Thermometer

Typical brewing thermometer

A thermometer is a device used to measure temperatures or temperature changes.

Types of thermometers

There are many different thermometers relying on different principles. These include:

• Thermistors
• Thermocouples
• Mercury-in-glass thermometers
• Bi-metal mechanical thermometers
• Silicon bandgap temperature sensors
• Infrared thermometers
• Galileo thermometers