside. This is an inexpensive and valuable tool to have.