found a meater thermometer in my Airbnb. decided to try it with some steaks. I found I cannot even monitor temperature without signing up for a cloud account. not gonna happen. edit: since the developer responded, I will state that my phone (and probably everyone's phone) has enough storage to save cook profiles of they choose. cloud storage should be purely optional.
was using this product for years with one of the thermometers, no issues, connectivity was as good as could be expected from a wireless thermometer in a hot metal box. my issue is with the newest update, I am required to make an account and sign away my personal data for a product I already bought. absolutely unacceptable, fix your stupid app, you don't need my email address and full name to tell me how hot my steak is.
good accuracy and great ability to monitor the cooking of food. the biggest problem is you can't connect to Wi-Fi as indicated. I watch you tube videos and followed instructions and it's impossible to connect. I need this feature to work because when smoking brisket and I am not at the house, I need to be able to monitor remotely.
Meater Cloud Connection Unreliable on Holidays-- You can set up your probe and remotely. view your cook with another device if they are both signed into the cloud. However, this feature doesn't work on days like July 4th when everybody else wants to barbecue: you'll find that the app has issues logging into the cloud regardless of you signing out and signing back in, or having the latest version of the app or having stable connection. It's unfortunate as the meter system is useful when it works
I used this app one time, and it was continually disconnecting even though I was within 25 ft of the block at all times. I went to use it again last night, and no matter what I did, I could get no connection whatsoever with the probe or block to my phone. I am extremely disappointed in this unit and in the app. I have gona back to using the probe on my Pit Boss and checking it regularly. It never fails, and always works.
Paid over $100 for probe. pay extra if you want multiple steps. didn't know microtransactions were involved when getting a meater thermometer. Call of Duty for culinary utensils. recipes on app aren't that great either. seems like an amateur company for people who don't have time or imagination for simple foods. Will be getting a different probe for cheaper
used to be 5 stars, this all changed when the app started to send me a notification every time there is an update to the estimated cook time. The only way to shut this off is to shut down your volume. not a great idea when you're doing overnight cooks, but with a notification going off once a minute, it was the only way. I like the product but the app needs work.
Almost Good. Terrible app that wants to know your "cook". Just let me see the temperature! This fancy thermometer is terrible. Poor WiFi range and the block turns off all the time because it's draining AA batteries instead of using a lithium battery that could run it for more than a few minutes at a time. What an annoying invasive app for a halfbaked product. Almost good means terrible when you're trying to cook something expensive. I've replaced my Meater with a set of probes from Thermoworks.
After a bad initial experience, I broke down and called customer service. They ended up confirming that my probe needed replacement, and sent me a new one. So now I have been able to use it multiple times, and the experience has been pretty good. I definitely feel like I am getting more consistent and better results with the meat I am grilling. Usually I use this for fish and steaks. The interface is good. It is easy to select the meat type and cooking conditions.
The probe does not hold a charge reliably to work with this app. I've tried to get this product to work for 10 months. Only works 1 of 3 times, and only with enough charge for a 20-30 minute cook. Even when you change batteries and clean thoroughly, no improvement. Customer service is non-existent with wait times over 2 hours by phone and chat. If that busy, this product has real problems. No way to email, just phone or chat if anyone connects from the company side at all.
