Sneak Peek: NEW REVIEW - Meater Pro Duo Wireless Thermometer Probes

[Huskee]

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Meater Pro Duo, by Bill McGrath

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Review Link: https://amazingribs.com/ratings_revi...wed-and-rated/

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The Meater Pro Duo is the latest wireless food thermometer from Apption Labs, recently acquired by grill maker Traeger. The product features two probes, each of which has five separate temperature sensors along the probe's length to mitigate errors caused by less-than-perfect placement in the food. Two probes allow you to monitor two different foods simultaneously, and each probe has a number, 1 or 2, stamped on its handle so you can keep track of which probe is in use.

[realdocBBQ]

Ok, I've got a little question. Maybe it's nitpicky, but it caught my eye, specifically because of what seems like a discrepancy between the narrative and table portions of the review.

Bill McGrath stated in the narrative portion of the review:

"My test equipment won’t accommodate the size of the probe’s handle, so I tested it at 32° and 212°F (0° and 100°C). The measured values were 25° and 223°F."

Then in the table portion, it shows this:

• Actual Temp at 32 Degrees: 32.1

Any comment on this? It may not seem huge, but low temp monitoring can be useful in some situations, say if you're curing meat, or holding it somewhere and want to keep it in the food safety range (i.e., below 38º or 40ºF), but being off by 6 or 7 degrees could be important, from a safety standpoint. Just wanting some clarity in the measurements here.

Thanks for all you do, Bill McGrath and Huskee!


<edit> On review again, maybe this portion was testing the ambient portion of the probe? Maybe that's why it's reported differently than the meat internal temp measurement, or what?

[bushrod]

I have both a Meater + and Chef IQ Wireless Thermometer. While they both are good products I find myself using the IQ more often than the Meater+. The software is basically the same. The IQ probe is a little thinner and a little longer which allows the "Ambient Temp" sensor to be a little farther away from the meat which may make it more accurate. Meater themselves says that the temperature of the meat itself affects the ambient reading.
Since I "enjoy the cook" I don't usually light my grills or smokers and leave them unattended for very long. I keep an eye on the ambient temperature. It's the internal temp that I worry about.
True Story... I had to buy a new controller for one of my Masterbuilt Smokers. The one I chose did not have WiFi. The sales person reminded me of that. I had to remind her that on page three of the manual the first safety precaution was "Never leave this smoker unattended"
Other tha $$$$ I see no difference in the operation of Meater or Chef IQ. I ordered a Thermo Pro unit yesterday Amazon says I will have it tomorrow. (In the middle of a snow and Ice Storm today so I don't expect it.) Hey I just love new toys.

[realdocBBQ]

So you ordered the TempSpike? Like the new version two duo or what? I've thrown away my original TempSpikes at this point. They just pissed me off too many times.

[bushrod]

Oh No! I hope I don't have any problems. It is the new two probe wireless. $99.00 on sale from $179.00. Thanks for the heads up. I have a couple Instant Reads that to work well. I hopeI can send it back.

[realdocBBQ]

I'm sure the newer version is better. It's been a couple years of improvement since then. I will say their customer service was good - they just sent me out new ones when one would fail. And being able to text for support was nice, to get questions answered, even on the weekend.