[Giovanni Bernardo] decided to skip the commercial offerings and build his own high-temperature thermometer using a type-K thermocouple. The end result is a no-nonsense handheld unit with a ...

It had the largest temperature range ... and much smaller numbers. The dial also is coloured red from around 250C, warning that the thermometer is reaching high temperatures, which is handy.

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