Need a new thermometer. Pros and cons of the Meater?

[Danjohnston949]

Sfdrew28, Young Feller, Read All the Posts Above PM Max Good, Meathead. and All the Moderators and Evaluate All of the Accunulated Info❗️ Then Order A FireBoard 6 Probe Leave In WiFi Thermometer, Also Buy A ThermoWorks MK-4 INSTANT READ Probe Thermometer‼️ You Will Be Smoking With The Best IMLTHOP‼️
Eat Well and Prosper ❗️ Fom a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[Sfdrew28]

I spent some time reviewing the two mentioned here and I’m going to go with the FireBoard. The "cheaper" model has six ports too I presume.

[Sfdrew28]

Spinaker. So do both models have six ports and the only difference is the amount of probes provided?

[realdocBBQ]

Yes, the amount of probes is the only difference. I was stupid and talked myself into the cheaper one... now I am buying more probes. lol. I'm a techie, though, so I want ultimate monitoring capability. lol

[Spinaker]

Every unit will hold 6 probes. You will end up with 6, one way or another.

[MBMorgan]

Pro: It sounds good in theory (and by "theory", I mean wistful thinking on the part of the developer)

Con: The laws of physics say, "Nope!"

Depending on the number of channels you think you're going to need, go with either the ThermoWorks Smoke (my favorite 2-channel thermo) or with the Fireboard.

[EdF]

Thermoworks is running an open box special on the Smoke right now. ~$75.

Oops, see you've already decided on the FireBoard - great piece of equipment!

[Sfdrew28]

The WiFi would be really great for me and once you add in the WiFi thingy on the Smoke the prices are similar.

[kmanning]

OK, I will be the voice of dissent. I have 2 Meaters and they work great for me. And no, I am in no way connected with the company. Is my setup as versatile as a Fireboard? No, almost certainly not. But it works very well for my setup.

The trick is to have some older device, I use an old cell phone, that I keep outside next to my BGE (in a ziplock bag when it is raining) to connect to the Meaters. Then set up Meater Link to share the probe info across my home WiFI to all the other devices that I have the app running on. So, depending on where I am I can check my cooks on my phone, my iPad, or even my watch. Until these things break, I am a happy smoker

[Oakgrovebacon]

Welcome to the pit! From Southern Illinois

[fzxdoc]

Sounds like you have the perfect setup for the Meaters you own. It's good, too, that you didn't have any trouble with delivery. Enjoy using them.

Kathryn