Weber Style Professional-Grade Barbecue Beeper Digital Thermometer
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Thermometer beeps when it's time to remove meat from the grill;Extremely-accurate; helps avoid overcooked food;Remote system allows you to monitor food while away from grill;Digital meat thermometer with remote system; indicates when grilled meats are done;Insert probe, set doneness setting, and clip remote to pocket or waistband;
Customer Review:
So Far, So Good
Have used now for about 2 months and consider it a good purchase. Found it useful with my new grill to establish cooking times. Easy to clean. Bought it at local mega store so I could return it easily if it failed.
Reason only 4 star--
-does not have a timer
-can't set your own temp, must choose one from menu (lowest setting 135, doesnt read higher than 199 degrees).
-if cooking for over an hour or so it does seem the probe gets hot enough to heat the surrounding area, giving a higher than true reading.
-probe is thick so it will cause juices to run if repositioned.
What a great gadget!
This thing works great! I read the reviews, and I agree with the limitation on temps other than the set ones, but it sure works for me!
How nice to walk away from the oven or grill and do other things, while keeping an eye on the temperature of the food.
Good but could do more
Recently purchased this item. Package was packed adequately and arrived in good order. After a half-dozen grilling sessions I find it easy to use. Probe has a good response. 5-degree warning tone is the best feature next to wireless. The lost signal/out of range alert works well. The belt clip is handy and display is easy to read in sun and shade.
I do not like that you get only a limited number of tempartures (USDA/FDA standards) which guarantee you will overcook your meal every time -- poultry has only the 180F well-done setting -- damn lawyers will ruin everything, including your steak if you let them.
Of course the thermocouple doesn't care which meat it's stuck into. To reduce the risk of cross-contamination, the best time to insert the probe is after your meat has had a chance to sear and kill off any bacteria on the outside. That way you won't push any into the center of the steak when you insert. Just make sure that you get that probe tip centered. If it sticks out and touches the grill or otherwise gets too hot, it's toast.
After the probe is set, I use the beef-rare combination setting (for everything I want cooked more than rare) and then wait for the warning at 130F. Then I carefully watch the display until I get to about 10F from the temp I want. I them remove my perfectly cooked food and let it rise 5-10F more after I take the meat off the grill and let it rest. For med-rare steak on my Weber gas grill set to high, this means that I pull it right when I hear the warning tone for rare. If I wanted rare (I'm a med-rare guy so I don't normally) I'd have to watch it starting just after the 90-100F turn.
Other than overly obfuscating instructions (they forgot the KISS principle), there are a few other possible improvements. The on-off button on the transmitter could use a better confirmation rather than waiting 10 seconds for the LED to flash (or not). Next, the range on this could also be improved -- I can't walk all the way around my house outside without going out of range. But since I get reception in the kitchen, TV room, bar, and office I'm happy.
The internal chip, software, and display is common among several models and brands -- the silver plastic is just a case and Weber is just a label. Shop around.
If you want a model with programmable temperatures and timers -- the Alton Brown wonder-timer, check out Polder or Taylor (among others). Some even come wiresless too for around the same price.
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