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jrb03
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| Teleking wrote: | | jrb03 wrote: | | To the OP, call maverick and they will send you replacement probes. |
Yeah for like $20 plus shipping. Atgan for that price you can get 3 analog probes that don't go bad. And $20 there in after they go bad again.
It was the last straw (do a search). I had a party with a buch of people and 2 beef roasts that I wanted med to slice for steak and cheese sammies. Dried out over done shoe leather all due to a faulty probe 
Just my opinion, if yours woks all the power to ya. I would just clibrate before every cook. |
No, for free. Take a look at the WSM forum, there are several accounts of great customer service from Maverick. Tell them the probe failed after one use and they will replace. I have never had to call them but have read several accounts of them replacing probes, even after a year.
And honestly, you have to know your cookers and what your cooking good enough to not ruin the food due to a faulty probe. I have had analog therms fail as well.
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mattycamp
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Chalk one up for customer service. I took it back to the store I bought it from--Bennett's Market, Little Rock--and they gave me not just a probe, but a whole brand-new set-up, still in the box. Now, granted, I am in there a lot buying Royal Oak and stuff, so I am a known repeat customer, but that is still some above-and-beyond service right there.
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Canadian Bacon
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I got two ET72 mavericks for over 2 years with no problems,but i still think a thermopen is the way to go......the blue one...cause its fastest 
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mattycamp
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| Canadian Bacon wrote: | | I got two ET72 mavericks for over 2 years with no problems,but i still think a thermopen is the way to go......the blue one...cause its fastest |
I heard the orange ones were faster.
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angrydogtattoo
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I have/had two really cheap one, the first was a cheap walmart probe that was for use inside but I only paid $12 that one worked fine till I was outside and it started to rain some, I had my hands full trying to get my mopping sauce and things inside, so I just opened the smoker and placed in in the farthest corner away from the heat, I could even touch the grate so I thought it would be fine for a few minutes, when I came back out it was shriveled, still have the probe, but I have not run across another one like it at Wally, my other is a wireless I bought at ACE hardware for $24 on sale, it is nice and has a decent range for a cheap model, I can program it to a certain temp and set an alarm on it, I usually let that be my grate temp so that I can mow ect. and still keep an eye out for spikes and drops in temp. I just use the analog now to check at the end. It is funny now, but then it wasn't so funny, the wife still brings it up when I start to "Q", she always asks what temp is the smoker at? gotta love her she puts up with me....
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doojr
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ok, y'all had me wondering about my probe, so i went check it out. it's a 7 year old pamperd chef digital probe my wife got me. It shows 34 degrees sitting in a glass of ice water. I guess that should ease my mind.
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doojr
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Wait, no 32 degrees after 5 minutes in the water.
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| mattycamp wrote: | | Canadian Bacon wrote: | | I got two ET72 mavericks for over 2 years with no problems,but i still think a thermopen is the way to go......the blue one...cause its fastest |
I heard the orange ones were faster. |
Sorry, but the Red one is lighting fast you have to hold on with two hands to keep it from just jumping out of your grip. 
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Fig Pucker
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Red? Red is one of the most inefficient wavelengths out there. Geezo, if you want a fast color you want violet. 
My Maverick crapped out on me after the 5th use.  I sent it back and they replaced it.
I did some wild salmon on cedar planks Sunday and the maverick nailed it perfectly.
I really enjoy the convenience of the dual probe Maverick, and the ability to monitor the temp of the food without oepning my grill or my smoker, but the quality/longevity of any of these digital remote is "ify".
Are there significanlty better quality remotes other than Maverick?
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bluesman250
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| Fig Pucker wrote: |
Are there significanlty better quality remotes other than Maverick? |
Yes. From my understanding, a stoker controller can run as many probes as you want, will log your data, and you can view the info over the net. That is next on my list, though i think i will skip the blower. I just want to be able to monitor all three cookers at once. |
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