Remote Temperature by Oregon Scientific

The Maverick ET-732 has Hi/Lo Temp pit probe, meat probe to about 450 degrees, and 300 foot remote with light. It costs around $20 more but is cheap insurance (especially on long smokes). IMHO

I've been happy with my et 732

I've been using one for serveral yrs and only prob been that getting receiver and xmitter to sync up. Found out the hard way of a reset button in both battery compartment. My gripe with it is the warning starts about 5 deg before the temp setpoint and it won't shut up. Several years ago when I bought it the price was below $10 ea, so with that price I can live with it.

I have been very happy with my Oregon Scientific. There are two reset buttons. One in the transmitter and one in the remote. The warning can be turned off temporaily by pushing and holding the on/off button. Or you can set the warning to 5 degrees above the desired temp. It will warn you 5 degress below set temp as "Almost done" and again when it hits temp "It's done" Good piece of equipment, long range, sturdy construction.

Joe, sorry I'm not familiar with the Maverick. How does it give additional insurance?

Something to consider if you're looking for one of these units,
A little research found that the Maverick ET-732 has only a 90 day warranty, while the Oregon Scientific has a one year warranty.
Also I found it at Amazon for around the same price, and free shipping too.

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Originally posted by RazorbackSlacker:
Joe, sorry I'm not familiar with the Maverick. How does it give additional insurance?

Insurance against waking up in the morning to discover that the fire went out sometime during the night. Ever had that happen?

From that picture, the OS doesn't seem to display the temps on the transmitting unit. How does one know if the units have failed to sync? On the Maverick, it's easy to see the failure due to the temps not being the same. Also, it appears to force one to use the receiver - sometimes, especially with relatively short cooking times, the receiver isn't necessary, and I just go with the transmitter just to conserve battery life.

The OS has an Icon that shows if the receiver is getting a signal. Also there is a 3 beep warning if the unit loses cantact. It is correct that the OS does not show the temp on the transmitter. I use the CS probe for that. My OS will occassionally lose contact then get it back almost immediately.