I’ve been smoking for 20 years, and this is the best set of probes I’ve even owned. Love them, worth every penny. I cooked four pork tenderloins just tonight, probed them all independently, moved them around because of different hot spots on the grill so they all finished within an minute of each other. Perfect every time. Don’t hate them for the past, rate them on the present.

I appreciate your thoughtful review. I just received the block as a gift and tested it recently. I had several large pieces of boneless short ribs and used 2 probes just to be able to get more than 1 data point. I also was controlling the smoker with a Thermoworks Signals and Billows so actually got comparison performance information of the ambient side of the probes. Directly from the fridge, both probes read 37d. Within a few minutes of putting the meat in the smoker I had a 5d difference between them that lasted the entire cook. 3 hrs in Meater was showing 185 and 190 respectively which in my experience seemed way to hot that soon. I used my thermapen to verify and as expected, the meat was only 159-165 depending where I probed. It was time to wrap so I removed the probes for the remainder. The ambient side of the probes was reading in the mid 240s which did compare well to my Signals at 250. Out of curiosity I heated some water, dropped in all 4 Meater probes and the thermapen. Within 30s all probes were within a degree at 173. As another commenter suggested, there might be some type of heat transfer occurring down the probe itself. I'm going to try inserting the probes beyond the insertion line to all the way to the black end to see if that improves accuracy by insulating more of the probe.

I’ve had the single probe here for years with no problem. Just received the block and looking forward to trying it on my Hestan grill.

I'm really grateful for the frank and honest review

I got in on the "Kick Start" "Backer" deal. I paid about $200 and had to wait around 2+ years. My first cook, I had a probe issue. I contacted customer service and since I was a Backer and waited so long, they sent me a single probe, along with the replacement. I have to leave the block near the grill, but it works pretty good.

so in essence it took to long to get it therfor you hate it thats the risk you run with a kickstarter. reality is its a great product.

This guy is full of it. Love mine! Wonder who is paying him

I felt your review was well thought out and helpful for me.

I have a Meter Block that I received 6/21/2019 and I love it. It is dead accurate on all 4 probes and works great however I do agree that the USB port placement and no rechargeable batteries are lame.

First off, nice review. Very well done! I have been thinking about one of these because I smoke and grill a lot. Amazon reviews can really be hit or miss. To your point, for the price this thing should knock it out of the park and you are obviously not impressed after six months. Thank you for your time you took to do this. It has really made me change my mind on buying one!

Prospective customer here: I'm glad you gave an honest 2 cents. Instead of most "consumers" I look for the reasons I WOULDN'T want to buy something. Not like I go in negatively, but I want to see the issues people have with a product. As a straight up thermometer, I've heard that it's not the most accurate and I wonder if that's due in part to them using tech that's designed to pull temps on both ends of the unit- What I mean is that if your grill is 450 degrees, then the internal thermometer could be "soaking" heat from the other end of the probe. Also, having the probe read ambient is super handy (and clever), but with the amount of moisture released by meat during a cook (or when you have to wrap) I wonder if the accuracy is again thrown off due to the environment. I keep my "grate" probe near my food, but never adjacent as I want to know what the air temp is, not the radiant temp right next to the meat where it could be cooler. I think I'll look for a product centered around accuracy and doesn't give "warnings" for damaging an expensive (and it IS expensive) product during normal use. The probes should be able to withstand temps well over any normal cooking scenario to give users a good buffer. This is also common practice for most businesses where they want to ensure reliability.. Obviously being a tech company, it seems they focused primarily on the app development, not the hardware. If a flare-up hits your probe, it's all of a sudden baking in a flash of 900f+ heat and if that's what it takes to permanently damage it, I won't feel good about dropping 250 dollars on the risk. Glad you took the dive for everyone else. Thanks

Thank you for the nice review Chris, I think your review is fantastic and honest and the product company should be happy for this kind of review as it will encourage them produce a better and best product in the market. I am still interested to buy the next version of this nice product. Thumbs up.

Place it in top first, then slide the bottom in. Personally I have Thermopens, Mavericks, BBQ Gurus and I think this really has a place, I've never found the perfect tool yet. You can't take the knowledge out of the long BBQ cooks and it can't account for stalls, thickness and fat%, I think that's fair enough. If you aren't getting a good connection then I can understand the issue but if you do then you get perfect roast chicken, slow cooked lamb shoulder as well as pulled pork on the smoker. It definitely isn't a master of BBQ but it doesn't pretend to be, it's a great bbq tool though (if you get a signal) and it can change many people oven/pan cooking. Thanks for the review.

I've had one for a few weeks. Done brisket 3 times and pork butt once. All absolutely spot on. I'd only use it for larger cuts of meat. You need to push it in at least to the line on the prope so it's pointless for a steak imo. Works great on larger cuts though

I agree with the battles, wish it was a rechargeable. All else don’t agree at all! I have a Yoder 640 as well , I just have the single with repeater. Love it! I have many thermometers and like that I can set this up and not remain glued to my cook. Love the estimated time to completion. Like being able to pull it off and let it rest and still monitor the meat. It may not be your thing but I would try the single unit $ 99.

Thanks you just saved me $260 + tax and a headache dealing with costumer service if they have some!!

I get being salty it took a while, but I knew where this was going after saying you wrote it off as a loss and didn’t expect to even get it, you didn’t like the packaging it arrived in, you don’t understand the design choices, why did you even back it if you say it’s a boutique product you can use a $10 thermometer just as well? Other then matching exactly what you think they should do what could they have possibly done to get a good review from you personally? I’m legitimately curious because critically analyzing your review versus the other reviews in the comments, I don’t see any way you’d have given this a good review. Honestly have you ever researched and built something that has to withstand extreme heat and was able to connect to a Bluetooth or wireless device? If so, how long did that take you? That’s a video I’d like to watch.

I hear a lot of complaining but see no video or evidence provided to show what you say is true.

Just a quick thought regarding your review. If you’re using a rotisserie, like I am, then the Meater probes are a godsend! No wires is what I was looking for and it’s a niche this Meater block fits perfectly. Maybe you received a defective item? I haven’t experienced any communication drops, at all, either in rotisserie use or smoker use (Rec Rec RT-700 Bull).

Thank you for this honest review. Helped me to make my decision to not buy.

You just saved me $300. Thank you.

I disagree!! When grilling/ smoking it’s key to keep the lid closed for ideal cooking so a pen thermometer won’t do the trick

Hey Chris, I am glad that it works for you. I've tried the meater on 2 cooks and both times the internal temp was off by 30 degrees. If you know something I don't I would appreciate the help 🙂.

Thanks for the honest review.

great honest review. I am a sucker for a new gadget, think I will give this one a miss for now

Thanks for the candid review. Seems like a grudge over their roll-out is being held, though. Will check back to your other posts.

I was pretty skeptical about this product. Sounds like thermoworks is a better option. However, this does sound good for a rotisserie cook... What thermometer do you recommend for something like that?

I have a FireBoard 2 Drive which I adore. I'm still considering purchasing a Meater+ or this just for when I'm using something like a Weber Kettle that doesn't have probe ports, because I hate pinching wires and fucking with the lid seal by having the wire there. Your review makes me lean toward the Meater+, which is a single probe unit. The only reason I'd consider the block is that I could monitor the temps over 4G if I went to the store or something, but it's not like if something was overheating I'd be at home to do something about it as the Meater can't control a blower fan like the FireBoard Drive can, so maybe that's not such a big loss. FWIW I've seen a review of the Meater+ where a guy was maintaining connection through a cinderblock garage with a roof on it.

Chris, sounds like I will need to wait for a c pi uple more revisions. How long does the battery last on the probe? I am curious if it could last through a brisket or pork sholder cook?

I was so excited when this first came out. Then after 1 cook was so disappointed.

Thanks. I was literally just about to buy it. Customer service not on option on $250 meat thermometer..... I’ll take my money elsewhere!

thanks for the review, will stick to the $20 pen stick

Thanks for the review! convinced me not to spend the money on this. I thought it would be nice to have one you could on a large piece of meat on the rotisserie also.

Excellent review. My meater is only 4 months old and I have experienced most of same problems. Very disappointed. I don't trust this thing. I still check my cooks with my thermoworks instant read.

Have you tried the MEATER+? I was debating between that and the Block and ended up with the +. It sounds like the block really isn’t living up to the name. I used the + for the first time the other day and it worked really well for me but I’m still on the fence about long term. As a side note your supposed to put the tip side in first and then snap it down according to the instructions.

Thanks for the detailed review Chris! Sounds like they need a new product engineer.

What thermometer should I buy?

I just ordered the single probe Meater + and happened across your review. I hope I can prove you wrong? In my opinion you were WAY too nit-picky on some things such as double A batteries (really?) Location of port and spring loaded probes…..worried the tip will wear down. If it doesn’t measure temp that’s a problem but for me your other complaints are inconsequential.

Thanks for the review. I’m currently searching for a good smoking meat thermometer. I’ve Ben looking at inkbird and thermopro. Not sure if you have any experience with those.

You have to insert the top first....and then they won't wear down. You kidding me you couldn't figure that out 😂

I totally agree with you this product is labor intensive customer service STINKS

Wow. This sounds rally disgruntled. There was no other then and there is no other now that Can be used on a rotisserie. There is nothing wrong with the design. Its actually very sleek and sought after. You're supposed to put the sharp end of the probe end first then slide the bottom (maybe you did not get any instruction with your unit) and I prefer replaceable batteries! Im very happy with the results on mine (use it mainly for the rotisserie). I also have a 4 probe wifi Inkbird and that cost there about to £100. Maybe its just me but this in comparison is worth the extra expense. Having said that, if I did not use a rotisserie, The inkbird would more than suffice!

An this be used when baking breads?

Well, just the customer service comments, has me looking elsewhere.

Ideal for a kamado

Bad customers service dismayed me to buy it.

Someone sounds pretty bitter & having trouble getting over the 4 year thing. (I actually like where they put the plug in port) I love mine. Great product! It’s to bad you talked the last guy out of getting one. He probably would have loved it too.

I just got my block for my birthday and I sure hope this dude is wrong with his opinion!

I wish I could get off their stupid Email list! I get Emails from these mutts every freaking day, this company is really irritating!

Stop crying dude😄

nearly 2000 reviews on amazon with a 4.5+ avg rating. I think a majority of people disagree with this. I think he was paid to make a bad review. His gripes seem inaccurate and/or lame.

No ya can't, that thing is good for a rotisserie!

Obviously non tech people should not use this product. This is a very misleading review by a non tech person

Nothing but continuous problems with this product and no support save your money never buy it

Battery’s I’m out

Whine whine whine

First!

Hey you're kinda cute

Sour grapes

Worst nick picking review iv ever seen

This is made for big roasts and smokers. Not individual steaks. If you can’t cook, we’ll go out to eat. This is a great tool for people who know how to cook. Dumb review. 👎🏼

This dude is smoking Crack I love mine and I disagree their customer service is amazing

$100 for a single probe that can’t be recharged. When it dies spend another $100. Immediate NO!

Totally wrong !

It feels like your intro took 4 years also 🤣 You need to take some commercial actings classes on how to do non-mono tone evaluations. I couldn't take it and was not able to stay watching. I wanted to stick one of the probes through my head to end the pain of bordom. So my evalution is neither one of you work properly!! No hard feelings just an observation..