Made another 50lbs of candy yesterday using a cheap no contact laser therm. About 25.00 at harbor freight. It worked perfect even through the steam coming off the pot.
This one? http://www.harborfreight.com/non-contact-infrared-thermometer-with-laser-targeting-60725.html (http://www.harborfreight.com/non-contact-infrared-thermometer-with-laser-targeting-60725.html)
That's the one I use for locating colonies in houses for a cutout. The HF store will have a sell every so often for less then $30.00.
thats it but I must have bought it on sale because it seems like it was 27.00 I originally bought it thinking I could drive into a yard in winter and shoot the laser in the upper entrance and tell it they were dead or alive. Never did try that idea out
I have had the hardest time with candy boards/fondant. Things never turn out right. I went to dry sugar this winter and things have been soooo messy with dead outs. Would be nice to get a reliable thermometer like that. Can those be found at any big box stores or is online the only place?
heres one of many that is on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Gadgets-Infrared-Thermometer-Laser-Pointer/dp/B00DPJZ6N4/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1389715922&sr=8-11&keywords=no+touch+laser++thermometer (http://www.amazon.com/Gadgets-Infrared-Thermometer-Laser-Pointer/dp/B00DPJZ6N4/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1389715922&sr=8-11&keywords=no+touch+laser++thermometer)