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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #75 on: December 20, 2017, 02:44:26 PM »
 I emailed katielyn # meatermaid  she said the same thing about the probe placement. In their video
they put the probe in an oven with a window, also on the grill they leave an iPad at the grill $$$$$
for me right now I`ll just leave the old 732 maverick out on top, and just for the heck of it I tried
using the 732 to help with the signal of the probe and no luck. You think they would have some way
to boost the signal. Do i have a fancy indoor unit ?

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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #76 on: December 20, 2017, 06:02:17 PM »
I had all these same issues and concerns when I reviewed my Meater back in July: http://smokinitforums.com/index.php?topic=6404.msg58758#msg58758

I have decided that it's way more trouble than it's worth. I'm not leaving my iPad outside, even in an Alabama winter (we actually had snow last week!).

I hope the developers enjoyed our money!

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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #77 on: December 20, 2017, 07:41:02 PM »
Maybe it will only be useful for indoor/household oven use. Has anyone found the probe to be accurate?
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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #78 on: December 24, 2017, 02:39:13 PM »
Poor accuracy and poor signal strength, I’ll probably use it with my bbq grill, whenever I cook burgers or something. 
Hey, this is a GREAT opportunity to have the Smokin-it units installed with BT technology 👍. Even my little Davy Crockett Green Mountain Grill has it and it works great!
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« Reply #79 on: January 30, 2018, 09:29:05 PM »
I hadn't followed this while I was away.  I'm sorry to hear the Meater just hasn't worked out.  I developed my opinion that it would be a hard road for them while dealing with Ted at Fireboard.  He's a smart cat, and really gave me an education on hardware and challenges faced in wireless temp monitoring.  The mil-grade technology is out there, but none of us would want to afford it just for BBQ!  Maybe, some day, this technology will be the norm, not the exception.
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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #80 on: February 01, 2018, 07:54:51 PM »
  Hey Tony
   First off glad your back. Thanks for your post on the meater probe I was hoping to somehow boost the signal. when I emailed them with my problem I also said to them when I grill a steak I use an instant read
thermo. and today most home ovens have meat probes with a lot of options Also my signal dropped while
 using it from the kitchen oven two rooms away. I think it was you that had a wait and see opinion I did the same

      Thanks Paul

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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #81 on: February 02, 2018, 06:51:23 PM »
Paul, they had a very lofty goal, and I believe their vision will someday be reality, even for us "normal" folks.  Unfortunately, putting that much capability in such a small, heat-proof package is something only defense contractors (with really big budgets) have the capacity to accomplish.  Someday, though...  :-\
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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #82 on: January 02, 2019, 10:58:05 AM »
YEAH!!! I received my Meater Block over the weekend!

I haven't tried it yet, but am excited to give it a shot.

It looks really good and the signal seems to be much stronger than my stand-alone Meater.

The proof will be in the pudding when I do my first smoke in the Smokin-It smoker to see if I can maintain connectivity. According to the Tech Support Folks, they are telling me that I should be fine.

I am hoping that I can prove all of the naysayers wrong on this. :)

I am not sure when I will give this its first test, but will update when I have more information.
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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #83 on: January 02, 2019, 01:09:19 PM »
YEAH!!! I received my Meater Block over the weekend!

I haven't tried it yet, but am excited to give it a shot.

It looks really good and the signal seems to be much stronger than my stand-alone Meater.

The proof will be in the pudding when I do my first smoke in the Smokin-It smoker to see if I can maintain connectivity. According to the Tech Support Folks, they are telling me that I should be fine.

I am hoping that I can prove all of the naysayers wrong on this. :)

I am not sure when I will give this its first test, but will update when I have more information.

I received my Meater Block too over the weekend. Not sure when I'll have time to thoroughly test it out, but I'll be watching for Gregg's results if he is first.
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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #84 on: March 10, 2019, 05:41:38 PM »
Greg/Kari,

How did the meater block test out for you guys?
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« Reply #85 on: March 11, 2019, 12:00:05 PM »
Greg/Kari,

How did the meater block test out for you guys?

I waited 3 years for this thing... and haven't had a chance to test it out. ;D Ideally I wanted to smoke a pork butt and stick it like a porcupine. That would test all of the probes in the same smoke, plus it would be a long smoke, so I'd see how well it maintained a connection, and if the probes had enough battery power to get through. I might be doing a butt this weekend, so I'll let you know.
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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #86 on: March 11, 2019, 04:40:42 PM »
Greg/Kari,

How did the meater block test out for you guys?

It has been so dang cold here and snow every other day, so I have not done any smoking.

I just cleared the 4 foot drift off of my deck a couple of days ago and I now have a 2 footer out there again with more snow expected on Wednesday and Thursday.

The joke around he is that they have moved the ice house removal date to July 1st. :P

Hopefully sometime in March I should be able to smoke a butt again. I am really anxious to test it out too.

Looking forward to Kari's results as well.
Gregg - Fargo, ND
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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #87 on: March 11, 2019, 04:44:20 PM »
Y'all could send them to us down here in TX so we can tell you how they work!   We can have them back by the time your snow melts...  :)
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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #88 on: March 11, 2019, 04:49:16 PM »
Y'all could send them to us down here in TX so we can tell you how they work!   We can have them back by the time your snow melts...  :)

LOL  :) :o  :-\ :P
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Re: The Meater (wireless meat thermometers) - Kickstarter project
« Reply #89 on: March 11, 2019, 05:52:40 PM »
Just got my Block today, and am charging the probes. Hopefully sometime this week I will get to smoke something.  Weather here has been horrible, too, but things seem to be warming and snow is finally melting. Will post results.
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