MEATER Thermometer - BBQ Product Review

In today's Out the Smoke Video, Mark and Malcom review the MEATER Thermometer.
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[@wmbrice]

Good to see you both together - good info. I subbed

[@TheDawgfathasBBQ]

Good luck with this channel fellaz. I have the Meater and it definitely works well. May have to upgrade. 👊👊👊

[@lx2nv]

Agreed - love my Meater Block! Been using it for 4 months with great results

[@pcfriese4570]

Great review guys! I have this product and I just love it. Thanks for sharing!

[@inky1864]

Just ordered this for my dad, and it looks likes it gonna be the best gift I ever got him. This was a great review, and you should keep up your work!👍

[@gosman949]

and how does Dad like his Meater!

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

Awesome video!! Putting one in the cart now.

[@scottsinnett3360]

Great job guys !!! If it's good enough for you two , it's good enough for me !!! 💪😁

[@davidbrochu3]

thanks for your review, I will buy based on your opinions

[@mooreoftom]

I’ve got the MEATER Block and I love it. The app does a fantastic job, it’s user friendly, and gives a lot of info for your cooks. 4 probes is the way to go! With brisket I put a probe in the money muscle, then another one in the flat to monitor both sides of the meat.

[@tarpanc34]

does this thing need internet connection to work..

[@BRTardiff]

Great review, gentlemen. Mark... I couldn’t help but notice you still used the Dot in your latest pork chop video. The Dot is great... better than the Meater?

[@fournier1592]

My wife picked one up for me this year for christmas! cannot wait!

[@jybyrd]

My wife did the same lol. Used it first time tonight, this thing is amazing. Perfect steaks tonight!

[@swaggysway5418]

Spectacular! Just what I need for spinning Turkey's. Thanks for the review. Swaggy

[@bloodsport5112]

I ordered two extra range probes. Will be delivered on 7 Dec 20. Did either of you have any issues with losing the signal? That seems to be the biggest negative I've found. Malcom, LOVE your seasonings Brother!! I've graduated to buying the 5lb bags of Hot BBQ Rub and LOVE your dill pickles, can't eat just one. If you ever come to Alaska, let me know, would love to cook for you...

[@kr873]

Great product! Thanks

[@stevethach3340]

Woah, is this the best crossover ever??

[@kevinbongard6772]

Does the block/ charging unit display the temps say like an inkbird, if your hanging around the pit watchin temps or is the only way to see temps through the app on your phone

[@hitmhard]

Yesterday I was smoking a chicken in cookshack smoker using the cookshack integrated ambient probe at 200° and the meater probe was spot on with the cookshack integraded probe until at the 2 hour and 10 minute mark, the meater probes ambient temperature for some reason dropped down to 175° there was no change or difference in the internal meat temp between the two probes,just the ambient temp. Any suggestions?

[@matthvidsten623]

Just got mine last night, can't wait to give it a try!

[@christophergarcia636]

How does it work?

[@gosman949]

@@christophergarcia636 I guess he died?

[@jf6720]

Does the app show all probes at once or do you have to scroll?

[@DerickZ28]

I love my Meater and I love love love their app.

[@walkingn6161]

My Meater+ was defective. It ate batteries like there is no tomorrow - I couldn't even get it to pair with my phone. I contacted Meater support and got no answer. I returned it and bought an Inkbird Bluetooth and WiFi Meat Thermometer IBBQ-4BW. That has been great and the batteries are rechargeable. The app for it is wonderful as well.

[@tvideo1189]

Battery powered, with non-replaceable batteries. When a friend bought one quite a while back he commented on a relatively short battery life where longer cooks (brisket, slow pulled pork) would outlast the battery power. This happened after he had the set for over a year however and he smoked year round.

[@fallios]

That's why you have 4 probes bro

[@tvideo1189]

@@fallios Not all these Meater sets come with 4 probes "bro". And paying that much for a set of what has essentially a useable life limiting rechargeable battery is tossing money out the window. Unless you really need a probe for a rotisserie these things are just not worth the money IMHO. Wired probes work fine and are inexpensive to replace when or if they go bad. If these had a user-replaceable battery and you had money to spend on an overpriced solution, then go for it.

[@maureengosselin3185]

the 4 probe one on amazon Canada it sells for $430

[@kwameflys2318]

My family gave me one as a Christmas present… I’m gonna use it for the first time today… I’m cooking a pork shoulder on my PitBoss vertical wood pellet smoker… Can’t wait to see what the Meater+ is going to do… I’ll add a comment when it’s done…

[@gosman949]

and what happened to your comment on your Meater probes?

[@bill.Latham]

Does probe give the meat, and ambient temperature or just the meat temperature ?

[@henriwolbrink]

Surely works great for rotisseries. I just shield the outside probe with some foil to avoid spike radiation heat killing them.

[@joemoe05]

How long did it take to cook a full chicken in the rotisserie

[@ac158]

I've done giant stuffed chickens, I've done turke , I've made some of the best venison roast I've ever cooked with the meter. I inject all my meet before it goes on the pellet smoker but the meter my son bought me hasn't failed me yet 😅

[@spkendrick]

I've seen mixed reviews.... a lot of people say they love it but several people have complaints about it not staying connected especially compared to the meat stick. a few complaints about battery life, but not many. I love the innovation; however, I will have to wait until I see a little more advancement in the technology. I love the concept though.

[@Bobstern]

Can you add a second probe to the same app without buying the 4 pack?

[@jybyrd]

Buy the single probe model if you're only cooking one item. Used mine for the first time tonight. 1" thick sirloins came out perfectly medium rare.

[@policeking2003]

does the app alert your phone when you reach target temp?

[@JI-ev9pp]

@@policeking2003 you can set different alarms if you want in the app to go off whenever you like. It puts a default alarm at 5 minutes before reaching your target temp.

[@SkillaWillits]

The instructions say do not place near hot surface. Does that include the grill on a gas BBQ?

[@brucetouzel6484]

does it advise where to place the probe ?

[@lukedecol1505]

Used mine for the first time today. Was pretty dam good. Just needs some getting used too.

[@Anteater23]

How is it after 2 months?

[@freightdawg6762]

Malcom do you sell those shirts?

[@chrisberry3146]

I gotta get me one of these

[@airselectricalcontractors842]

can you add more probes for more steaks

[@dougweaver4917]

Great video. I got the MEATER for Christmas and love it. The only complaint is, it keeps loosing it's signal unless I am at the back door and only about 25 ft away. Is there a way to boost this signal.

[@gosman949]

you should have it on wifi if you got the block.

[@ashleyolsen2954]

Can you review meat stick vs the meater?

[@rayellis1811]

Have y’all tried it on ribs yet? It looks to fat for ribs. How did you put it in if you did?

[@justplanefred]

How do you feel about it vs your thermoworks temp equipment? Would you buy this over say the Thermoworks Signals or Smoke X4?

[@MrSvteric1]

Great question !!!!! I would also love to hear their opinions.

[@stephenwilliams4406]

Question: Are you able to Sear a steak using the Meater+. Will the direct flame damage the probe? Thanks

[@RadBrad2]

100% take it out before the sear

[@C69FH]

No link in description??? Damn!!!

[@gieselman]

Just watched another review and he mentioned the probes had trouble communicating with the block from inside the smoker ... anyone else having this problem?

[@2148738]

works great on rotisserie!

[@bbqfisherman69]

I love this wireless idea. I've been seeing this advertised but not sure how good it would be. If you guys give it a thumbs up, then I'm sure its good.

[@livingeasy3365]

wireless is good sometimes but they lose signal alot

[@fredfunk4348]

Just order one thank you

[@unclelala4216]

My Meater kept losing readings all the time and it was only 1 foot away from the probes. Tried their customer service and it was absolutely useless and unhelpful, maybe I had a bum unit but from researching I'm not the only one.

[@madswinebbq]

These guys are only in it for the money now. They're trying to recommend us junk that loses signal all the freakn time! BS.

[@machsixer]

I clicked on this when I saw Melcom!👍!

[@justplanefred]

This thing does seem cool to me but yeah I’m with you the probe just seems huge compared to My probes from my smoke...

[@ashantedula5696]

I'm wondering the same thing. I cook alot of beef an pork ribs idk if this would work for my setup

[@timmytomma]

Nice. Dude said logarithms.

[@policeking2003]

Does the app alert your phone when you reach the target temp?

[@gosman949]

yes

[@knarfster]

Where is the link to the product?

[@Funkafella01]

Malcom are you still using this now, if not, what do you use?

[@rich13076]

Are they safe to use when cooking at higher temperatures when searing

[@anthonyhernandez5312]

Yeah up to around 600 degrees as long as you don’t put the black part directly on a blazing hot cast iron pan it’ll be fine

[@policeking2003]

@@anthonyhernandez5312 does the app alert your phone when you reach target temp?

[@anthonyhernandez5312]

@@policeking2003 oh yeah

[@ajparr5585]

my meater was a dud . never worked well and finally pulled apart

[@afguy0127]

I'd be interested to see a long-term review of this, like how does it hold up after 6 months or a year.

[@DerickZ28]

Going on two years on my Meater and it's great!

[@Anteater23]

@@DerickZ28 Should I get a Meater or a Thermapen?

[@DerickZ28]

@@Anteater23 Thermapen is an instant read? I'd get both. Meater to keep an eye on the cook and Thermapen is to double check towards the end.

[@edgar_leon1790]

Yeah look at Miguel's cooking with fire, he uses it all the time

[@StanCook1]

@@Anteater23 Both! If you set your meter about 10° below your target then you can probe it with a thermapen and you know kind of babysit it for the last part of the cook if you are concerned about a nice Prime piece of meat or something.

[@ed2335]

Everybody thinks the more you cook it, the better it is. 😀

[@viperaddictcarfanatic6321]

I’ve heard a lot of bad things about it disconnecting to your phone and a few otter things not working. I’ve also heard people say the temp was up to 30 degrees off the actual temp. I’d really like this but don’t want to pay the price and not get what I’m paying for.

[@viperaddictcarfanatic6321]

@C Johnson watch a bunch of the other videos or read bunch of the reviews lol watch the smaller people that aren’t getting paid to advertise

[@fauxbro1983]

I've gotten accurate temp readings. However when it comes to reliable connection and the range. This product sucks. Do not buy

[@KeyshawnJenkins]

Those people getting 30 degrees off (I have seen that comment on one video) most likely did not put it all the way to the indicated spot. They probably just tried to probe it wherever and only a few cms in. Overall I think this thing has like a 4.8 rating.

[@rickmaue5866]

Can the Meater thermometer be used in the microwave?

[@gosman949]

no

[@miscellania4263]

Beautiful packaging ..like an Apple product

[@richardlake8030]

"It's got internal logarithms or something" - Malcolm Reed

[@OutTheSmoke]

Gotta love Malcom-isms!

[@marioh5172]

algorithms, he said.

[@TheChampionluva]

What’s the highest temperature the probe can withstand? I don’t suppose you would do a sear with it…

[@bradyb9929]

525

[@nicholasmann5144]

Great concept product, but it’s poorly delivered by Meater. My block made it 6 months before dying. Wanted to love it. Keeping an eye out for something similar from a more reputable brand.

[@mikeg6069]

Curious, what does "dying" mean? What wouldn't it do?

[@MoBaconLives]

It's at $400 now and still worth the money

[@liled246]

This is not a review, this is sales

[@MusicforMe123]

I go camping a lot and most of the locations have very poor WiFi signals or no signal at all. My question is how would these meat thermometers work in low or no WiFi areas.

[@-winter-7920]

From what I understand it has built in Bluetooth as well ... so you would just have to stay in the 165ft range

[@MusicforMe123]

@@-winter-7920 Thank you, your comment sealed the deal for me.

[@robertbelknap]

So what if you don't have wi fi ? is it then useless.

[@tmcrsb58]

There is another wireless it's called the stick

[@BTobias84]

Yummly is wireless

[@tcchrist]

Yeah so the one I had overcooked my meat by A LOT. Set my steak to 135 multiple times, would tell me to take it off at 130 which led to my steak at 145. Not a good product imo. Id have to take it off when I saw fit (like 120-125) which defeats the purpose

[@bserieshatch1]

The only negative is the price but it runs off of four AA batteries.

[@LouisianaPyro93]

Mine was defective right out of the box, would not even connect. Sent it back. Very disappointed

[@livingeasy3365]

you should check out the thermometer by AKSESROYAL. I just did a review about it on my channel

[@boblangenberg7859]

Mine worked once then would not connect. Find another product.

[@chippate]

Internal logarithms. Lol!

[@DirtandFire]

You guys can't honestly think anyone would use this at a competition, would you? You didn't have any issues with the app telling you that your longer cooks were burnt? My experience with this unit is 180 degrees the other way. In my Yoder YS640 it was constantly losing connection, the temps were 10 degrees off (verified with Thermapen), kept throwing warnings that my meat was burnt when I was cooking brisket, and the worst was the customer service - Bringing this stuff up to them was futile, more roadblocks than help. I waited 4 years to get this thing and sold it after 6 months of trying very hard to like it and use it.

[@gosman949]

you sold your Dirt and now you don't know about the updates. Give it a rest!

[@redbirdsjunkie]

I see a lot of great questions with no responses from either Mark or Malcolm. It's a soft pass for me.

[@mela3054]

I'll wait for the one that will let me monitor my cook from somewhere else instead of on site only...

[@redbirdsjunkie]

That'd be cool, that way you could run errands and still see temps out on the road but you might be waiting for that technology for quite some time. I can see the use of satellites to accomplish this task but readings wouldn't be quite as accurate due to the time it would take to bounce off a satellite and back imo. I had a buddy that lived in the country that had satellite internet and said it was super slow. Weather is another factor for stability use cases as well but I see your point.

[@mikeg6069]

@@redbirdsjunkie I'm confused, the Block connects to Wifi and allows monitoring from anywhere in the world where you have internet access. Both of my pellet grills allow for the same thing. I can turn them on/off or monitor temps from anywhere. I believe the Block allows for the same thing.

[@redbirdsjunkie]

@@mikeg6069 Hmm interesting, what pellet grills do you own that allows you to do this? So what I'm hearing is you don't need to be within range (i.e. wifi or bluetooth) to control your temps/grill controls? You're saying that in theory you can be in another state and still be able to monitor your pit as long as you have internet access??

[@mikeg6069]

@@redbirdsjunkie this is now common amongst pellet grills. I have a Recteq RT-700 and a Grilla Grills Chimp. But the same Wi-Fi connectivity is available from Pit Boss. Louisiana Grills, Green Mountain Grills, Traeger, Yoder, etc. Just about all pellet grill manufacturers have this. And there's nothing theoretical about it. You can also do more than just monitor. I've been out running errands and wanted my grill hot before I got home so I've turned it on while driving back home. I've been in church checking the meat temp on a long 12 hour cook and adjusted the temp higher or lower if I wanted to speed things up or slow things down. I use the phone apps so much that I know how to control my grills better from my phone than I do on the grills' control panels.

[@redbirdsjunkie]

@@mikeg6069 My man, this is a game changer. I own a Pit Boss 820 Pro Series without the wifi; however, my son-in-law has the newer model and as never mentioned this feature. We're gonna test it out, thanks!

[@kormidoit6709]

I have the meater plus.....and I hate it....what a WAIST OF CASH !! It continues to disconnect MANY MANY times....I have to sit ( with phone) no more that 5 ft. away from the box....go into house it disconnects, come out side it connects....then disconnects from box to probe....says box must be closer....the box is outside of the smoker but within INCHES.....Today I actually OPEN the door of the smoker and held the box in the smoker 3 inches from the probe to reconnect.....What a POS !! How do I get a refund is all I want to know ????

[@gosenal]

$269.00 come on guy's you''re killing me

[@spkendrick]

it's $349 now

[@TheCuriousNoob]

This isn't an ad for meater at all

[@emmgeevideo]

I’m seeing double…

[@gkgunn53]

I have overcooked enough meat to more than pay for this thing. I got the single probe. At today's meat prices it's a bargain.

[@madswinebbq]

Come on guys. This wasn't a real review. If it was they would of told you guys that the Meater is notorious for dropping signal. This is a clear example of how channels get huge and let the money get in the way of keeping it real. On my channel you get the real no BS talk on all things BBQ. I even post my fail videos so we can learn from. Stay true to Q!

[@WookieLove1]

Who hurt you bro?

[@livingeasy3365]

Thats why i like wired ones better... i just did a review on the AKSESROYAL thermometer on my channel

[@EricKaunitz]

The jealousy in this post is real.

[@oscar_169]

$350.00 plus tax Now

[@user-tc9fk2dh7x]

Do not trust this product. It’s over cooks 100% of the time by a significant amount. The customer service is terrible these are their actual words; “With regards to the rest period, it is actually quite normal for the internal temperature to exceed the target. “ “Although the temperature may exceed, we do see the temperatures drop back down and the results are typically what we are looking for!” So by their own words the cook doesn’t match the target temp. It over cooks then you let it get cold so it matches. To give you an idea of how out. On a target temp of 63c / 145f for a pork loin. The meater will over cook it to 70c/158f

[@19Clutch69]

Meh..ill pass too many concerns..ill go old school

[@bserieshatch1]

More like an advertisement than a review.

[@copisetic1104]

I wish I could get off their stupid Email list! I get Emails from these mutts every freaking day, this company is really irritating!

[@boray6454]

I see a lot of bad reviews! A LOT!

[@darrenurban5073]

Been in bbq for 20 years. First product that need my email password to utilize. Didn't give it my password and it gave the wrong screen info. Burned my fingers and even misled me in the cooking info during the cook. Skip it cause even amazon doesn't care about your burnt fingertips. Stick to what has been working for you. Why this app needs your email password not to harm you is beyond me 🖕😡🖕

[@c.j.1089]

I hate when people call meat protein, guh.

[@jiddon3446]

the guy on the right is more overweight than the guy on left

[@rafars2246]

Trash, way too thick. Much better and cheaper alternatives out there

[@InevitableTruthTeller]

My Meater + keeps disconnecting. "Move the Meater Plus charger closer to the probe" I have the charger 6' away from the probe. In addition, it should have a flip timer in the software. I flip steaks, on the grill, every 2 minutes. This means I have to run Meater software AND my timer simultaneously. So, Meater keeps disconnecting, alarms keep going off for flipping, I'm flipping the steak, switching softwares, waiting for reconnection etc etc It's a complete pain in the a** adding this expensive device to what was an otherwise pleasurable experience. My Thermapen is just fine, thank you very much. Now, on longer cooks I can see the benefit. The Meater software does eventually reconnect. Then my only issue is hearing it disconnect every couple of minutes. It's annoying, but it works.