heyyo folks!
so im burning along- the stove top temp via my less-than-expensive IR gun says 460... i have a porcelain coated cast iron pot with water on top.. it is steaming, but not a ton, and certainly not bubbling.. the IR gun reads the water temp at 160.. the fan, set on low, is still coming on and off intermittently..
is there a chance that my IR gun is reading way low on higher temperatures? i zapped the oven at 450 with it and it read in the 550s... could it possible read hot temperatures that much higher? i know that when it reaDS close to 700 i start to pace up and down, thought the stove seems to be burning well, secondaries, slow flames, clean window, fan constantly on even at med., nothing visibly concerning- but right now, at 465 (according to the gun), there are no secondaries, fan on and off, door not dirty, but not sparkling clean either, so it seems like the stove is cooler than that...
any ideas to more accurately gauge the functioning of the IR gun besides the oven, or should that be a good sign it is a bit wonky?
bwajaja thanks for the input again!
so im burning along- the stove top temp via my less-than-expensive IR gun says 460... i have a porcelain coated cast iron pot with water on top.. it is steaming, but not a ton, and certainly not bubbling.. the IR gun reads the water temp at 160.. the fan, set on low, is still coming on and off intermittently..
is there a chance that my IR gun is reading way low on higher temperatures? i zapped the oven at 450 with it and it read in the 550s... could it possible read hot temperatures that much higher? i know that when it reaDS close to 700 i start to pace up and down, thought the stove seems to be burning well, secondaries, slow flames, clean window, fan constantly on even at med., nothing visibly concerning- but right now, at 465 (according to the gun), there are no secondaries, fan on and off, door not dirty, but not sparkling clean either, so it seems like the stove is cooler than that...
any ideas to more accurately gauge the functioning of the IR gun besides the oven, or should that be a good sign it is a bit wonky?
bwajaja thanks for the input again!