Polder or Maverick ET-73 ????


 
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John Furdyn

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Been Researching which thermometer to purchase ?
Need a little help.

I would like to get the Maverick, like the Remote aspect. I have read posts about poor range like 15 ft not 100 ft. I live in a Brick house and currently am using my smoker in the garage which has aluminum siding. The smoker is about 35 ft from my living room. wundering if the Maverick would work that far thru the walls of the house and garage ?

If not the polder would do the job. although I've read about probe problems with the polder, and that you can buy higher heat probes. also read about the wires being sensitive to moisture, I believe on both Maverick as well as Polder.

Also what is the difference between the Maverick ET-73 and the Maverick Redi Check unit, are they the same or are they different ?

Any info/thoughts etc. appreciated.

Thanks
 
John, my ET-73 has not skipped a beat in years. Is it appears cheaply made made,but, guess what it works. It may not have huge range but it gets the job done. I am using it now in about the 30 foot range, doing just fine. No antenna mod. required. I paid $38. Mine was a bargain.
 
I have the maverick and the NU-701. Both are decent, But...like most of that stuff..built cheap, so it can be hit or miss. They do have great customer service and a replacement probe is good to have around. There is a link, where you can extend the Antena-range for great distances. My buddy did this and it worked well. I really liked mine starting out, as you can see what your temp is doing in your smoker all day long..what makes it drop or spike.
 
I have a Polder that I bought maybe 5 years ago. I only use it when doing turkeys or big roasts in the oven. When I got the WSM I bought the ET-7 which worked well but I dropped it. I got the the ET-73 to replace it. While the ET-73 feels and looks cheap, it has served me well so far. I like the fact that you can set a Low AND a high temp alarm for the smoker probe. The ET-7 has dual food probes and alarm will go off only when the set high temp is reached. Without any mods I am able to use my ET-73 in my living room which is 50 feet away from the WSM.

JP
 
I have the maverick and it works fine I have quit using it and just probe the meat when it get close. I use to watch the temps now I just let it run with a therm mounted on the dome.
 
John
I wish I could agree with the other guys who have responded to your request. I havn't the same good luck on my 73 with a range of no more then 20' thru a double pane glass slidder, and after adding an antenna.
Go to pg 5 of this forum and look under Maverick et-73 mods. A wealth of information.
Good luck
Dick B
 
Dick

You sure are right about the info on page 5, it's enought to make you head spin.

Why does everything have to be so confusing ? Maybe I should just go out and buy on and let nature take it's course. Thanks
 
I read that whole thread before getting the ET-73 as well. I almost didn't go ahead with the purchase. But I figured I lucked out on the ET-7 (up until I dropped it) so I figured I'd try the ET-73. If it didn't work, I would have just returned it to Amazon. Fortunately, it has worked flawlessly so far. IME, you only really need it for your first few cooks (or to confirm what your gut tells you). After a while you get to know the cooker and trust it. And after cooking items a bunch of times, you just know when it's done or close to it (by sight, by feel, or just instinctively). That's my experience anyway.
 
I have been using the ET-73 for a few months now. I haven't had any problems at all, although I haven't had to go beyond about 30' between transmitter and receiver.

I find the chamber thermometer to be very helpful when I'm doing overnight cooks. It provides that little bit of overnight assurance that the cooker is holding the temp that I want. During daytime cooks (which I find that I do more of), I just use the meat thermometer probe in the ET-73 to monitor food temp. That being the case, and as I am becoming more comfortable with maintaining a steady temp in the WSM over a long period of time, I am thinking that a remote thermometer with two meat probes might be more useful to have.
 
J Pan

I think I would like the assurance of knowing the smoker temp on overnight cooks as well. also it will soon be getting colder outside here in the north. i think even during the day cooks, I might use the Maverick to check smoker temps, instead of going outside as often say when its 20 degree or so.


Frank

You mention a double meat probe unit, i read somewhere the the Maverick ET 73 smoker probe is used as a second meat thermometer sometimes maybe someone on here has an opion about that.

Thanks
 
I like and use the ET73. Used mine for over a year without problems and the range is great. I live in an old 3 story house and haven't ever had a problem with receiving.

You can use it with both probes as food probes. Thing is you would really need to get an additional food probe (available from maverick). Since the pit probe is blunt tip.

I have the high temp probe accessory kit. Both of those probes are usable as food probes too.
 
I have been using the ET-73 since I purchased my WSM 4 months ago. I have no complaints on range. The battery life is great (about 125 hours of use before I replaced due to paranoia).

I am sorry about previous post regarding the difference between the two models. I was thinking of a different Maverick remote therm. I actually have the Redi-Check unit with the food and smoker probes.
 
Can anyone else confirm that the "Maverick Redi check ET 73" is primarily for food (both probes).

In checking prices on the internet, there seams to be a difference between the "Maverick ET 73" and the "Maverick Redi Check ET 73. The Redi Check seams to be less than the other unit, but I can't seem to tell if there is any other differences, other than the price unless I missing something. Any info appreciated. Thanks
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by John Furdyn:
Can anyone else confirm that the "Maverick Redi check ET 73" is primarily for food (both probes). </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Mine came with one meat probe and one pit probe (along with a clip to hold it under the top grate.)
 
Ray or anyone who knows

What's the deal with the high temp probe accessory kit?

I believe the unit comes with probes etc that are supposedly good for something like 410 degrees ? I'm alittle confused. Thanks
 
Well - the replacement long length probes can take the higher temps have a heavier insulation than the ones shipped with the unit and can be used interchangeable as meat or pit probes.

They ship cheaper, shorter probes with the retail pack to keep the price down. I would use the stock probes until one fails, then buy the longer length (6') probes. In fact that's what I did. When I ruined my pit probe, I bought a pair of the long length high temps.
 
John
Just an update. Last weekend while doing StL ribs, the grate temp spiked over 65dgrs from the TelTru dome therm, both on the 73 transmitter and reciever. Changed batteries in both. This AM, started a pork butt, and the transmitter was dead as yesterday's news. I'm not so sure I even want to sent units back to the company and just stay with the Pyrex therms.
A clear case for either Russian vodka or Mexican beer to aid in decision making.

Dick B
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Dick

That's what confuses me some, Ray said use it till the stock probes burn out. Then buy the high temp 6 ft lead probes, $18 ea I believe.
Too bad you can't get an upgrade (probes),right off the bat when you first buy it. Sounds like a marketing ploy to me ??

I have found an Accu Rite remote single probe unit with leads which are good for 700 degrees, thinking about that one ? Sooner or later I make a decision. Thanks
 
John

Are you getting a remote therm just for use with the WSM? Is there anything else about the Accu Rite that you like aside from it's 700° rating? Just wondering `cause the WSM will never reach 700° (unless you fill the whole charcoal ring with fire starters or do something else really crazy).

With all the info out there you'd think making a decision would be easier. It actually makes it more difficult. So after reading as much as I can about the therm options, I just went ahead and jumped in. Good luck with whatever you decide to do...
 
J Pan

Reading what Ray said about the stock probe (failing) and replacing with the high heat probe kit made me think maybe the accurite with the high heat probes comming stock might last longer be better than the stock probes with the ET 73, just my thinking (maybe wrong).
 
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