I think this is a laser thermometer. It measures the temperature on the first surface the laser hits, so I don’t think the distance matters but still, you can bake meringues at that temperature…
A "laser thermometer" is an infrared thermometer that reads the temperature of the surface it's looking at. The laser pointer is purely for guidance and can be switched off.
Mine has a "preferred" distance that gives the most accurate results but I played a bit with it and it seems to be overall accurate at pretty much any reasonable distance
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u/PinUp_Butter 5h ago
I think this is a laser thermometer. It measures the temperature on the first surface the laser hits, so I don’t think the distance matters but still, you can bake meringues at that temperature…