Etekcity Lasergrip 800 Infrared Thermometer
A budget point-and-read infrared gun whose -50C to 750C range comfortably covers pizza stone checks - the cheap tool that stops guessed launches.
3.7 / 5
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Recommended with caveats
Strengths
- 750C ceiling covers pizza stones with headroom - many cheap IR guns max out near 380C
- 16:1 distance-to-spot ratio reads a stone accurately from outside the oven mouth
- Instant trigger operation with reading hold - no setup to learn
Watch outs
- Budget-grade accuracy: one lab test measured several degrees of drift versus reference temperatures, worsening at close range
- Tested units lacked max/min/average modes and emissivity adjustment
- Reported niggles include a loose battery door and a grip that suits larger hands
- Temperature range -50C to 750C (Lasergrip 800, UK listing)
- Accuracy Plus or minus 2% or 2C (manufacturer figure for the Lasergrip line)
- Distance-to-spot ratio 16:1 on the Lasergrip 800 (the sibling 1080 is 12:1)
- Response time Under 500 ms (Lasergrip line)
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By Rob Griffiths1 min read
- Temperature range
- -50C to 750C (Lasergrip 800, UK listing)
- Accuracy
- Plus or minus 2% or 2C (manufacturer figure for the Lasergrip line)
- Distance-to-spot ratio
- 16:1 on the Lasergrip 800 (the sibling 1080 is 12:1)
- Response time
- Under 500 ms (Lasergrip line)
- Battery
- 2 x AAA
- Display
- Backlit LCD with reading hold on trigger release
- Measurement type
- Surface temperature only - explicitly not for body temperature and not for food-internal readings
- Sibling model
- Lasergrip 1080: -50C to 610C, 12:1 ratio, adjustable emissivity 0.1-1.0