Favorite Remote Temperature Probe?

I have two Maverick ET-73s I ordered from iKitchen. You may be able to find them cheaper someplace else, but heres the link.

http://www.ekitchengadgets.com/maresmth.html

IMO you are overkilling the 008 and creating endless things for you to worry about-instead of just cooking the meat.

The Maverick above is widely accepted though.

Personally,I'd go to Target,or a box store,and buy a $15 Taylor with a wire.

Put the probe through a ball of foil and set it on the center shelf, cooker set at 250º

Run it through the seasoning process,and glance at the readout about every hour.

If it swung somewhere around 25º/40º +/- of 250º throw away the foil and never mess with it again.

Next time you cook, check the Taylor for accuracy,stick the probe in a hunk of meat,close door and cook until done.

Just my $0.02

Or a different style Maverick at a slightly less price. I have one of these and it has been both accurate and reliable for a long time. And has two probes.

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Maverick-Remote-Ch.../482138/product.html

I also have some Taylors and I am not sure at the moment whether they make a wireless model. (model 1472 has been discontinued)

my wireless remote never worked well (?phones or something) i like the wired taylor's the best. one out the top and another out the door. jan

A word of caution on the Maverick ET-73 - I have had nothing but bad results from mine. Mine has a measured range of 9 feet and that has to be direct line of sight - they advertise 100 ft. range. Mine will stop updating for long periods and will occasionally shut itself off. On the rare occasions that it works, it seems to be fairly accurate, to give credit where credit is due. Since it was a Christmas present, by the time I used it, it was beyond their 90 day warranty period so I'm stuck with a $50 paperweight. Lots of folks have them and swear by them - I swear AT mine. Cheap Chinese trash IMO, YMMV. Buyer beware, as always.

It's amazing the different opinions and experiences with the 73!!

I have mine and use it at about 20 feet away through a rock wall with no bad results. Although I always sync it up side by side before placing it beside the computer. Maybe that helps or maybe I'm just lucky. I am a rabbit under the chinese zodiac after all.

Can't be that, I'm a rabbit too
Lots of people get good results with the Maverick, I just got a crappy one. Bummer.

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Lots of people get good results with the Maverick, I just got a crappy one. Bummer.

Don't feel like the Lone Stranger, Gil. I can set my ET-73 receiver right next to the transmitter on top of the smoker and it'll lose it's signal. Go figure.

Yeah, sounds like mine. My 13.99 WallyWorld single-probe special works fine, I just wanted the remote transmitter feature. Sure can't get very 'remote' with a Maverick. Anyone have any recommendations for other remote thermos out there - one that works? Thanx!

Taylor *made* a good remote in the model 1474. I checked out the xmitter and it went to 400 feet with ease. But then they discontinued it; why I don't know.

There's a new one currently on sale on eBay you could bid on. I haven't used mine enough to check on the reliability but Taylor does warrant the probes for a year.