Meatrix?

[Timcee]

Apparently more accurate than a meat thermometer?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1902412893/the-meatrix-system-the-worlds-first-meat-cooking-a?ref=86pzqw&utm_source=04-07-18ProdRecipe%28Meatrix%29&utm_campaign=Meatrix+April+7+&utm_medium=email

[vandy]

I saw that also but for the life of me I still can not figure out how it is going to be more accurate than a calibrated thermometer. Even after reading everything they have on it and watching the video I am still not sure how it works or what makes it better than a very accurate thermometer.

[jfmorris]

I think this is ridiculous... they imply we don’t know how to use an accurate meat thermometer. Or know safe meat temperatures. Sure - a lot of people don’t. But those people won’t buy this product either.

i go to a lot of people’s house that do not own a meat thermometer when I ask for one when helping tend their grill, or if they do it’s a 2o year old dial thermometer. I’ve taken to putting my Thermapen in my pocket when going to cookouts where I might get involved.

[fzxdoc]

Good idea. I nearly melted someone's old meat thermometer trying to get a decent reading.

K

[jfmorris]

Last time I was at my Dad's, and he was flipping steaks, and mentioned "I wish I had a thermometer like yours", as he struggled with his Walmart/Target digital meat thermometer (at least he had that). I whipped the Thermapen out of my pocket and handed it to him.

I guess it makes me the equivalent of a BBQ Nerd.

[andy.wpg]

THIS! SO much! I too have taken to bringing my own along. At the very least I feel better eating the food when I know it has been cooked properly.

[Nate]

Didn’t even take 24 hours lol

[smokenoob]

Ridiculous claims, I'm holding out for the DomiMeatrix.......

[DWCowles]

I thought someone started a thread about the Meatrix yesterday. Maybe not.

[MBMorgan]

I dunno ... without pics of someone else starting a thread, did it really happen?

[Nate]

Lmao 😂

[jfmorris]

Yeah there was one but I couldn't find it.

[MeatMonster]

Hmmmm not for me...

[Jerod Broussard]

If this takes off and makes the Meater obsolete, wow.

[MBMorgan]

After reading through the Meatrix info a couple of times, I'm pretty sure it's nothing more than a leave-in thermometer for idiots:

1. "Energy Impulse" is a term they made up. In physics (specifically mechanics), "impulse" is the product of an applied force*time. I think that the Meatrix is not just tracking temperature but also its rate of change.
2. Using the temp and the temp rate of change (a.k.a. Energy Impulse) their little computer inside the Meatrix will tell you when (and how much) to raise or lower the cooking temperature (not much use for anything but a gasser), when to flip or turn, when it's done, etc., based on an algorithm that supposedly knows how the particular protein (beef, chicken, seafood, etc.) typically reacts to being cooked.
3. In other words, it would seem to remove the need for the cook (you or me) to actually know how to cook ... instead, leaving the cook to follow the Meatrix instructions blindly.

No thanks ...

[jerrybell]

I offer my opinion, knowing full well that opinions are like @%%*&#@s - everyone's got one. Good cooks know the meat is going to have some carryover and pull the meat a few degrees below their target temperature. I think this thing is basically calculating carryover cooking by monitoring rate of change in the internal temperature of the meat. It's telling you when to pull the meat to achieve your target temp given the carryover. I'm basing this on their description of measuring impulse energy of the cooking meat.

[Mosca]

Sounds like babbling to me.

[Polarbear777]

If it did something cool like start a parallel timer for every temperature above 131F and then alarmed when the meat is safe based on the kill rate curves that would be useful. But I don’t think that’s what it does.
What it probably does is try to predict the temp. Basically the same functions that the pit controlling thermostats would use to decide to adjust temperature, just used differently. And who would trust that they got it right, since they won’t explain how it really works.

[fracmeister]

After the OUT AND OUT FRAUD OF THE MEATER PROMOTION (I STILL DONT HAVE ANYTHING!) I have laid off ks bs except for my friends' projects

[Jerod Broussard]

I'm thinking of starting a kickstarter to get my plumbing license

[fracmeister]

Well I might contribute to that!

[JeffJ]

I think this is pretty cool for someone who doesn't really know how to cook. At our annual Christmas party, a buddy's wife wanted me to come over and teach her husband how to properly grill. Apparently he tried to cook ribs on his gasser and screwed up so badly that they had to throw the ribs away. I put together a lengthy email for him with some grilling and cooking tips. He was at my NCAA tourney BBQ and told me that when the weather gets warm (quit laughing and stay with me) he might have me over to show him how to properly cook something on his grill. He really wants me to teach him how to cook ribs, but i told him the first key is to master cooking something like a boneless skinless chicken breast. i could see the appeal of this product to someone like my friend, but in his case having a personal tudor is even more effective and nailing a cook on your own is immensely more satisfying than having a computer micro-manage your cook.

[smokenoob]

Fast Forward to the USS Enterprise with Capt Picard......

[MBMorgan]

A.k.a., "Alexa" ...