thermometer help - looking for the right one

mlesser,

I swear by maverick thermometers, I have one, model #ET-7, that will monitor two kinds of meat at once. I also have several others, ET-8 which has three different beeps for almost done, done and over done also a ET-73 which is just a simple remote and a Accurite for back up Paid less than $20 a piece on Ebay. I have seen a Maverick with a probe for oven temp and seperate probe for meat temp.

Hope this helps

Mark

Many use the Maverick which has two probes. One goes in the meat and one in the smoker. The one for the smoker can also be set to use in a second piece of meat or a different location in one larger piece of meat. I have the Maverick but don't really like it because I keep losing the signal to my remote display.

I also have several Taylor remote thermometers which I like better and are more reliable and are less expensive ($16.95 at Target). If you have more than one piece of meat cooking then just put as many probes as you want through the vent hole.

I KNOW you can get them cheaper on Ebay than here..


http://www.maverickhousewares.com/thermometers/remote_therm.htm


Mark

If all else fails go to a Target,and buy the Taylor's for about $15.

A couple cost you $30 and you can depend on them.

Many cook teams use them.

There are those who like Polder also.

http://cgi.ebay.com/polder-dual-sensor-probe-thermomete...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Yep, polder was the 1st big name,for around $30.

Haven't seen one in a few years,but you can probably find one on line.

I vote for Taylor because they now have a rubberized cable instead of steel mesh. I didn't have a lot of luck with the mesh jobs, but they were gone before I found out you might be able to fix them with oil immersion.

I will "Amen" the Taylors and Mavericks. Had one Poulder and it laster for about 4 smokes.

I use the maverick ET-73.I have'nt had any problems with it yet.But I wish it would come with longer wires,instead of having to special order the longer ones.

Richard

Thanks for all the help....

I hear great things about the Maverick, but for the short wires. If i am using a 009 should I be OK?

Mica

I have a Maverick and wire length has never been a problem in the Smokette or the offset. The only issue I've had with it is as Q'n Mike says, sometimes it loses it's signal. That's because some other device in the neighborhood like a cell phone or a wireless router is operating in the same frequency band and overpowers the Maverick signal knocking it out of commission.