Need advice on a probe thermometer

Eggsimus Maximus · March 2010

I'd like to cook a brisket this weekend. I've seen several recipes that mention a Polder probe. I've also heard of the Maverick brand. I seen good and bad reviews on both, but wanted to get your eggspert opinions.

What say you?

MJF24 · March 2010

I love my Maverick ET-73. It has two probes, one for the dome temperature and one for the meat temperature. It works remotely, so I can monitor cooks from in the house. And it has an alarm, so it will alert me if the dome gets too hot or too cold, or if the meat is done.

I know some on the forum have not had a good experience with the Maverick, and they will undoubtedly chime in soon.

deepsouth · March 2010

i've been through two oregon scientific thermometers that were horrible. once worked once and the other worked zero times. i'm still waiting to hear back from them before i just box them up with a nasty letter and send them back.

i got a maverick et-7 from amazon.com and i tried to use it last weekend and it wouldn't transmit to the monitor part of the unit.

i just got the exchanged maverick today, so i haven't been able to test it yet.

i wish thermoworks would make a remote probe thermometer.

AZRP · March 2010

I would save your money and use an inexpensive remote probe, they can be bought at Target or Walmart for around $15 and they work just fine. -RP

Carolina Q · March 2010

I've had a Polder remote for several years. Meat probe only. Reasonably accurate as tested against my Thermapen. So far, it's been fine, but it has no remote.

So, I bought a an ET-73 a few weeks ago. Only a couple of cooks so far and I haven't checked the calibration. Not that it could be corrected anyway. Last cook with it, the grid temp seemed rather inconsistent and didn't match up with the dome temp as I thought it should. Still it's nice to have something to warn me to go check on things if the temp gets too out of whack. The alarm, for these old ears anyway, is a joke. I can barely hear it when it's in my pocket - the chances of it waking me up in the middle of the night are well below ZERO.

Kenny 13 · March 2010

I've had my ET-73 for around 4 years with no problems. Some people love them while others hate them.

If you're not concerned with monitoring cooking temperature as well as the meat temperature, the ET-73 would be overkill. However, it sure is nice to be able to watch both remotely if you have to do something else.

Brokersmoker · March 2010

I'm satisfied with the Maverick, I have fried a probe and they replaced it no questions asked.

Brokersmoker · March 2010

They are good, only problem is if you want to monitor pit temp as well as the meat.

llrickman · March 2010

Ive got two Mavericks neither one is the et-73 but they both are remote monitoring (meat) probe and i dont have much problem with them.
One if them will lose reception with the sending unit occasionally but in a few minutes it reads again and both seem to be very accutate when checking temps with my Thermapen against the probe

Jeffersonian · March 2010

I sometimes use one of my AccuRites as a dome temp probe. It slips right into the hole.

toothpick · March 2010

I just got an ET-73 today and am monitoring the dome/meat temp for the Boston butts I just put on. My sense after 21 minutes (according to the timer function) is that it's a handy little gadget. I've set alarms for the max/min grill temps. I hope it wakes me up if the fire craps out in the wee hours.

Need advice on a probe thermometer

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