Maverick ET-7 Remote-Check Wireless Thermometer With 2 Probes
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Maverick ET-7 Remote-Check Wireless Thermometer With 2 Probes
Customer Review: Promising features but very poor performance
Summary: 1 Stars
Initially I was very excited about the features of this unit. I especially liked the two probes as I often BBQ two different cuts of meat and need temps from both. I was a bit hesitant to order the item after reading the user reviews- a typical mix of good and bad. But I took a leap and ordered a unit. After receiving the unit and fooling with it over 4 BBQ sessions I am thoroughly disappointed. The automatic registering of the transmitter never worked so I had to do it manually. The manual setup is hit and miss. It took several attempts for me to get it working each time. Once I did get the units (one is a transmitter and the other a receiver) communicating they lost contact with each other regularly- even when sitting 10 feet from each other. What made things worse is that the receiver still displays the last temperature reported for many minutes even when communication with the transmitter is lost. This is completely unacceptable as you can be burning something on the grill when the receiver says things are just right. In addition, the two probes read about 25 degrees different from each other. When I tested them against my two manual thermometers (which read within 2 degrees of each other) one probe read 15 degrees low and one about 10 degrees higher. As you all know 15 degrees is very significant when BBQ'ing meats. I returned the unit.Customer Review: Nice Features, Terrible Wireless Range
Summary: 3 Stars
I ordered this product hoping to use it to smoke two turkeys for this year's Thanksgiving. I did use it, but I wasted my money for the wireless feature. The thermometer comes with several nice features (duel probes, countdown/up timers, temp alarms), but the wireless range is nowhere near what is advertised. I was looking forward to popping the turkeys into my smoker and using the thermometer to monitor the temps from the comfort of my recliner. The mobile unit synced with the transmitter easily and I was on my way. Unfortunately, the wireless range did not work from my den (approximately 35' and through two walls). No biggie, I moved it closer and left the unit in my kitchen (approximately 20' and two walls). It still lost the signal. Ok, so then I tried putting it on the window sill in the kitchen (approximately 15' and 1 wall and 1 window). It still lost the signal. I then moved it outside so it was about 12' away from the transmitter with no walls in the way. It finally worked, but I had to stand by the window to read the temp. Also, since it was now outside, I couldn't hear the timer alarm I set to remind me to add more wood chips to the smoker. In the end, it would have been just as well to have had a unit that didn't have wireless. In the end, it's great for monitoring temps, but lousy at letting you do it remotely.Customer Review: Here's 4 reasons to look elsewhere. Pain in the neck to use.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this for my new Weber Smokey Mountain smoker thinking I'd use one probe for meat and the other for monitoring the smoker temperature - and it does this, but not without some pain...
1) every time you power it off, the entire thing, including the clock, resets to factory settings. So, if you always set your temp for the same setting you'll need to do it by clicking the button for EVERY degree on the way up...
2) So, maybe you say "I don't need to set the alarm temp" I'll just watch the gauge. Well, you could but you CAN'T TURN OFF THE ALARM so you have to set the alarm temp to something above what you care about so you don't have to listen to the thing beep constantly.
3) I hope you don't plan on venturing more than 25 feet or so from you smoker, because you'll loose the signal.
4) And to reset the connection to the transmitter you have to turn both the transmitter and receiver on and off again (See #1 and #2).
Also, it doesn't have the ability to monitor withing a temperature range (alarming if you go high or low). I wasn't sure about this when I ordered it, but it's obvious now.
Very disappointed...
The Weber Smokey Mountain on the other hand... it ROCKS!
Customer Review: Great idea, but it doesn't last
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought a high-end Cookshack smoker several months ago. It is a wonderful product, but did not come with a temperature probe. Opening the door while smoking can adversely affect what you cook, so this wireless thermometer with two, independent probes seemed like exactly what I needed to fill that gap. And it was, for the few weeks it lasted... The first probe died after only three uses despite that I never cranked the unit above 225 degrees. It wasn't the thermometer or remote unit, as the other probe worked fine in either port and the receiver was perfectly synched with the base unit, but for some reason the probe began registering a temperature some sixty degrees off reality. The second probe worked for eight uses before dying as well. Rather then trying to replace the probes tossed this piece of junk and picked up a competitor's product. The TruTemp unit comes with only one probe and no remote, but it was half the price and has lasted three months with no problems. Sadly the Maverick has a great concept, one I really wish had worked, but without sufficient quality or reliability it does not succeed with it. I doubt that I will ever purchase their products again. Just can't trust 'em...Customer Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
I've had a few of the single probe Redi-Check remote thermometers over the years and have loved them. I don't know if the Maverick 2-probe version I received was defective or if it is just a horrible product, but I returned it and won't be buying another one to find out. The range is considerably worse than on the single probe unit, and is well below the range the product listing claims. Another major problem is that the update/sync between the transmitter and receiver (even at very short range) happens so infrequently as to be completely useless. By the time the temperature on the receiver updates, you may be well past your desired temperature due to the huge lag between subsequent updates. I'm not sure how Maverick can do so well on the single probe remote thermometer (which I love) and also sell this extremely low-quality product.
I should also mention that the clock (while not the reason I returned this) is stupid. To have to switch the receiver to "standby" instead of "off" in order to have the clock remain set is ridiculous, and I would much rather have a more compact receiver (like in the single probe case) than this clunky large one with useless clock.