Maverick Remote-Check ET-7 Wireless Thermometer with 2 Probes

Product is ok the temparature does not get accurate have to watch when the meat is done as it will be ten degrees lower

We bought this for my in-laws so that my mother-in-law wouldn't have to babysit the roast, or my father-in-law wouldn't have to stand vigil over the grill, etc. The two probes were the kicker and led us to buy this one specifically. If you're cooking one thing, you can use leave the second probe and remote clean and put away; and if you're cooking two, you can use both.

But. The set-up is a hassle, and what they don't really explain well in the directions is that both probes have to be used for the thing to work. So if you're cooking only one item, you have to stick both probes in. Not a huge deal, but again, since they don't explain particularly well in the directions, there's a fair amount of confusion in the beginning over why the one probe isn't working. It operates fine enough after you figure it out, but by that time, you're probably frustrated enough to not want to bother.

There are other items out there (we received one of the others as a gift, which is where we got the idea for this). I might suggest trying one of those first.

I was very excited to receive this product for use in slow cooking. Unfortunately it the transmitter just won't synch with the receiver. I tried all the methods provided by the use manual, and even tried out new batteries in case that was the issue, but nothing.

I ordered this thermometer based on what I thought was good reviews but this thing stinks. It takes forever to come up to temperature. I don't think it registers correctly. I wouldn't buy it again.

I purhased this unit after my Weber wireless remote finally bit the dust. I thought that the dual probe was a good idea, so I choose the ET-7 model. After using it several times I learned that the design and functional features contains a few nuisances and a couple major flaws.

One of the nice features of the ET-7 is that the transmitter has an LCD display on it so you can read the temperature while standing in front of your BBQ even if you don't have the remote with you. I liked that feature and found it quite convenient.

The biggest problem I experienced with the ET-7 was the inaccurate reading on the remote unit. Three times it happened that the temperature on the remote would stop updating, leading me to believe that my roast was at a lower temperature than it really was. After checking on the temperature two or three times over a ten or fifteen minute period, I realized that the temperature displayed on the remote hadn't changed during that time. Upon further inspection, the transmitter's LCD display demonstrated that the actual temperature of my roast was much higher than what the remote said. In fact, two times I ended up overcooking my roast. This was extremely disappointing when cooking a $40 roast that I've marinated for four days.

Some of the nuisance issues I discovered with the ET-7 pertains to the power on sequence. First, there is a cumbersome on/off/suspend mode switch on the back. Operating this switch requires small, nimble fingers. Not particularly easy when you have messy hands from recently inserting the probe into raw meat.

Second, the remote must be turned on prior to, but within 60 seconds of, turning the transmitter on. You will not establish a link if you power on the transmitter prior to the remote, or if you delay more than 60 seconds after turning on the remote. This is awkward since most of the time I find that after placing the meat on the BBQ, it is convenient to power on the transmitter and then go inside the house and power on the remote.

Very annoying is the fact that the remote unit keeps beeping even after you have acknowledged that the target temperature has been met. Other units I have used would be silent once you acknowledged the temperature alarm. The ET-7 will continue to beep at you about every 60 seconds even though you acknowledge the alarm each time. This is incredibly annoying when you want to give your roast another 5-degrees over what the target temperature was set for.

In conclusion, I consider it less expensive and more satisfying to simply discard the ET-7 and use another model, like the simple but practical Weber wireless remote.