Maverick ET-7

[Habanero Smoker]

I was looking for kitchen appliances and found this remote thermometer.
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=proframe&prod_id=482138

For those overseas, or others who are looking for a good deal this remote thermometer made by Maverick that will monitor two meats at a time. Reading the description it looks like one meat probe can be used to monitor the cabinet temperature; but I could not find a maximum temperature. If the maximum temperature is not at least 225 F, then it not be practical to monitor the cabinet, for most smoking projects.

Probably an e-mail to Maverick could answer that question.
http://www.maverickhousewares.com/contact_us.htm

If I did not already have a couple of remote thermometers, I would probably buy one myself.

[JVR]

I believe its 400 F max.

[Grillin and Chillin]

Speaking of the Maverick, has anyone else experienced the remote working in one part of your house but not the other?

Mine works in my living room but not in my kitchen. Both are less than 25' from my smoker. Not a big deal I just wondered if anyone else has had this happen.

However, I really like the Maverick. I have read in previous post that other folks say their door thermometer is off. But my Maverick and door thermometer always show the same temp. So it sounds like my door thermometer is accurate.

Work is for people who don't hunt

[Habanero Smoker]

Yes. I have experienced the same. My receiver will not work within 10 feet of my computer. A lot has to do with how many walls the signal has to travel through, the type of materials it travels through, possible electronic interference from nearby appliances, and/or possible interference with other wireless devices.

[Grillin and Chillin]

That's kinda what I figured. Gives me a good excuse to keep it in the living room and watch TV. When my wife asks me what I'm doing watching the TV I can tell her I'm cooking.

Work is for people who don't hunt

[JJC]

My only complaint about the Mav is the weak reception . . . same problem as you and Hab and many others--distance depends on many variables.  The 100 ft range that Maverick states is true for line-of-sight outdoors, but can drop precipitously pnce walls, metal, and EM radiation come into play.

John
Newton MA

[Grillin and Chillin]

Obviously it wasn't just mine. Oh well, the only other thermometer I have does not have a remote, so the Maverick beats the heck out of that.

My first thermometer was one that you had to insert during the last portion of cooking. You know the kind with a round face. I would have to open my smoker, insert the probe, wait five minutes, read the thermometer and see what the temp was. Talk about wasting some heat.

Then I went big time and bought a thermometer with a probe I could leave in during cooking. I thought I had hit the big time.

Now I have a Maverick 73 with a remote. Just like George Jefferson, I'm movin' on up to the big time.


Reminds me of my days as a child and I was dad's t.v. remote. Course we only had 3 networks and we could only get NBC on certain days. We had a TV anntenna on a pole and I would have to go outside and twist the pole to get CBS and NBC. Dad would leave the window open and yell for me to stop. Now I have a gazillion remotes and 300 channels of nothing to watch.


Work is for people who don't hunt

[Oldman]

Just for the heck of it I looked around and the close price I could find was 10.00 more. One was 50.00 more~~!

Olds

[Habanero Smoker]

The Maverick ET-7 was too good of a deal to pass up, so I bought one for my brother as a belated birthday gift. He likes to grill, but after checking out the features, I'm not sure he will get it. My preliminary assessment is a big thumbs up.  I have not checked it for distance, but I'm sure it will have the same limitations as the ET-73.

You can set your own temperature from 14 F (-10 C) up to 410 F (210 C). Therefore one of the probes can be used to monitor the cabinet temperature. You may have to rig up something so that the sensor is not sitting directly on a metal rack. I read some one on this forum uses a potato and pushes the probe all the way through so that the sensor is sticking out and fully exposed to the cabinet temperature, but is not touching any metal.

You can also use preset USDA temperatures for Beef, Veal, Lamb, Pork, Chicken and Turkey. These presets are permanent. If you do not like the USDA presets you can set up your own presets that range for 10 degrees higher to 20 degrees lower then the USDA recommendations. Your custom presets are stored, but can be changed latter if you wish.

Besides having two temperature probes (S1 & S2) that connect to the transmitter. You can used probe S2 and plug that directly into the receiver. The directions state that when this is done, only the S2 probe readings will be displayed. When I checked it out in my preliminary test, both the probe in the transmitter and the probe in the receiver were registering readings. This means you can register two readings in two different locations, depending on the receiver's ability to pick up a signal.

This can come in handy; for example if you are doing a brisket and some ribs in the smoker, and you want to finish the ribs on the grill. Use the S2 probe to monitor the ribs in the smoker, and the S1 to monitor the brisket. When the ribs get to the desired temperature shut off the receiver and transmitter. Take the ribs out of the smoker, unplug the S2 probe from the transmitter, and plug it into the receiver.  Turn on the receiver, then the transmitter; now you can monitor the ribs at the grill and continue to monitor the brisket in the smoker with the unit. Note: after turning off the units, when it is turned back on you have to reset your temperatures.

Other features are a clock and two timers. The timers count down; when it reaches 0 the timers begin to count up. It also has a standby mode to save battery power. In standby mode only the clock is displayed, and your personal settings are saved. This makes sense; most times there is no reason to monitor the internal meat temperature for the first several hours. When you are ready to monitor the temperatures, move the switch to "ON".

Sorry for running on, but as you can tell, I am quite impressed with this unit. My major gripes are that it is not water proof or water resistant, the receiver and transmitter take different size batteries, AA's and AAA's, and the receiver is much larger then the ET-73.

[Phone Guy]

I just ordered one. I am going to use it for grilling and as a backup for the BS.

[JJC]

Hi Hab--just ordered one and will let you know how it well it works for me.  I'm going to test it against my current Mav ET-73 side-by-side with fresh batteries in both and see how the range and temp accuracy compare.

John
Newton MA

[Habanero Smoker]

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<br />Hi Hab--just ordered one and will let you know how it well it works for me.  I'm going to test it against my current Mav ET-73 side-by-side with fresh batteries in both and see how the range and temp accuracy compare.

John
Newton MA
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I decided to keep the one I bought, and got my brother another gift.

My rational for not giving it to him? He's not a gadget person, and would not be able to utilize all the functions of this remote thermometer.[:D]

I'm looking forward to your findings. I haven't had a chance to test it under actual use.

[Phone Guy]

I just received mine yeaterday. I just put it with my other smokin stuff till I get time to smoke.