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What is More Accurate in Measuring Food items Infrared thermometer or Probe Thermometer and Why ?

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Question added by mohammed Halim , Lead Auditor/Trainer , TUV NORD MIDDLE
Date Posted: 2017/01/11
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Measuring the food items by the probe thermometer is more accurate than by infrared one. This is the most common and versatile type of thermometers used in restaurants (Bimetallic Stemmed Thermometers). The probe must be inserted the full length of the sensing area. The infrared thermometers are used to measure the surface temperature. It cannot be used to measure the internal temperature of food.

sahul Hameed Abdul Jabbar
by sahul Hameed Abdul Jabbar , Office Administration , Zaabeel Palace Hospitality

The probe thermometer more accurate instead of infrared thermometer the reason because the probe must be inserted the full length of the sensing area. The infrared thermometers are used to measure the surface temperature. It cannot be used to measure the internal temperature of food.

tarek El-mourad
by tarek El-mourad , Quality Operations Manager , Nadec

Probe thermometer will give the actual temperature of the product, as the infrared thermometer will measure the packaging itself.

The difference if using a proper calibrated thermometer will be minimal, in case of high deviation this means that one is giving bad result.

There is a new technology to measure product temperature where a data loger is added inside the product to measure all cold chain of the product during distribution.

Anil singh
by Anil singh , MANAGER , Jumeirah Group

Both are important. Infrared thermometer is very useful during receiving the item though it raw food items specially to the point of faster & safe.  Prob thermometer majority using to check the cooked food temperature.

ATEEB ABBASI
by ATEEB ABBASI , Operations Manager , AGRO HUB SALT

well both could be accurate depend on the companies of thermometer.

Chindhu Kavara
by Chindhu Kavara , Hygiene Officer , Rajah Group of Companies

 Infrared thermometers are very fast (instantaneous), provide a good indication, 

Baby Ann Lupena
by Baby Ann Lupena , Assistant Hygiene Manager , The Westin Doha Hotel and Spa

For  measuring food temperature probe thermometer is more accurate as compare to infrared thermometer. Probe thermometer measures the internal temperature of any food item which is highly critical in food safety while infrared thermometer is best used for measuring aerial or environmental temperature. 

Jaffar Mahmood
by Jaffar Mahmood , QC Analyst , National Foods ltd

Probe thermometer is more accurate than Infrared thermometer because Infrared just observed surface temperature but prob inserted in the food and gives internal temperature

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tarek allam
by tarek allam , ضابط الأمن والسلامة واطفاء الحريق , القوات المسلحة

infrared  thermometer  is faster and safety 

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