Maverick ET-732 Slow Response Time - Accurate?

sagosto

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I have a Maverick ET-732 and an Isport (). All 3 read 211-212F in boiling water but the Maverick takes MUCH longer to finally read 211-212F. I have a MES 30 and they were all 20F within one another at one point (ee.g. 200F, 220F, and 240F). I was surprised they all read 212F in boiling water even though the Maverick took quick a while to finally read 212F. Is it normal for the Maverick to refresh so slow and take that long to finally read the correct temperature? It makes keeping stable temp. in the MES very difficult. Also, the MES is NOT accurate. It is shocking that it is soo inaccurate. For consistent 225-240F, I typically set it at 210-215F and have to crack the door even once in a while to drop the MES temp to force the heat on.

Is this normal?

 

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sagosto

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If the refresh is very slow than how is that a good thing as it doesn't accurate reflect the current temperature? Also, 3 different probes reading 20F of each other? That doens't seem right. I checked the probes to make sure the tip or at least 2" or so of the tip wasn't touching anything.

 

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I had the three probes in the pit but they were all like 20F within each other. I was surprised that they all read 212F in boiling water even if it took Maverick a min or so to get there. Is the coldish surface area of the meat cause the temperature to fluctuate? I typically keep the probes near the front door. Should I go to the rear? If the racks are full, there isn't a 'free' space to go typically.

 

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These were all ambient readings.

 

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daniels

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If your MES has a glass window in the door use an oven thermometer placed on the grate(s) so that you can read through the glass.