Thus far, I've only done "bench testing" of this unit and I wanted to get these first thoughts down today. I'll be cooking with it tomorrow.
First off, customer service was top notch. I had a few questions about the unit that I couldn't find answers for on the web site. They took the time to answer my questions and they also reiterated the warranty. Shipping was quick! I ordered on Thursday of this week at 2:00 PM central time and it was on my front porch today (Saturday) before noon.
The packaging wasn't all flashy and fancy like a lot of others out there, and I'm guessing that is another way they are keeping the costs down, plus, I don't need a pretty box, it's already in the recycle bag!
The receiver, transmitter, probes, batteries, and probe clip were packaged well inside of the box and arrived in great shape.
What looks like a rubber armor type sleeve on the units is in all actuality a rubber sleeve that will help a lot for people like me, I tend to drop things. This sleeve should help with bumps and small drops.
The probes impressed me, they are tapered at the end which really does help with insertion into heavy muscle meat and is also handy as a quick temp check for smaller items like burgers, steaks, and ribs.
I opened up the batteries and insert d them into both units and they fired right up and paired almost immediately. The probe connectors fit TIGHT which I really liked. When they seat into the socket, you hear and feel a definite click. With both of the probes laying on the granite countertop, I placed surface reading thermocouple on the counter as well and checked the temp with my Fluke temp probe (recently third party calibrated). All 3 read 74 degrees, so far so good.
I started a pan of water on the stove to boil, and I filled a glass with ice and water, I then put one probe in the pan with the clip and the other into the water glass.
My Fluke meter read 210.9 degrees in the boiling water while the ThermoPro provided a reading of 211-212. Water here at my fairly low elevation is usually around 211, so more than close enough for me. The cold water test had the Fluke showing 39 and the ThermoPro at 42, however, there is a lot more mass to the ThermoPro probe than with the Fluke, and I didn't let them sit for more than a few minutes. But, 3 degrees at low temps wouldn't be an issue to me, I'm not making ice cream.
With the water boiling and the transmitter sitting on the counter in my kitchen, I went across the street to my neighbor's house to see about signal. At roughly 100 feet, and a wall between us, the receiver was still reading fine. I called my wife and asked her to pull the probe from the boiling water. The temp started dropping almost immediately, so signal strength looks to work well. I can't say that about a couple of other wireless thermometers I've purchased in the past.
Also, in the picture above, you can see that the receiver is nice sized and has readout that even I can see without my glasses! I'll try the backlight tonight outside and see how that looks.
Tomorrow I'll be smoking out at the farm, so I'll put this through a test out there for sure and add to this thread.
First off, customer service was top notch. I had a few questions about the unit that I couldn't find answers for on the web site. They took the time to answer my questions and they also reiterated the warranty. Shipping was quick! I ordered on Thursday of this week at 2:00 PM central time and it was on my front porch today (Saturday) before noon.
The packaging wasn't all flashy and fancy like a lot of others out there, and I'm guessing that is another way they are keeping the costs down, plus, I don't need a pretty box, it's already in the recycle bag!
The receiver, transmitter, probes, batteries, and probe clip were packaged well inside of the box and arrived in great shape.
What looks like a rubber armor type sleeve on the units is in all actuality a rubber sleeve that will help a lot for people like me, I tend to drop things. This sleeve should help with bumps and small drops.
The probes impressed me, they are tapered at the end which really does help with insertion into heavy muscle meat and is also handy as a quick temp check for smaller items like burgers, steaks, and ribs.
I opened up the batteries and insert d them into both units and they fired right up and paired almost immediately. The probe connectors fit TIGHT which I really liked. When they seat into the socket, you hear and feel a definite click. With both of the probes laying on the granite countertop, I placed surface reading thermocouple on the counter as well and checked the temp with my Fluke temp probe (recently third party calibrated). All 3 read 74 degrees, so far so good.
I started a pan of water on the stove to boil, and I filled a glass with ice and water, I then put one probe in the pan with the clip and the other into the water glass.
My Fluke meter read 210.9 degrees in the boiling water while the ThermoPro provided a reading of 211-212. Water here at my fairly low elevation is usually around 211, so more than close enough for me. The cold water test had the Fluke showing 39 and the ThermoPro at 42, however, there is a lot more mass to the ThermoPro probe than with the Fluke, and I didn't let them sit for more than a few minutes. But, 3 degrees at low temps wouldn't be an issue to me, I'm not making ice cream.
With the water boiling and the transmitter sitting on the counter in my kitchen, I went across the street to my neighbor's house to see about signal. At roughly 100 feet, and a wall between us, the receiver was still reading fine. I called my wife and asked her to pull the probe from the boiling water. The temp started dropping almost immediately, so signal strength looks to work well. I can't say that about a couple of other wireless thermometers I've purchased in the past.
Also, in the picture above, you can see that the receiver is nice sized and has readout that even I can see without my glasses! I'll try the backlight tonight outside and see how that looks.
Tomorrow I'll be smoking out at the farm, so I'll put this through a test out there for sure and add to this thread.
