NEW: Maverick ET-735 4-probe Bluetooth Wireless


 
Chris Allingham

Chris Allingham

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Anyone tried one yet? Post a review if you have.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00THCADP4/tvwb-20

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I wonder why they don't make a wifi device? That offers the possibility of monitoring from anywhere LTE service is available.
 
Hmmm... I may have to try this out. My 733 works pretty well, but it would sure be nice to have it send the temp info to my LG phone.
 
And the best part is that it must have a camera so you get a picture of your steak right there on your phone :D
 
Don't have a smart phone just a dumb one, no my phone is so old it's stupid. So I'll just keep my old Maverick which works fine.
 
I just read the amazon page. It looks awesome. I am rocking the 733. The probe temp ranges are -4°F to 572°F.
My question is will the probe cord burn up in a hot grill. 600+ degrees searing a steak? I use my current model for low and slow WSM cooks but would love to be able to plug the cord in when reverse searing a steak.
 
almost ordered one then I read the reviews and people seem to complain about the range. my current maverick barely works inside my house. if anyone who owns one knows if it's better or worse than the old version I'd appreciate that info.
 
I can't find any specs on Amazon or the manufacturer's website (in fact, they don't even list the device itself on that site, just replacement probes), but I would suspect that this uses a class 2 bluetooth transmitter. According to this site, the range of class 2 devices is around 30 feet (I've confirmed this myself with the several bluetooth headsets, microphones, mice and keyboards I've used). If they're using a class 1 transmitter, the range would be comparable to typical wi-fi. Personally, I've got two ET-732s that work great and have no trouble staying connected anywhere I take them on my property, so I'm inclined to stick with them.
 
Sounds like some trouble out of the box but with time I imagine they'll field a software patch to fix it. That's fairly typical with a new design.
 
I'm waiting for someone to come out with a wifi unit that i can monitor remotely and data log with (like some of the heater meters can do). Bluetooth seems too range limited, im not sure why everyone is jumping on that bandwagon.
 
Paul Pearson said:
I'm waiting for someone to come out with a wifi unit that i can monitor remotely and data log with (like some of the heater meters can do). Bluetooth seems too range limited, im not sure why everyone is jumping on that bandwagon.
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Bluetooth (from what I've heard) is more energy efficient and also (potentially) more secure due to the "pairing" requirement. Security in this application doesn't seem relevant, but battery life is. Powering a wi-fi adapter for long periods of time (like an overnight brisket or butt cook) could really run down a set of AAA batteries.
 
Paul Pearson said:
I'm waiting for someone to come out with a wifi unit that i can monitor remotely and data log with (like some of the heater meters can do). Bluetooth seems too range limited, im not sure why everyone is jumping on that bandwagon.
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The iGrill2 uses bluetooth and accommodates 4 probes. The iPad app tracks each probe with a line graph for the duration of the cook and can even export a .csv of the data. It samples more than once every minute, so that's a lot of data. I find it very handy for overnight cooks. When you get up in the morning, you can see at a glance what was going on while you were sleeping. Since the graph is marked with the time of day, you can see just when you opened the lid to mop or other significant temp changes. Had it for about a year and it's been very reliable.
 
Range is the annoyance with all these devices. Bluetooth is good up to about 40 feet under ideal conditions (nothing in the way). Since you are cooking outside and reading inside, the construction of your house will make a difference. The iGrill2 talks through an iPhone/iPad app and I'm wondering if the app could use wifi to talk between two devices. For example, you could place your iPhone within bluetooth range, but the data could be share with your iPad via wifi. iGrill3?
 
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