- Dec 28, 2016
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Hi all, I’m looking to pick up another thermometer for my smoker. I currently have a Maverick ET732 and an Inkbird IBT-4XS.
The Maverick has been a pretty reliable performer, but it suffered a melting incident when my wife accidentally put the sending unit near something that was very hot, and now the cover is melted and fused shut, meaning the batteries cannot be replaced. As soon as those batteries are dead, so is my Maverick. RIP.
The Inkbird has not impressed me. It has always had trouble with accuracy, registering temps 20-30 F off from my Thermapen. I can put two probes in boiling water and one will read 200 and the other will read 230. The probes, despite fastidious care, have not proven very durable and now I am having trouble finding replacements in stock. Although I like the idea of 4 probes, this Inkbird has been garbage and I’ll not go that route again.
I’m currently looking at a Maverick XR-50, which has 4 probes. I’m also considering a Thermoworks Smoke, which only has 2 probes, but is from a super-reputable company (everything I have from Thermoworks has been of exceptionally good quality). I’m trying to not spend more than $100.
Any thoughts, pro or con, about my two contenders? Any other options I should consider?
Thanks!
The Maverick has been a pretty reliable performer, but it suffered a melting incident when my wife accidentally put the sending unit near something that was very hot, and now the cover is melted and fused shut, meaning the batteries cannot be replaced. As soon as those batteries are dead, so is my Maverick. RIP.
The Inkbird has not impressed me. It has always had trouble with accuracy, registering temps 20-30 F off from my Thermapen. I can put two probes in boiling water and one will read 200 and the other will read 230. The probes, despite fastidious care, have not proven very durable and now I am having trouble finding replacements in stock. Although I like the idea of 4 probes, this Inkbird has been garbage and I’ll not go that route again.
I’m currently looking at a Maverick XR-50, which has 4 probes. I’m also considering a Thermoworks Smoke, which only has 2 probes, but is from a super-reputable company (everything I have from Thermoworks has been of exceptionally good quality). I’m trying to not spend more than $100.
Any thoughts, pro or con, about my two contenders? Any other options I should consider?
Thanks!