Recommendation?

are you talking about for a smoker? I have the flameboss 500 for my primo xl and love it.

I've got the new Weber one - the Weber connect I think it's called - it connects over WiFi which gives a better range than straight bluetooth and I believe the thickness of your grill can cause interference

7yrplan said:

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I like thermworks products.

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If I were buying now, I'd probably go thermoworks. It's what I have for instant read and they're the market leader.

But I have had the igrill for several years now and have had 0 issues. App is pretty cool too. I typically put 1-2 probes in the meat and 1-2 in the smoker chamber. You can save charts of cooks to go back and see what temp you were holding if your food turned out great, how long meat stalled, etc.

FireBoard!

The Meater!




/jk

I have an iGrill and find it not very useful. I can't go in the house and stay connected via Bluetooth unless i sit by the window. A big digital readout on my grill would be as effective. My next wireless thermometer will be wifi enabled.

Thermoworks has some great wireless options, both wifi and RF Wireless.

I have the original Smoke, which is RF. I could add a wifi adapter but I don't have any issue keeping signal as long as I don't venture too deep into the house.

They have updated versions that are food for over a mile on RF as well.

https://www.thermoworks.com/BBQ-Grilling

TX AG 88 said:

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I have an iGrill and find it not very useful. I can't go in the house and stay connected via Bluetooth unless i sit by the window. A big digital readout on my grill would be as effective. My next wireless thermometer will be wifi enabled.

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Weber is phasing out the igrill and replacing with Weber connect which is WiFi enabled

Definitely Meater+

We carry them in our store and they work great. App interface is good and user friendly too.

They may have a good product now. But after the boondoggle that was their Kickstarter, not sure how much I trust them or want to give them business. Also, the probe seems way too large.

Understand the Kickstarter issue but we have dealt with them for over a year and no issues as a dealer.

As far as the product goes, it works great and the app interface is good. Good price point. Haven't had any issues and we have sold north of 100 units.

Smoke Rf didn't work even one street over for me. Too much interference. Returned.

MEATER Bluetooth is garbage for a smoker.

ThermoWorks signals has been nails.

Thermo works is great but I wouldn't call it wireless.

Haven't had any issues with Meater in the smokers I've used it in. What issues have you had?

Thermoworks smoke/signals is wireless from the transmitter to the receiver/app
probe - wire - receiver (water resistant) - WiFi/RF - receiver & app

Meater is
probe - bluetooth - receiver (not water resistent) for wifi option - app

The Meater bluetooth range sucks. The receiver Wifi range sucks. The receiver (Block) can't be in the elements.

I would probably have bought the signals if it was out when I bought the Smoke.

For my purposes, it has been fine, but it would be nice to use it anywhere.

I have a Thermoworks Smoke as well, and the receiver does OK but not great. I've been considering buying the gateway for it so I could use the app, but I'm torn between that and upgrading to the Signals.

I had the same thought when Signals came out. Couldn't justify it for the 4 long cooks I do a year though.

The Signals is overkill for what I do for sure. I may keep an eye on their website to see if the gateway goes on sale around Black Friday.

165 foot range works great on the Meater+. App interface is super easy. It's completely wireless.

From their website
We do not recommend MEATER to be fully submerged in liquid since it is WATER RESISTANT, not water proof. If you will use it in a slow cooker, please make sure the ambient end is not submerged and is not touching any of the walls.

Thermo works has wires for each probe and is overkill unless you're a professional caterer or competition cooker.

Not trying to be argumentative because I think both products are good but for 95% of people, the Meater plus is the best main stream solution.

Good to hear. It sounds like the got their QC problems under control.

A lot of small companies really underestimate what it takes to ramp up a concept from a few dozen to tens of thousands.

I had the MEATER block. Absolutely sucked.

Also the probes have to be buried several inches in. Works for large cuts but not small.

It also took them 2.5 years to send me mine after Kickstarter and the first never worked. So I will never give them more business.

I have Thermoworks Signals + Billows on my BGE and it is an absolute game changer. I set my alarm early in the am, go hook it up, use a torch to heat up some coals, get the temperature set in the app and walk away to go prep meat. It gets the temp to 250 or whatever I'm cooking at and holds it without any adjusting of the vents. What really sets it apart is the lower temp cooks it holds better than I could manually adjusting vents.

The probes eventually become inaccurate. Range is an issue for me also.