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WIreless / Remote Thermometer
I've had by large BGE for about 6 weeks now and it is becoming an obsession. I am not much of a griller, but things are looking up.
I think I should buy a good wireless thermometer that can withstand the temperatures of the BGE. I am looking at Maverick Wireless BBQ Thermometer Set - Maverick ET732.
What do you folks think? Is a wireless thermometer a good idea? What do you experts recommend?
Thanks for your help.,
Steve
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Wireless is a good choice if you do a lot of low and slow cooks, like brisket and pork shoulder. Not so necessary for high and fast like steaks - so not sure it needs to "withstand the temperatures of the BGE"
I have the Maverick and like it a lot and it seems to be the wireless of choice around here.
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I use mine ONLY for low & slows. The dome thermometer works good enough for me for higher temps where close is good enough. I have the former Maverick model (ET-73) and it's 9-10 years old now. Original probes too! If mine ever dies, I'll be purchasing the ET-732.Packerland, Wisconsin
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Absolutely love my Maverick for ribs, shoulders, brisket, rib roast (yeah!), even chicken (spatchcocked of course). It's essential - wouldn't try cooking any of those without it now.
Don't even bother with steaks, chops, hamburgers, etc - unnecessary for anything that you're not going to cook low and slow. (Well, the chicken I would typically cook at something like 375, so technically that may not be "low and slow", but you get the point.)
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ps.... For the high temperature cooks, a quick digital probe is what you need. You'll probably find most here swear by the Thermapen - yep, pricey - but I wouldn't be without that either. (Wish I had waited for the one with the flames!)
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Love my Maverick, especially since my porch faces west; when its 99 degree out its sure nice to glance over at the meat temp in the Air Conditioning from my La-Z-Boy...One warning, the instructions tell you not to immerse the probes in water. I killed my meat probe with a quick dunk in the sink, had only been used a few times.:((_____________
"Pro-Life" would be twenty students graduating from Sandy Hook next month
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+1 love my maverick, and I baby it because of that.No water at end of probe where wire goes, no searing temps. No exposure (even the wire) over direct heat.Bx - > NJ ->TX!!!All to get cheaper brisket!
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I got one too and have had no problems with it. My bedroom and side of the bed is as far away from my egg as I can get in my home and the wireless works great. Got mine from Fred.Born and raised in NOLA. Now live in East TN.
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I got the Mav 732 and like it. Go for it. Has good range as well.
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Large and Small BGE, Blackstone 36 and a baby black Kub.
Chattanooga, TN.
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Thanks for all the great responses. I appreciate it
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