Our first production run will be shipping on September 10th

Thanks! Looking forward to getting mine!

The minimum immersion depth is only 3.15 inches so you will be able to use RFX MEAT with all but the smallest cuts of meat. For very small or thin cuts, we would recommend using our Pro-Series Needle Probe which you can plug into your RFX GATEWAY

Haha! They've never left the little bag of Jelly Bellies out of any of my orders! 😆

Yes! You can interact with these probes during a cook in the same way that you interact with your Signals.

The minimum immersion line requirement is to protect the battery and other electronics inside the probe. The minimum immersion depth is only 3.15 inches so you will be able to use RFX MEAT with all but the smallest cuts of meat. For very small or thin cuts, we would recommend using our Pro-Series Needle Probe which you can plug into your RFX GATEWAY

Yes! RFX GATEWORK works with Billows and the Billows Expansion Kit.

RFX GATEWAY and RFX MEAT do not "pair" to each other. Instead, they are attached to your ThermoWorks account. In a situation where you have multiple RFX GATEWAYS and RFX MEAT probes, the communications will be automatically routed through the RFX GATEWAY with the strongest connection to the RFX MEAT probe. If you are in an area with with several RFX GATEWAYS owned by multiple people, such as a BBQ competition, your RFX MEAT probe could actually transmit data to the cloud through a neighboring RFX GATEWAY. However, since the probe is attached to your account, you will be the only one with access to that temperature data.

@@thermapen The goal is to be able to identify the MEAT/probe temperatures associated with the RFX Gateway that is pushing air into the specific Billows/Grill that the RFX Meat probes are inside of - WITHOUT OPENING the lid, and then being able to individually adjust the target temperature for that grill. What do you suggest?

Yes, this will be possible in the app!

@@thermapen Sweet!! Placing an additional order today then!!

The ambient temperature probes can’t be wireless because they require a buffer to protect the battery and electronics. In wireless meat probes with ambient sensors, the meat acts as a heat sink providing that buffer.

Thank you for the suggestions. RFX MEAT and RFX GATEWAY are just the first two products in the RFX lineup. We have lots more planned and coming soon!

So then I can't leave the gateway in the house because I have to connect to a wired air temp probe ?

​@@TCSwizz2Makes sense, I didn't think of that

​@@thermapenI can't wait!! Thank you guys for what you do!

We're excited to see what you cook!

RFX is the next generation of wireless meat probes with unprecedented range and expandability. When you're ready for an upgrade, let us know.

Yes! You can use any of our Pro-Series probes with RFX GATEWAY, not just the included air probe.

Our ThermoWorks app currently has a Rate of Change feature that allows you to see how fast your food is cooking and gauge when it will be done. Our product development team is working on a unique way to predict a specific time more accurately. The competition doesn’t currently account for many variables.

Well...I'll cross my fingers! I'll offer to product test 😊

They are probably waiting on user data to better model and improve that feature. Which is fine by me!

We use Billows on our WSM all the time, it is a great setup! Please give us a call and one of our BBQ specialists will be happy to talk through this with you. 801-756-7705 or [email protected]

Thanks for ordering! Per the website information and emails, the first round of preorders will be shipping September 10, 2024. Stay tuned.

Yes, we rendered the trimmings in a foil pan on the smoker. The fat was on the smoker uncovered until about an hour before we wrapped. We pulled it out to let it cool off a bit, making it easier to handle.

Yes, each probe will come with its own charging block. They are completely interchangeable as well.

A separate wireless probe could be very accurate. The limiting factor preventing this right now is the battery and other electronic components. With RFX MEAT inserted into your food, these critical components are protected from the extreme temperatures in your cooker. As a standalone ambient sensor, we wouldn't have a way to do this. However, RFX MEAT and RFX GATEWAY are just the first of many products to come in the RFX lineup. Within the next 6-12 months we will have several new products with specific use cases. Stay tuned for more info!

We would too!

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RFX MEAT is a wonderful add to the ThermoWorks lineup - we're sure you're going to love the features!

The limiting factor preventing this right now is the battery and other electronic components. With RFX MEAT inserted into your food, these critical components are protected from the extreme temperatures in your cooker. As a standalone ambient sensor, we wouldn't have a way to do this. However, RFX MEAT and RFX GATEWAY are just the first of many products to come in the RFX lineup. Within the next 6-12 months we will have several new products with specific use cases. Stay tuned for more info!

​@thermapen I look forward to seeing the updates, and I am patiently waiting for my RFX combo to ship.

It was an incredibly fun cook with Jeremy Yoder. Thank you for the kind words.

This is totally up to your personal preference, just like trimming!

The ambient probe is not required to use RFX MEAT - RFX will be a whole ecosystem of products that use RFX Wireless Technology to communicate to RFX gateways.

Yes you can! Signals and RFX will both work side by side in the ThermoWorks app.

That was my thought. Here was a chance to show how multiple probes work, what the app shows, and the opportunity was missed. It didn't have to be a super detailed version ( which I hope it is in the works), but just a quick glance....here are the temps when we upped the fire, here is the air probe reading through the RFX Gateway, etc., but knowing Jeremy's videos, he will probably have a scientific dissertation out soon.

There will be more detailed videos coming soon, stay tuned!

We will have more coming soon!

Agreed. Nice rundown of brisket technique from a master. But very little product info. What does he think of it? Is it indeed accurate? We still don’t know!

I feel the same way. Spoke with a representative and was told that they don't currently have a solution for a wireless ambient probe because there's nothing to shield the electronics from the heat. The current wireless probe basically uses the meat itself as a heat barrier for the electronics, that's why it has a minimum insertion depth requirement. Bummer

RFX MEAT and RFX GATEWAY are only the first of many products to come in the RFX lineup. We chose not to include an ambient sensor in the end of the probe because there is no way to get an accurate reading from a sensor connected by a metal sheath to the cool meat. Within the next several months, we will have many new RFX products including one that will connect a Pro-Series probe to the RFX network.

@@thermapen Yes, please tell them we need a separate probe just for the air temperature at grate level, like the X4 smoke has, just without the wires. I'm sure you can figure it out. Build it and we will come!

Lawrys is what all the Texas pit-masters use. So yes.

Jeremy used Fiesta Brand Season-It All Spice

This is coming in future content after Jeremy has had a chance to thoroughly test RFX.

@@thermapensweet looking forward to it!

Fiesta Brand Season-It All Spice

@@thermapen Thanks ThermoWorks! I am looking forward to purchasing the RFX Meat Probe!

RFX was created to solve this problem!

No. You’ll destroy the battery

@Anteater23 is correct. Using an RFX MEAT probe at temperatures above 212 risks damaging the battery and other internal components. However, RFX MEAT and RFX GATEWAY are the first of many products to come in the RFX line. Keep an eye out for new products to come!

Or they cut costs and use less robust parts. Goes both ways.

ThermoWorks hasn’t shows that to be their MO IMHO-if anything they fine tune in small increments as time goes on.

Rest assured that you are getting a ThermoWorks quality product in your order. We will continue to expand the RFX line of products, all current and future products will be cross compatible.

@@thermapen Good to hear, I love my Thermapen and Thermoworks smoke!

He explained that in the video-he’s tried them and none met his standards so he doesn’t advocate or advertise them. He has been a ThermoWorks devotee for years and uses their probe handhelds constantly.

Also, the others dont work in offsets, not even 3 feet away. You can stand next to it and nothing. With this, you can go hundreds of feet.

@balrog006 Watch his videos, not one sales pitch. He's on record many times sayng he doesn't use them, he cooks to feel, they're not necessary, instant read is all he needs, yada, yada, yada. This isn't a knock on Jeremy. I'd take their money too. But once the checks run out, he'll cook exclusively probeless once again.

@@toddpower4674 Imo, with an offset, monitoring ambient temperatures is far more important than internal meat temperatures. And if I have to use one wire, then it doesn't make much of a difference if the meat probe is also wired.

I never said he did sales pitches. And I have watched a great many of his other videos, and he consistently uses a handheld ThermoWorks temp probe-and frequently names it and says how much he likes it and uses it for final temps. Yes-he cooks by feel and look, but still consistently takes temp with his ThermoWorks gear-and has it listed for sale on his website.

Don't quote me but watching other vids I think the RFX Base station (that connects to the 50+ probes per station according to specs via the lower frequency signal) has a wired ambient temperature probe port, it is battery operated (not sure if it charges or uses replaceable batteries, haven't looked that up) and is also magnetic so can stick to it. So if you want an ambient air temperature you place that base station nearby (or magnetically attached) and run a wired ambient probe. As someone who owned a meater block, two meater 2 plus probes, and a fireboard 2 I'm a bit torn. In some ways I think this is better because I certainly trust my fireboard 2 wired ambient probe better and the fireboard is battery operated and wireless so wiring it isn't difficult, you can place it where you want, more accurate etc, also you can place it to monitor the ambient temps before you put your meat in, which I really find useful when running an offset and doing the fire up and pre-heat. In fact on my offset I offset I often run an ambient probe via my fireboard 2 AND then do meater probes anyways. This should work like that which I'd say maybe edges out the per probe ambient sensor IMHO. Of course the downside is say vs a meater each probe has the ambient probes on it, no wire fussing at all and collectively they can be useful. One major plus for this RFX is the cost of each probe, not on sale or in a bundle they are $90 each, these go up to 1000 degree heat tolerance like the meater 2 plus (which at that level can damage a standard meater probe) probes which are $130 not on sale (and not wifi) and compared to $100 per the standard meater probes... again all non sale non bundle prices. I think the probe is cheaper compared to the meater 2 plus because of not putting those ambient probes in. Also again they list one base station (which itself is like $70 or something, pretty affordable actually) can support up to 50+ probes, so if you want to scale to a higher quantity of probes the cheaper cost certainly could be a benefit too. Considering how much I've dumped on wireless probes not sure if I'm going to pony up more for the RFX but I find it interesting. I have one of my meater block probes where the ambient sensor part has detached from the base, I'm barely out of warranty so don't think they'll do anything though we'll see. I really dislike how I can't really grill with them since they exceed the safe temps, then my two meater plus 2 probes are nice since I can grill with them as well as smoke though one keeps losing connection so I need to test more and see if it's a faulty probe, that should be within warranty. I've heard some bad things about Meater warranty and support but we'll see. I will say Thermoworks obviously has a great rep, have had 2 themopops forever (and an earlier smoke I think it's called which was nice before I got my fireboard 2 and meaters) though recently I got a Thermopen One which I was excited to finally got, was faulty and within a day they had a new one shipped out to me (paying for my return shipping too), so at least that support is pretty top tier IMHO. Fireboard just announced some wireless probes too, though not quite out. I really really had/have high hopes for them since I absolutely LOVE my fireboard 2. I think they do the best software and overall experience... though couldn't pass up getting meaters for wireless convenience. One stupid simple thing I love about their Pulse wireless probes (which are dual band, low frequency wireless and bluetooth) is you can get them color coded! Such a simple thing but would make life so much easier since it's so easy to loose track on what probe is in what meat when you rotate things. It also connects to the Fireboard 2 with a cheap little antenna. A **massive** downside though is they are like the standard Meater probes and top out at about 572 degrees and can be damaged above that, which is honestly probably a deal breaker for me now since I don't see the point in getting any new probes I can't use both for smoking AND grilling. I really wish Meater and Thermoworks would make these or allow you to add to these with some sort of external obvious visual element (the numbers on the meater block probes are something but aren't great and the meater 2 plus standalone ones have nothing) that you can correlate to the software to keep track of what probe is what. A genius idea by Fireboard but can't believe they didn't plan for 1000 degree temp support. A massive miss.

It’s good to 1000f when inserted in the meat and ‘protected’ or insulated by it-that’s the end that has the sensors and isn’t as robust. The transmitter end that is exposed is more temp stable and capable of taking the heat.

I guess there’s NO external sensor on the wireless probe. Did a bit more research this morning and I was misled by their ad saying “external rating up to 1000 degF” but they are just talking about the casing portion of the probe that sticks out of the meat 🤦🏻‍♂ SO... I've answered my own questions: Q: what's the purpose of the 1000 degF sensor if not for the ambient temperature? A: there is NO 1000 degF sensor silly. Q: If I want an ambient temp, must I use the wired air probe? A: Yep, we are back to wires! Hard to say this because i am a Thermoworks fan but, i am thinking of canceling my preorder :( I'm just done with wires. I'll still wait for Version 2 of this tho.

@@pawx_fpvI ‘m guessing there won’t be a v.2 for a while, they will support this for a while. I’m also guessing that they are now working on a wireless ambient probe for people who hate wires, and I think it will be released as a stand alone probe.

@@JoeyDoingThings I’ll take a wireless ambient probe. I can only speak for myself when I say “I’m done with wires” BUT I might not be the only one? Any of you out there on the same boat? A wireless ambient probe would be fantastic.