About Electronic Thermometers

When your child has a fever or you need to measure the temperature of your baked dish, you most likely use a thermometer. Thermometers have numerous uses but they all measure temperature changes. The types of heat measurements vary but the electronic thermometer is the most commonly used today. Convenient and useful, this all-purpose tool is essential for your needs.

Electronic Oral Thermometers

An oral thermometer measures the temperature in someone who is sick or has a fever. Parents usually keep this handy medical tool around just in case their children become sick. Electronic thermometers have digital readings. This means once it reaches a temperature, it displays the number on a small screen. You place it under the tongue or armpit. After it records the correct temperature reading, it either beeps or makes some other noise.

Electronic Cooking Thermometers

Frying, baking or grilling meat calls for an electronic measurement device. Cooking any type of meat can be dangerous if it is undercooked. Thermometers help protect you and your family from food borne pathogens found in raw poultry, red meat and fish. As with all electronic thermometers, it displays the temperature on a small monitor or screen.

Electronic Computer Thermometers

Your computer can over-heat from a number of causes, including a bad CPU fan. An electronic computer thermometer comes in USB form and plugs into a computer port. It measures any rises in temperature in a server room, and alerts you when your computer reaches an abnormal temperature. Most devices of this type have temperature ranges between -40°F and 200°F. Depending on where you purchased your computer thermometer, you may receive free software updates and upgrades. This electronic necessity also works well with laptops.